Torino Underground Cinefest (12)

Festival start: 26 September 2025      Festival end: 07 October 2025

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► IMPORTANT NEWS !!!
Turin Underground Distribution is born.

For its 12th edition, the festival event will last 12 days, allowing more time for in-depth discussions with the authors. TUC12 will take place in a very important location for the Turin "Cinema" universe, located in the heart of the city, at the wonderful Cinema Baretti.

The 12th Torino Underground Cinefest, taking place from September 26th to October 7th, will continue this year's partnership with Sooner.de, aiming to increase the distribution of independent films it receives each year.

Films selected at Torino Underground 2025 will automatically be considered for potential distribution through Sooner. Torino Underground Distribution is an opportunity for directors to take their work to the next level. It's the real chance to distribute your film on Sooner.de and consequently on Amazon Germany and Amazon UK. In recent years, many of the films selected at TUC have been distributed by the German company with whom we have strengthened our partnership. This includes, for example, the Danish film "Needle boy" by Alexander Bak Sagmo, the Iranian "Numb" by director Amir Toodehroosta, "The Exam" by Iraqi director Shawkat Amin Korki, "SOMEHOW" by the German collective Aki T. Weisshaus, and many others.

Sooner.de features the best of independent cinema from: Achtung Berlin, DOK Leipzig, Diagonale, FILMFESTIVAL MAX OPHÜLS PREIS, MEC film, RAPID EYES MOVIES, SWISS films, Kinoherz, Film Academy Baden-Württemberg, Märchenfilme, alles Kino, and more...

Cash prizes will be awarded for Best Feature Film, Best Short Film, and Best Documentary. In addition, special awards will be presented for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Sound Design. An Audience Award and mentions from our media partners are also planned.

The festival is supported by media partnerships and cultural organizations from the region.

*IMPORTANT:* *FOR SALES AND VARIOUS CATALOGUES: NO SCREENING FEES ARE EXPECTED!*

“It is obvious that art cannot teach anyone anything, since in four thousand years humanity has learnt nothing at all.”
― Andrei Tarkovsky

Cash Prizes: 1,500€

-BEST FEATURE FILM
-BEST SHORT FILM
-BEST DOCUMENTARY
-BEST HORROR FILM
-SOONER AWARD
-STREEEN! AWARD
-BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
-BEST ANIMATION FILM
-BEST DIRECTOR
-BEST SCREENPLAY
-BEST ACTOR
-BEST ACTRESS
-BEST EDITING
-BEST SOUND DESIGN
-BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
-ARTINMOVIMENTO SPECIAL MENTION

*Nine film categories can be submitted to the Festival:*

- *Short Films:* Films with a running time of 1 to 59 minutes.

- *Feature Films:* Films with a running time of 60 minutes or more.

- *Documentaries:* Documentaries with a running time of 1 to 120 minutes.

- *Horror Films:* Films with a running time of 1 to 180 minutes.

- *Experimental Films:* A section dedicated to experimental films and video art, with a maximum running time of 40 minutes.

- *Italian Showcase:* A section exclusively for Italian films of all genres, with a duration between 1 and 120 minutes.

- *Insane FilmClub:* A new and unique section for fiction and documentary feature films of any genre, accepting works with a maximum duration of 210 minutes.

- *Animation:* Films with a running time of 1 to 59 minutes.

- *Slow (Ambient) Content:* A genre popular for its calming soundscapes, ideal for working, studying, relaxing, meditating, or even sleeping. Slow content can include footage of waves, bike rides, train rides, crackling fireplaces, aerial drone shots over forests, nighttime sky-scapes, scenic nature tours with relaxing music, or an infinite number of possibilities—relaxing music being essential (maximum running time of 90 minutes).

*12th TORINO UNDERGROUND CINEFEST 2025 submissions will be open from September 2024 to August 2025.*

Projects submitted must be the original work of the participant and must not have been completed before January 1, 2019.

All films in a language other than English must be subtitled in English. Exceptions are made for films in Italian or Spanish, which do not require subtitles.

Multiple projects can be submitted, but each project requires a separate submission fee.

By submitting a film to the 12th TUC 2025, you confirm that you own the rights to the film.

All selected films will be screened in a cinema hall in Turin during a public event.

The 12th TUC 2025 reserves the right to make any necessary changes to the final event.

Submission fees are non-refundable.

Complete rules and conditions can be found on the official website: http://www.tucfest.com

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*Please note:* Payment of the festival submission fee implies acceptance of the rules and conditions outlined on http://www.tucfest.com. By submitting, the contestant agrees to these terms without exception.