WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING FILM SUBMISSIONS
FOR FERRARA FILM FESTIVAL 2020 - 5th EDITION
ALL THE DETAILS ARE ON THIS PAGE
Be part of the fastest growing film festival in Italy!
We are accepting films from all over the World in several categories to participate at the 2020 edition of the 5˚ Ferrara Film Festival (March 21-29 2020). The final deadline to submit your movies is November 30 2019, with a discount fee if you submit by July 31 2019 or September 30 2019. The notification date is on December 10, 2019 and the official film line-up will be released to the public in early February 2020.
The selected films "In Competition" will be divided by the festival itself in the following sections (all applies for feature and short films) - When you submit your film, all you have to do is to choose between “Feature Film”, “Short Film” and “Documentary”... we’ll do the rest of the work for you!:
"USA" (feature and short films)
Films produced in the United States of America.
(The motion pictures can be filmed everywhere, but the Production Company must be legally based in the US).
"WORLD" (feature and short films)
Films produced in the rest of planet.
(The motion pictures can also be filmed in the United States, but the Production Company must be legally based outside the US).
"DOCUMENTARY WORLD" (feature films)
Feature Documentaries produced anywhere in the world.
"EFFETTO HOLLYWOOD" (feature and short films)
The "Effetto Hollywood" category will focus on films with a prominent amount of special effects, visual effects and/or practical effects.
"EMILIA ROMAGNA FILMMAKERS" (feature and short films)
Films produced or shot in Emilia Romagna Region.
"YOUNG UNICEF" (feature and short films)
Films with sensitive subject towards minors and kids.
"FFF EARTH" (features, shorts or documentaries)
Films (features, shorts or documentaries) that explore themes about the environment and Planet Earth.
"FAN FILM" (feature and short films)
A fan film is a movie inspired by a film, television program, comic book or a similar source, created by fans rather than by the source's copyright holders or creators.
We are accepting films from all over the World in several categories to participate at the 2020 edition of the 5˚ Ferrara Film Festival (March 21-29 2020). The final deadline to submit your movies is November 30 2019, with a discount fee if you submit by July 31 2019 or September 30 2019. The notification date is on December 10, 2019 and the official film line-up will be released to the public in early February 2020.
The selected films "In Competition" will be divided by the festival itself in the following sections (all applies for feature and short films) - When you submit your film, all you have to do is to choose between “Feature Film”, “Short Film” and “Documentary”... we’ll do the rest of the work for you!:
"USA" (feature and short films)
Films produced in the United States of America.
(The motion pictures can be filmed everywhere, but the Production Company must be legally based in the US).
"WORLD" (feature and short films)
Films produced in the rest of planet.
(The motion pictures can also be filmed in the United States, but the Production Company must be legally based outside the US).
"DOCUMENTARY WORLD" (feature films)
Feature Documentaries produced anywhere in the world.
"EFFETTO HOLLYWOOD" (feature and short films)
The "Effetto Hollywood" category will focus on films with a prominent amount of special effects, visual effects and/or practical effects.
"EMILIA ROMAGNA FILMMAKERS" (feature and short films)
Films produced or shot in Emilia Romagna Region.
"YOUNG UNICEF" (feature and short films)
Films with sensitive subject towards minors and kids.
"FFF EARTH" (features, shorts or documentaries)
Films (features, shorts or documentaries) that explore themes about the environment and Planet Earth.
"FAN FILM" (feature and short films)
A fan film is a movie inspired by a film, television program, comic book or a similar source, created by fans rather than by the source's copyright holders or creators.
For the detailed classification and GENERAL RULES please visit the FILM CATEGORIES page.
You can submit your movie to the FERRARA FILM FESTIVAL in 4 different ways:
• Directly through this website
• Through FilmFreeway
• Through FestHome
• Through (exclusively for China) Sfilmmaker
Submission fees: $49 for feature films / $33 for short films
If you are a filmmaker from the Italian region EMILIA-ROMAGNA you have a 50% discount on your submission fee. For inquiries please write to: submissions@ferrarafilmfestival.com
• Directly through this website
• Through FilmFreeway
• Through FestHome
• Through (exclusively for China) Sfilmmaker
Submission fees: $49 for feature films / $33 for short films
If you are a filmmaker from the Italian region EMILIA-ROMAGNA you have a 50% discount on your submission fee. For inquiries please write to: submissions@ferrarafilmfestival.com
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