Illustration by Alice Iuri

The SULMONA International Film Festival (SIFF) is a short films festival taking place in Sulmona (Italy) in autumn. The Festival celebrates young cinema from all around the world with a selection of new works from emerging directors and passionate storytellers with unique visions. The SIFF, originally, ‘Sulmonacinema Film Festival’, has reached its 40th edition in 2022. Throughout the last years Sulmonacinema supported the young Italian filmmakers, some of whom have become the most representative directors of Italy  such as the Academy Award winning Paolo Sorrentino, Matteo Garrone, Emanuele Crialese, Luca Guadagnino, Saverio Costanzo, Michelangelo Frammartino. Lately Festival have welcomed guests and judges like Mario Monicelli, Claudia Cardinale, Claudio Santamaria, Stefano Accorsi, Maya Sansa, Enrico Ghezzi, Pippo Del Bono, Luigi Lo Cascio, Antonietta De Lillo, David Riondino, Sonia Bergamasco, Antonio Rezza e Flavia Mastrella, Francesco Bruni, Francesco Montanari, Marianne Leone and Chris Cooper. The event also presents a range of special initiatives included film workshop, retrospectives, non-competitive feature films screening, concerts, exhibitions.