SHORT WEEK END FILM FESTIVAL (11)

Festival start: 20 June 2026      Festival end: 20 June 2026

It's an international short film festival that stands out for its socially oriented themes.
The short films participating in this festival have only one admission category related to social and solidarity themes. Since 2018, we've been using the Festhome platform.

In all these editions, the awarded short film categories have been:

Best Social Movie
Best Actor under 17

The first edition took place in September 2017, in the evocative location of the Santuario del Sacro Monte in Varese, with Silent Movie projections via headphones, directly in front of the church.

In the editions from 2018 to December 2025, we received more than 2,500 short films from approximately 50 countries around the world. 2025 editions has been held in Lecce, at the Biblioteca Ogni Bene, former Augustinian Convent. Here are the winners. for the final.

1) BEST Social MOVIE

2) BEST ACTOR/ ACTRESS Under 17

1. EventiAvanti presents the 11 th edition
of the SHORT Week End Film Festival
ITALY

The festival is divided in 2 categories:

• 1) SHORT Social MOVIES ( with social themes )
Short Social movies maximum 15 minutes long of any genre and language are admitted, as long as Italian or English subtitles are provided.

• 2) BEST ACTOR/ ACTRESS Under 17

Works of every genre and recorded on every support, both film or digital, in Italian or in a different language, will be admitted, as long as subtitled in Italian or English.

In order to submit their work, applicants can:

• Use Festhome,indicated on website: Short Week End Film Festival

• Submission form must be completed in all of its parts and signed.
• A brief plot
• Technical information about the movie
• Director’s biography/filmography
• Pictures/posters of the movie
• Release form completed and signed

The jury will select the works admitted amongst the ones received within the previously indicated dates. Their names will be published on the website Authors and/ or producers will receive an email if their works are selected. Judges’ decision is unquestionable.

By submitting, senders declare to own the rights of the works, that the contents don’t violate the in force laws and that the same contents are not libelous. In every case, authors relieve the organisation from every possible loss, damage, responsibility, costs and obligations of any kind that can follow the projection of their movies.

SIAE matters and the payment for the related rights, in case of music executed by a third party, are competence of the authors.

Works sent won’t be returned to the authors, and they will be preserved as part of the archive of CWE.

Authors and/or producers admitted to the final selection, previously informed by the members of CWE staff, will have to send a copy of their works to be projected during the event (the adequate format will be communicated by CWE).

Authors hereby authorize the projections of the submitted movies for educational aims in schools, for cultural events and to promote the Festival.

Different uses will be made respecting the in force laws concerning copyright, after the authorization of the owners of the same rights.

The admission to the Festival implies the unconditional acceptance of this regulation. If problems related to the treatment of the works received occur, the competent authority is the Foro of the city of Milano . In case of objections on the meaning of the points in this list, the Italian version of the same prevails.