Adriatikino Adriatic Film Exhibition celebrating Analog Footage Film (2)

Festival start: 29 May 2026      Festival end: 31 May 2026

We are excited to announce the second open call for short films based on celluloid film with no boundaries on genre. Experimentations, found footage, archive's creative use and mixed media are welcome, as well as any language that challenges the orthodoxy.

AdriatiKino is a screening organized by local filmmakers in collaboration with Luma Experimental Film Lab and Teatro Nuovo di Capodarco in Fermo (Italy), close to the Adriatic Sea. Inspired by its historical spirit of connecting cultures, Adriatikino aims to be an encounter to nourish a film lover community, to promote interchange between filmmakers and film lovers, as well as to spread analog film practices.

The event includes screenings and workshops. The movie theater Teatro Nuovo di Capodarco is the main venue for an open air digital screening (inside screening if raining) where there will also be an informal dinner.

Luma experimental Film Lab is a second venue for an analog projection (Super 8 and/or 16 mm) and a film workshop promoting dark room experience.

We are seeking short films that use celluloid film, no longer than 15 min, and should be submitted digitally with a link to an online screener.

Screening dates: 29 - 31 May 2026
Venues: Cortile Clareni at Nuovo Teatro di
Capodarco, Capodarco di Fermo (FM), Italy
Luma Experimental Film Lab, Fermo (FM), Italy

Adriatikino is a non competitive screening

SUBMISSION RULES

1. Eligibility: The film exhibition is open to short films completely or partly shot on analogue film, including found footage

2. Maximum film length is 15 minutes

3. Submission fee is 7 € for the purpose of screening organization

4. A complete submission includes a filled form; a digital link to online film preview with password if needed; and a Paypal fee payment receipt. Registrations can be made directly or through the website www.festhome.com

Only films with a complete submission will be taken into consideration.

5. Genre: Experimental, Documentary, Hybrid, Animation

6. Deadline: All entries must be submitted by the 30th of April

7. Adriatikino does not require premiere status.

8. Adriatikino a non-competitive screening

9. Adriatikino accepts films completed after December 31, 2010

10. Any film that is not in English must have English subtitles.

11. Screening formats: Super8, 16mm, digital

12. Selection Process: The festival committee will select the films to be screened at the festival. The decisions of the committee are final.

13. Notification: Filmmakers whose films are selected for screening will be notified via email

14. A downloadable high definition link (.mov or .mp4) of the film is required in case the movie is selected to be screened with English subtitles embedded if needed.

In case of analog projection the selected filmmakers will be contacted by mail.

15. Copyright: The filmmaker must hold all necessary copyrights for the film and all its elements, including music and images.

16. Screening Rights: The filmmaker grants permission to the festival to screen the film at the festival and in any subsequent festival-related events (promotional excerpts on social media, documentation for archive purposes).

17. Publicity: By submitting a film, the filmmaker grants permission to the festival to use images and excerpts from the film for promotional purposes.

18. Liability: The festival is not responsible for any loss or damage to submitted films.

19. Festival Rights: The festival reserves the right to make any necessary changes to the festival format or schedule at any time.

20. Withdrawal: Filmmakers may withdraw their submissions at any time by sending a written request to the festival committee. The submission fee is not refundable in any case.

21. By submitting a film, the filmmaker agrees to all the above rules and terms.