FESTIVAL RULES

Feature Films

Lengths accepted:

MIN 60 minutes

MAX 140 minutes

Screening Fees

The Ferrara Film Festival does not pay any fees to screen our films in competition

Exclusivity

Our selected films cannot premiere in any other film festival in the Emilia-Romagna region before our festival

Documentaries

Lengths accepted:

MIN 60 minutes

MAX 140 minutes

Premiere Status

Our selected films are allowed premiere only in other film festivals of international relevance before us

Genre

Our selected films can be any genre and produced from any country in the World

Short Films

Lengths accepted:

MIN 3 minutes

MAX 30 minutes

Distribution

Our selected films must not have a distribution (theatrical, streaming) prior to the current edition

Film Age

Films are accepted if they are completed not earlier than the year before the current edition