Give Peace a Screen (3)

Festival start: 19 March 2026      Festival end: 22 March 2026

Centro Studi Sereno Regis presents GIVE PEACE A SCREEN, the first film competition for short films dedicated to the theme of peace and the creative solution of conflicts.

The festival is aimed at young Italian and foreign directors. Works of fiction and documentary films are eligible.

IMPORTANT: short fiction, animated and documentary films made by Italian and foreign authors which highlight the THEME OF THE FESTIVAL: the construction of Peace through the non-violent resolution of conflicts are admitted to the Competition. The denunciation of injustices and violence will be considered less central than the examples, real or fictional, of overcoming conflicts through nonviolent actions.

Cash Prizes: 4,000€

The competition will award four main prizes: the Gandhi glasses prize, historic recognition of the Sereno Regis Study Center; the prize established by Michelangelo Pistoletto, to the Preventive Peace; the award in memory of Adonella Marena, the Turin filmmaker who dedicated her profession to the themes of the environment and anti-speciesism; and the award for the search for inner peace, Armonia Mentis, established by the Sinestesia Association. All prizes will have an endowment of 1000 euros. The awards are completed by the screenplay award, by Aurora, and the director award, by Pertinace.

Regulation
First rule: read well!

1.The GPAS Short Film Fest is a project of the Sereno Regis Study Center
Registrations are open from May, 1st, 2025 to November, 30th 2025
The festival will be held in Turin (Italy) from 16 to 22 March 2026.

2.IMPORTANT: short fiction, animated and documentary films made by Italian and foreign authors that highlight the THEME OF THE FESTIVAL are admitted to the Competition: the construction of Peace through the nonviolent resolution of conflicts. The denunciation of injustices and violence will be considered less central than the examples, real or fictional, of overcoming conflicts through non-violent actions.

The Give Peace a Screen competition welcomes works that deal with themes included in the field of nonviolent culture:

- opposition to the war

- education for peace and justice

- testimonies of conflicts resolved without resorting to violence

- research of an inner peace that could open to a wider peace

- experiences of "preventive peace": creating the conditions so that conflicts do not arise
search for a nonviolent relationship with Nature.

3. Films made no earlier than January, 1st, 2025 and whose duration does not exceed 30 minutes, including opening and closing credits, are eligible.

Participation in the Competition costs 5 euros for each work presented. In particular conditions it is possible to obtain discounts by writing to info@givepeaceascreen.org

For submission permissions after the closing date of the call, the same email can be used.

Multiple works for each director can be entered in the festival.

4. Only those who, on the date of the GPAS (March, 19th, 2026), have not reached their fortieth birthday will be admitted to the Competition. Authors over 40 and works longer than 30 minutes may be selected for the Out of Competition section, at the discretion of the organizing committee.

During the festival the films will be presented divided into thematic areas.

5.IMPORTANT. All works not in Italian must be made available WITHOUT ON SCREEN SUBTITLES and accompanied by a subtitle file in Italian or English in .srt format and by the list of dialogues in Italian and/or English.

Works already registered in other festivals are also admitted.

6. All works received and considered compliant with these regulations will be viewed by a commission which, at its sole discretion, will choose those admitted to the Competition and presented to the Juries who will award the prizes.

The selected works will be evaluated by four Juries who will award the prizes:

Give Peace a Screen Award of 1000 euros for the best film;

Michelangelo Pistoletto Preventive Peace Prize of 1000 euros

Adonella Marena Prize of 1000 euros

Armonia Mentis Prize of 1000 euros

Pertinace Award for Best Director
Aurora Award for best screenplay

7. In order to participate in the Competition, the authors must necessarily register no later than November, 30th 2025 on the Festhome website by filling out the entire form and uploading an HD file of their short film and photos of the director.

8. Only if your movie shall be selected for the Competition, the authors shall be required to promptly send the high definition file of their film, in the manner and within the times indicated by the organization of the Competition.

9. Participation in the competition entails acceptance of all the rules contained in this regulation and implies the granting of consent to the Sereno Regis Study Center to use the works for the purposes of the competition, including in any future non-profit screenings, consistent with the spirit of the proposing body, with the citation of the intellectual property of the author who will be informed of any possible projection.

This document, duly signed by each director - bearing the title of the work and the author's name and surname in block capitals - acts as a release.

The selected films will become part of the archive of the Sereno Regis Study Centre, which will be able to use them for any free screenings for educational, research or other purposes, in different locations and in different contexts linked to the competition, always and exclusively non-commercial nature.

10. For information, write to the following email address: givepeaceascreen@serenoregis.org

11. GENERAL RULES. Copy and paste all this file and send us!

Each author is responsible for the content of their works. Participants in the competition authorize the Sereno Regis Study Center to use their name and related address for all uses connected to the event. The information on the participation form will be made public in the event catalog and on the Festival website.