Firenze Film Festival

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Firenze Film Festival

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General Information

edition

4th

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About the festival

UPDATE: In light of Corona-virus, we want to assure our filmmakers that we are fully committed to run our events and honor all filmmakers who have submitted to us from around the world.

** Now Accepting Submissions for our 2021 Edition **

Firenze Film Festival is an annual event dedicated to independent cinema, held at the beautiful, historical venue of Odeon Firenze that has 559 seats!

Films have the power to connect people through empathy. At Firenze Film Festival we are looking for the stories that stay with the audience after leaving the cinema, that challenge the way we think, and feel about the world around us. Our aim is to promote the artists who tell these stories, by providing a platform for their work and recognize their efforts with awards in a wide range of categories.

The festival will welcome filmmakers and cinema-fans from around the world, at this international event. We have created a varied festival program for you, which will provide plenty of opportunities to meet fellow filmmakers.

Thank you to our sponsors Florence Movie Academy and Helan Cosmesi di Laboratorio!

We accept films of all genres and lengths.

Films nominated for an award are part of the Official Selection, and will receive Official Selection laurels upon request. Our team of judges will select the best films of the Official Selection to be screened at the festival.

After the screening there will be a short award ceremony, where we will announce the winners of the awards.

Our judging panel includes:

Valentina Castellani (Producer, Actress)
Judge of the section "Best Short Film"

Tessa Bell (Producer, Scriptwriter)
Judge of the section "Best Screenplay"

April Macie (Actress, Writer)
Judge of the section "Best Short Documentary"

About

UPDATE: In light of Corona-virus, we want to assure our filmmakers that we are fully committed to run our events and honor all filmmakers who have submitted to us from around the world.

** Now Accepting Submissions for our 2021 Edition **

Firenze Film Festival is an annual event dedicated to independent cinema, held at the beautiful, historical venue of Odeon Firenze that has 559 seats!

Films have the power to connect people through empathy. At Firenze Film Festival we are looking for the stories that stay with the audience after leaving the cinema, that challenge the way we think, and feel about the world around us. Our aim is to promote the artists who tell these stories, by providing a platform for their work and recognize their efforts with awards in a wide range of categories.

The festival will welcome filmmakers and cinema-fans from around the world, at this international event. We have created a varied festival program for you, which will provide plenty of opportunities to meet fellow filmmakers.

Thank you to our sponsors Florence Movie Academy and Helan Cosmesi di Laboratorio!

We accept films of all genres and lengths.

Films nominated for an award are part of the Official Selection, and will receive Official Selection laurels upon request. Our team of judges will select the best films of the Official Selection to be screened at the festival.

After the screening there will be a short award ceremony, where we will announce the winners of the awards.

Our judging panel includes:

Valentina Castellani (Producer, Actress)
Judge of the section "Best Short Film"

Tessa Bell (Producer, Scriptwriter)
Judge of the section "Best Screenplay"

April Macie (Actress, Writer)
Judge of the section "Best Short Documentary"

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

✓ All films must be submitted in ENGLISH or with English subtitles (if in a different language).

✓ All films must have been made in or after 2018.

✓ Filmmakers are responsible for sorting out the copyright on their own materials.

✓ By submitting to us, you give us the right to screen your film in front of a live audience at Cinema Odeon, Florence, Italy.

✓ Nominations: All films nominated for an award in every category. Not all nominated films will be screened.

Official Selection: Nominated films selected for screening will be notified via email. If you received a Nomination email, but no Official Selection email, it means your film will not be screened, but is still a contender for an award in its category.

Award Winners: Chosen from the Nominations (which includes the Official Selection).

✓ We may promote clips from your film on social media, based on the press kits you provide us with.

✓ We retain the right to change the date and venue of the festival under special circumstances. All filmmakers will be informed about any changes through our online platforms.

✓ We place no restrictions on your work in terms of premiere status or whether your work has been made available online.

✓ Any technical issues with the submitted films are 100% the responsibility of the filmmakers. If, at the time of judging, your video file doesn’t work or doesn’t have English subtitles (if in a language other than English), it will be automatically rejected, without a refund. Please contact the festival team ASAP if there are any issues with the submission process, and a solution will be found.

✓ We cannot provide refunds.

✓ By submitting to us you agree to our terms and conditions and to receiving marketing newsletters and discounts about film festivals in the form of emails. We will never sell your information to third parties.

✓ We reserve the right to update our terms and conditions.

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Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Best Short Film
Early Bird (20th October, 2020) $12
Regular (10th November, 2020) $18
Late (30th June, 2021) $35

<45 minutes.

Best Feature Film
Early Bird (20th October, 2020) $12
Regular (10th November, 2020) $18
Late (30th June, 2021) $35

>45 minutes.

Best Screenplay
Early Bird (20th October, 2020) $12
Regular (10th November, 2020) $18
Late (30th June, 2021) $35

Both produced and un-produced. Any length or genre.

Best Director
Early Bird (20th October, 2020) $12
Regular (10th November, 2020) $18
Late (30th June, 2021) $35

Best Experimental
Early Bird (20th October, 2020) $12
Regular (10th November, 2020) $18
Late (30th June, 2021) $35

Best Feature Documentary
Early Bird (20th October, 2020) $12
Regular (10th November, 2020) $18
Late (30th June, 2021) $35

Above 45 minutes.

Best Short Documentary
Early Bird (20th October, 2020) $12
Regular (10th November, 2020) $18
Late (30th June, 2021) $35

Below 45 minutes.

Best Student Film
Early Bird (20th October, 2020) $12
Regular (10th November, 2020) $18
Late (30th June, 2021) $35

Best Editor
Early Bird (20th October, 2020) $12
Regular (10th November, 2020) $18
Late (30th June, 2021) $35

Best Cinematographer
Early Bird (20th October, 2020) $12
Regular (10th November, 2020) $18
Late (30th June, 2021) $35

Best Producer
Early Bird (20th October, 2020) $12
Regular (10th November, 2020) $18
Late (30th June, 2021) $35

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