FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DEL CINEMA DI SALERNO (78)

Festival start: 25 November 2024      Festival end: 30 November 2024

Il Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Salerno was founded in 1946 by CINECLUB SALERNO.

Since its inception, the Salerno Festival has been characterized as a competitive event for Italian and international productions, thus proposing a continuous comparison on the developments of world cinematography.

The Festival assigns to cinema an important social function and its finality is to constantly adapt its line with an eye to the evolution of technologies and new "audiovisual" media.

The 78th Salerno International Film Festival will take place in Salerno from 25th to 30th of November 2024. To increase the viewing of the films taking part in the Event more widely available, these films will also be visible on a dedicated VOD platform, subject to the authorization of the competitor.

Films uploaded on to the platform will only be visible to those who register on the site and cannot be downloaded. Those who register on the site to view the films have the possibility of voting for their favorites for the purpose of the "PUBLIC AWARD".

If one does not wish to be present on the platform VOD, the registered film will be viewed by the jury. The screening of the films participating in the Competitions in the Festival locations will be scheduled at the discretion of the Festival Management and in any case in relation to the date and the regular method of submitting the films.

In addition to the Competitions for the various Cinematographic Sections, the Festival also proposes Reviews, Retrospectives and collateral activities (Exhibitions, Conferences, Round Tables, etc.) as a contribution to the dissemination of the History of Italian and International Cinema.

On the final evening of 30 November 2024, prizes will be awarded to the winning films and awards to prominent personalities in the artistic, social and cultural fields. The Award Ceremony can also be divided into two specific evenings: an evening dedicated to "Specialised Cinematography" (documentaries, cartoons, etc.) and another evening dedicated to Feature and Short Fiction Films and various awards.

Both the side events and the awards ceremony will be streamed on the Festival's social channels.

The film admitted will be submitted to a TECHNICAL JURY formed by directors, critics and cinema experts, journalists and university professors who will assign:

• CATEGORY TROPHY for the various SECTIONS
If there is no film that excels on the others the Category Trophy for the Section may not be awarded.

For each section the Jury may assign one or more Awards for particular merits of the work.

• GRAN TROFEO GOLFO DI SALERNO “IGNAZIO ROSSI” for the best filmic work ever.

• A POPULAR JURY, made up of people who participate assiduously in the screenings, will award the PUBLIC AWARD.

The Film Contests of the Festival are divided into various sections and exactly:

1) Feature Film

2) Short films

3) Television Fiction

4) Film Dossier

5) Cartoons

6) Commercials, Videoclip and Smartphone movie

7) “VIDESCUOLA”: Contest reserved for films made by students of the Schools of all levels.

8) "CAMPANY DISCOVERY". In this section participate films (both documentaries and fiction) that have the aim of valorizing places of social, cultural and tourist interest of the Campania Region.

9) Section 'THE SEA language/ THE SEA TALKS' aimed at works (feature films, short films or documentaries) that have THE SEA as their main setting.

10) Competition: 'Cinema for a book - a book for cinema'
11) Documentaries with Sections of specialized Cinematographies:

• Experimental
• Sporty
• Tourism
• Underwater video
• Didactics
• Industrial
• Information
• Surgical doctor
• Religious
• Scientific
• Social


FILMS DETAILS

• Feature films must have a minimum duration of 60'

• Medium-length feature films must be longer than 30m' and less than 60'

• Subject-based short films must have a maximum duration of 30'

• Animated Films have no duration limits

• Documentaries must have a maximum duration of 60m'

Works in foreign languages ​​must be accompanied by subtitles in SRT format, in Italian and English.

Works created before January 1, 2022 are not eligible for selection.

For each film you will have to pay a registration fee of €25.00 as a contribution to secretarial costs. Films are absolutely not admitted without payment of the registration fee.

SENDING FILM AND ADMISSION TO COMPETITIONS

The films must be uploaded ONLINE already in the final version for possible projections in HD or 4k format (H264 codec, .mov or .mp4, bitrade 20Mbps) and not exceeding 10 GB;

If you enter your name and password to download the work, the link must remain active until the end of the Festival, i.e. until 30 November 2024).

The publication of the film in the catalogue/program of the event which will be distributed online on the Festival website and on various social networks, is valid as official communication of admission of the work to the Festival Competitions.

Participants must inform themselves before the start of the event about the admission of the films to the Competitions and the date of the screening.

Once the registration form and a copy of the film have been sent, the participant is considered entered into the competitions and withdrawal by the participant is not permitted.


GENERAL PROVISIONS

1) In the event of an incomplete registration request, admission to the Competition is decided at the sole discretion of the artistic direction of the Festival.

2) Each participant can present multiple works. The registration fee must be paid for each film.

3) All films entered will be part of the Salerno International Film Festival archive and may be used for cultural, educational purposes, etc. for public and/or television screenings. Commercial use is excluded.

4) The winners will be notified by the Festival organization via e-mail or telephone.

5) Participation in the competition implies unconditional acceptance of these regulations.

6) This regulation is drawn up in Italian and English. In the event of an interpretative conflict, the Italian version prevails.

8) The definitive program of the event, containing the works admitted to the Competition, can be consulted before the start of the Event on the website: http://www.festivaldelcinema.it/

9) For anything not provided for in these regulations, the Festival Management reserves the right to make decisions at its sole discretion.

10) In the event of disputes or disputes, the Court of Salerno will be competent and will decide based on the Italian text of this regulation.