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SUBMISSIONS OPEN FOR 41st EDITION, NOVEMBER 2023

COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES

The SIFF – Sulmona International Film Festival has eight competitive categories:

AWARDS and PRIZES

Main awards (TROPHIES + CASH PRIZES):

Other awards (TROPHIES WITHOUT CASH PRIZE):

The Sulmona International Film Festival jury and programming committee can give special awards to films with specific values.

National and International Shorts will compete, without nationality distinction, to the "Other Awards".

National Shorts will not compete in the "International Short" category.

Documentary shorts will compete only in the "Documentary Shorts" category.

Animation shorts will compete only in the "Animation Shorts" category.

Abruzzo shorts submitted in the "National Shorts" category will also enter automatically in the "Abruzzo Shorts" category.

PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE and JURY

Films are selected for Festival presentation by the Sulmona International Film Festival programming committee.

The jury will made up of recognized individuals in the cinema and cultural world. The festival management will appoint the members of the official jury who will assign the awards for each competitive section.

The decisions of the Programming Committee and Jury will be FINAL.

Programming committee decides the number of short films and music videos selected for the screening.

If a film is selected, the Festival office will contact officially the entrant by email.

Selected films will be published on-line on www.sulmonafilmfestival.com

41st Sulmona International Film Festival will be held -possibly- both online and live.

The Festival organization have the final decision about controversial cases.

ELEGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Short films and music videos can be submitted electronically ONLY via FILM FREEWAY https://filmfreeway.com/festival/SulmonaInternationalFilmFestival

DEADLINES and FEES:

OPENING DATE: February 6, 2023.

NOTIFICATION DATE: October 2, 2023.

Entry fees are not refundable.

All short films, web/tv pilots and music videos must have been completed after January 1, 2020.

International, National,Animation, Siff Kids and Abruzzo short films must have a running time of 40 minutes or less.

Documentary and Environmental short films must have a running time of 45 minutes or less.

Music videos must have a running time of 10 minutes or less.

All genres are accepted.

There is no Première policy.

Each director may submit a maximum of three short films or music videos (entry fee for each project).

All short films must be subtitled in English for Festival consideration.

Final deadline (extended deadline) is August 31, 2023 (23.59 - Local time).

Entrants must deliver final format (as indicated in the “Screening requirements” section below) for Festival screenings. No exceptions will be permitted.

Through Film Freeway entrants must provide:

SCREENING REQUIREMENTS

If your film or music video is selected for exhibition, the Festival will require:

GENERAL CONDITIONS

The Festival reserves the right to complete any information not supplied by the filmmaker from whatever source available and will not be responsible if incorrect information is entered.

Sulmona International Film Festival (SIFF) has the right to add, alter, change, or delete any portion of the guidelines at anytime without notice.

Sulmona International Film Festival (SIFF) will provide the best quality projection possible but will not be held liable for any failure in the technical quality of the projection, nor will fees be refunded in any such case.

If accepted entrants grant without reservations, to the Festival, the right to use footage, stills and/or titles, and information from the Film for promotional purposes.

No film may be withdrawn from the festival program after its selection.

The Festival management reserves the right to modify or suspend the event.

All informations above shall supersede any other guidelines associated with the Festival. The Festival is entitled to make interpretations in any case not considered in these rules and regulations and may make exceptions whenever justified. The Festival Management will review unforeseen cases.

The participation at the Sulmona International Film Festival (SIFF) implies understanding and acceptance of above regulations.

The festival management declare that any personal data provided will be used in accordance with Legislative Decree No. 196/2003 as subsequently amended and will be processed exclusively for the purposes of the Festival.

Cash prizes will be paid according to the Italian laws.

Cash prizes must be collected within 90 days after the official communication.