International Streaming Award (2)

Festival start: 01 June 2026      Festival end: 29 November 2026

Looking through the eyes of directors from all over the world is the goal of our Festival.

A global vision on free and independent cinema, without genre limitations and any form of censorship. The creator of the project is producer and director Luigi Pastore, already artistic director of the Italian Horror Fantasy Fest, who proposes a new concept of Festival capable of creating interaction between the authors and the public.

The works that receive the highest number of individual votes from the public (one vote per registered user) will enter the Official Selection, which will consist of 5 feature films and 5 short films.

The jury appointed by the Artistic Director will assign the following awards:

Best Feature Film
Best Short Film
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Best Leading Actor
Best Leading Actress
Best Original Score
Best Visual Effects and AI Technology

The INTERNATIONAL STREAMING AWARD is organized by Lu.Pa. Film, based in Rome, which holds all rights to the event’s title and logo. The Festival accepts national and international feature films and short films submitted through the Festhome platform (with full acceptance of these regulations in all their parts), including works already participating in other film festivals.

By submitting a film, the authors and rights holders fully accept these regulations and grant the organization permission to publicly screen their submitted film via the streaming platform on the official website.

All submitted films will be uploaded to a private section of the platform, accessible free of charge with registration and password. Registered users will be able to vote for the Best Feature Film and Best Short Film of the month (starting June 1, 2026), which will form the Official Selection.

Works included in the Official Selection will be screened during the final in-person event scheduled for December 2026. A professional jury, appointed by the Artistic Director, will assign awards in the various categories.

PUBLIC JURY:
Registered users may express their preferences through the voting system available on the platform.

The vote count will be published at the time of the Official Selection; however, it will not influence the decisions of the expert jury appointed by the Artistic Director.

All works of any genre are eligible, provided they are in their original language with English subtitles.

Submitting a film implies full and unconditional acceptance of the regulations regarding the selection process and inclusion of the work in the Festival program. In case of disagreement, the decision of the Artistic Director shall prevail.

Submission will be considered proof of free and complete acceptance of these regulations by the person registering the film, as well as of their participation in the event.

Submission fees are non-refundable under any circumstances, including cases in which the film is withdrawn from the competition.

Only video files in the following formats are accepted: Mpeg4, H.264, ProRes LT, with a resolution of 1920×1080.

Submitted films must be immediately made available with a download link, or by enabling download on Vimeo or through the Festhome platform.

SUBTITLES:
In addition to the video file, it is mandatory to provide subtitles in SRT format:

English subtitles for Italian films.

Italian or English subtitles for international films.

PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL:
It is mandatory to provide the film’s trailer, poster, and any additional promotional materials.

OUT OF COMPETITION:
The Artistic Director may invite films and exclusive premieres that will not take part in the competition.

All submitted films and short films will be preserved in the Festival archive.

RELEASE FORM:
Rights holders of films submitted both in competition and out of competition automatically grant permission for public screening within the Festival’s activities.

The release form also exempts the Festival from any responsibility related to copyright violations involving unauthorized video or audio content.

HOSPITALITY:
The Festival organization does not provide any reimbursement for travel or accommodation expenses for participants.

All participants acknowledge that accredited media outlets and media partners may be present at the Festival and may carry out television recordings, interviews, radio broadcasts, live social content, etc. By participating in the Festival and accepting these regulations, each participant recognizes the right of media partners to film any type of footage—even in the presence of sponsor logos—and grants them free rights to broadcast their image. Media partners are permitted to use such footage at their discretion, including with advertising breaks, and may also distribute it to third parties.