WITA - WILDCAT INTERNATIONAL TALENT AWARD (1)

Festival start: 11 April 2026      Festival end: 11 April 2026

WITA, Wildcat International Talent Award, is an international online film festival dedicated to Independent cinema, based in Rome, Italy.
Our mission is to recognize, enhance and give visibility to the true talents of independent cinema that, like the Wildcat, a wonderful protected species in danger of extinction, risk not being rightly appreciated in the international independent scene and therefore not being considered.

Our goal is to reward all the artistic figures who contribute to the making of a film: directors, screenwriters, actresses and actors, authors of photography, music, editing and scenography, because only thanks to the work of everyone can a good film be made. In special cases, the award reserves the possibility of awarding further recognition.

The jury is composed of experts in the sector and the works will be evaluated based on criteria such as originality, technical quality, experimentation and artistic value.

On an annual basis, the Festival selects the finalists of each category by promoting the trailers of their works and related video interviews on all social channels and on the festival website. The winners will be announced within 60 days of the official announcement of all the finalists. The times and methods of awarding will be communicated on the festival channels and via email to participants.

ONLY FOR WILD TALENTS!

Cash Prizes: 1,200€

Awards and recognitions

WITA AWARD - MAJOR CATEGORY
Best Feature Film (cash prize €500.00)
Best Documentary (cash prize €500.00)
Best Short Film (cash prize €200.00)

WITA AWARD - OTHER CATEGORIES
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Photography
Best Music
Best Editing
Best Production Design
Special Award

Rules and terms

The WITA Festival is an international award, so the accepted works can be of any genre, in any language and from all over the world.

All the complete works registered for the WITA Festival will not be distributed online or screened in public theaters in order not to compromise the international preview required by other festivals. The screenings will be for private use only for the jury.

The participating works must have been made within three years prior to the registration date.

All works must be subtitled in English.

Each work, based on the category it belongs to, must respect the following durations:
Feature film: over 69 minutes
Documentary: over 29 minutes
Short film: under 29 minutes.

The finalists, upon request of the organization, must send trailers, posters, photos, interviews and all supplementary material for advertising purposes, authorizing the Festival from now on to use it for promotional purposes on its social networks and on the website. Each finalist must share the content published by the Wildcat Festival on its channels.

In addition to producers and directors, all artistic figures for their category can register.

Each proposer declares that they have the right to register the work for WITA.

Registration fees are not refundable under any circumstances.

The winners of the Major categories have the opportunity to become part of the jury of the following edition.