Siciliambiente Film Festival (17)

Inizio del Festival: 14 luglio 2025      Festival si chiude: 19 luglio 2025

17th SiciliAmbiente Film Festival - July 14-19, 2025
The aim of SiciliAmbiente Film Festival is to promote independent and documentary cinema, encouraging creative exchange and networking among filmmakers.
The Festival is organized and sponsored by Demetra Produzioni SAS and the CANTIERE 7 Cultural Association, made possible by public and private partners and sponsors who share the ethical principles of the Festival.
ELIGIBLE THEMES
Films addressing the following themes may participate in the Festival:
Environment / Anthropology / Human Rights / Biodiversity / War / Integration / Civil Rights / Sustainable Development / The Relationship between Humans and the Environment
FESTIVAL SECTIONS
The Festival is divided into the following sections:
• Documentary Film Contest (minimum runtime: 31 minutes)
• Fiction Feature Film Contest (minimum runtime: 70 minutes)
• Short Film Contest for Fiction and Documentary Shorts (maximum runtime: 31 minutes)
• Animated Short Film Contest (maximum runtime: 31 minutes)
• Overview of documentaries, fiction films, short films, tributes, retrospectives, seminars, and panel discussions
The Selection Committee will evaluate films based on the quality of writing, imagery, and the use of a creative language that characterizes artistic documentary cinema.

Due giurie composte da figure influenti nel mondo del cinema e della cultura assegneranno i seguenti premi:
Sezione Lungometraggi di Finzione
• Premio del Pubblico
Sezione Documentari
• Premio "Il Faro" per il Miglior Documentario (€1.000)
• Premio AAMOD, targa e utilizzo gratuito di 3' di materiale d'archivio (valore €3.000)
• Premio Diritti Umani, assegnato da Amnesty International Italia e SiciliAmbiente
• Premio Ambiente, assegnato da Greenpeace Italia
Sezione Cortometraggi
• Premio "Il Faro" per il Miglior Cortometraggio
• Premio Speciale TTPIXEL, che include 2 sessioni di color correction + produzione di un master DCP (valore totale €2.000)
Sezione Animazione
• Premio "Il Faro" per il Miglior Cortometraggio Animato
I premi in denaro saranno trasferiti a un rappresentante (regista o altro) indicato dai titolari dei diritti del film entro 10 mesi dalla premiazione. In caso di contestazioni, la Direzione del Festival potrà richiedere documentazione attestante l'identità dei titolari dei diritti.
I registi e/o produttori dei film selezionati saranno notificati entro il 10 giugno 2025. Non verranno inviate comunicazioni per i film non selezionati.

COMPETITION REGULATIONS

Submission requirements
• Documentaries (31 minutes or more), feature films (70 minutes or more), short films, and animated films (30 minutes or less) of any nationality may be submitted, provided they were completed after January 1, 2024.
• If selected, accepted screening formats are:
o Unencrypted DCP
o Blu-ray DVD
o Apple ProRes File
o H264 File
o Other formats must be approved by the Festival Management.
• No screening fees will be granted for competition screenings.
• Films in languages other than Italian must have English or Italian subtitles. If selected for the final phase, they must be submitted with the required presentation materials and an English dialogue list.
• Films exceeding 31 minutes will not be admitted to the short film and animation sections.
• The Festival Management reserves the right to invite films to compete and to include some films not selected for the contests in a non-competitive section.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications can be submitted online via the official website:
www.festivalsiciliambiente.it
or through platforms like Festhome
Entry Fees
• By March 5, 2025
o €25 for fiction feature films
o €20 for documentaries
o €15 for short films and animated films
• From March 6 to April 30, 2025
o €30 for fiction feature films
o €25 for documentaries
o €20 for short films and animated films
Payment must be made online or via bank transfer. Failure to pay the entry fee will result in exclusion.
Films may be submitted via a link with a password or by mailing a DVD/pen drive/hard disk.
Mailed submissions must be postmarked by April 30, 2025.
The parcel must be labeled:
“Senza valore commerciale, per soli scopi culturali” / "NO commercial value, for cultural purposes only".

Mailing address:
Demetra Produzioni
Via Rosa Raimondi Garibaldi n. 44
00145 Rome, Italy

INVITATIONS & SHIPPING

Each selected film must include:
• A completed online entry form
• All required documentation as specified upon selection
Screening copies must arrive by June 20, 2025 at the address above or via online file transfer (to be arranged with Festival Management at copies@festivalsiciliambiente.it).
Shipping and customs fees are the responsibility of the sender. SiciliAmbiente will cover return shipping costs.
Donation to the Archive
A donation of one copy of the film (Blu-ray DVD or Apple ProRes format) for archival purposes is highly appreciated. The copy will be used for research, preservation, and promotion of documentary cinema, excluding any commercial use.
If a film is withdrawn after being selected, the producer must pay a penalty of €1,000.
The Festival provides full insurance coverage (from pick-up to delivery) for screening copies. In case of loss or damage, SiciliAmbiente’s liability is limited to the reprinting costs, calculated based on standard Italian pricing.
Participation in the Festival implies acceptance of these regulations. In case of disputes, the Italian version of the regulations shall prevail.