LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival (14)

Festival start: 15 June 2027      Festival end: 19 June 2027

LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival is an environmental and human rights film festival.

Its works deal with topics such as investigative journalism, whistleblowing, protest, struggles, resistance, alternative solutions, and best practices related to the environment and human rights.

Prizes will be awarded only if we find sponsorships

LIFE AFTER OIL Best feature movie Certificate + Mask of Ottana

LIFE AFTER OIL Best Environmental short-film Certificate + Sculpture “Pintadera”

LIFE AFTER OIL Best Human Rights short-film Knife engraved with "LIFE AFTER OIL"

LIFE AFTER OIL Best Animation Certificate + Sculpture “Pintadera”

LIFE AFTER OIL Best World Panorama free-theme Certificate + Sculpture “Pintadera”

LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival 2027 / RULES

**We do not accept films already registered in previous years or available online, will be automatically discarded**

1- Organization

LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival is organized by LIFE AFTER OIL Associazione Culturale based in Sardinia and in collaboration with public and private entities.

2 - Dates and length

LIFE AFTER OIL Film Festival will be held in Sardinia (Italy) from June 15th to June 19th 2027. Deadline for sending films January 15th 2027.

3- Prizes and sections

LIFE AFTER OIL Best Environmental or Human Rights feature movie
LIFE AFTER OIL Best Environmental short-film (max 30min)
LIFE AFTER OIL Best Human Rights short-film (max 30min)
LIFE AFTER OIL Best Animation (max 20min)
LIFE AFTER OIL Best World Panorama free-theme (max 20min)

4 – Purposes

The main purpose of the festival is to promote films on the experiences and projects for alternatives to oil and fossil fuels.

They can participate in LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival movies or audiovisual documents without time limit and/or genre.

As we are preparing for the post-petroleum era?

5 - Official language

All works will be accepted in all languages with subtitles in English or Italian.

6 - Entry to the festival and deadline

Competitions include environmental and human rights theme films produced from January 1st 2025.

Works accepted realized within cinema workshops organized by public and also produced films such as dissertations. The deadline for submissions, is set to January 15th 2027. Films entered in past editions will be automatically excluded.

7 – Selected Films

The jury of pre-selection and the artistic director of the festival will select the works to be shown to the public and those eligible for prizes.
The list of selected films will be published on www.lifeafteroil.org and authors selected will be notified by email by February 1st 2027.

The selected films must be a premiere in Sardinia otherwise they will be discarded. The selected films must be received at the festival via e-mail (info@lifeafteroil.org) in digital high-resolution HD 1920X1080 or higher, along with No. 1 photo of the director, No. 1 scene photos, dialogue list in english or/and an SRT file format in english for films not in italian, no later than February 15th, 2027. The material will not be returned and will be part of the archive of the festival. Films that must be paid are not accepted.

8 - Screenings

The selected works will be screened and some works not selected among the choices made.The timing and location of the projections will be published on www.lifeafteroil.org

9. Acceptance

Participation in the Festival implies acceptance of these rules in its entirety.

The Festival can make decisions on matters not provided for in this Regulation.
Registration for the Festival involves the automatic authorization to use free extracts of the work for a maximum of 60 seconds for the broadcast television and promotional purposes of the festival. The film can also be used in schools, universities and non-profit cultural events upon communication and authorization 15 days before the event itself. By entering the festival is implicitly declares, pursuant to and for the effects of the italian/law 196/2003 land subsequent amendments of the European General Data Protection Regulation,, to be fully informed of the purposes and methods of data treatment consciously indicated in the card and authorize the storage in the database of LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival.
Any legal dispute will fall within the Jurisdiction of the Court of Sassari, Italy.

LIFE AFTER OIL Associazione Culturale
Via Pettenadu 21 Sassari (SS), Sardegna Italia
info@lifeafteroil.org - www.lifeafteroil.org
CF 92134980900