Sezze Film Festival (7)

Début du Festival: 19 septembre 2025      Fin du Festival: 21 septembre 2025

"Sezze Film Festival" is a cinema and entertainment event dedicated to Italian and foreign short films.

The Festival will be held in Sezze (LT) on 19-20-21 september 2025.

Prizes will be dedicated to the best works and their artistic and technical figures.

For information and applications:

sezzefilmfestival@libero.it

https://www.facebook.com/sezzefilmfestival/

Best Short Film Award
Best Director Award
Best Soundtrack Award
Best Photography Award
Best Actor Award
Best Actress Award
Best Screenplay Award
Best Production Award

Special Awards:

Best Film Award
Best Actor Award (Film)
Best Actress Award (Film)

Registrations are now open for the International Festival – Sezze Film Festival 2025 – 7th Edition
The awards ceremony will take place in September in Sezze (LT), Italy.

Submission deadline: July 5th, 2025
Info: info@sezzefilmfestival.it – Facebook page

CALL FOR ENTRIES – INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL “SEZZE FILM FESTIVAL 2025”

1. The entry fee for the Festival is €10. Submissions are open until July 5th, 2025.

2. Submission procedure:
Authors wishing to participate must complete the ENTRY FORM, attach any promotional materials, and submit them via:

— Festhome platform:
If selected as a finalist, the participant must provide a high-resolution copy of the film.

3. The competition is open to short and feature films by both national and international authors and productions.

4. Films in a foreign language must include Italian subtitles.

5. Films of any genre and topic are accepted, including animation, as long as they were produced after January 1st, 2022.

6. Maximum duration for short films is 20 minutes, including opening and closing credits. There is no time limit for other categories.

7. A selection committee will carry out the pre-selection. Selected works will be announced on the official website or social media channels, will compete for Festival awards, and the filmmakers will be contacted via email and/or phone at the contacts provided.

8.1 The Festival management reserves the right to create an “out of competition” selection. These works will not compete for prizes but will be screened during the Festival and may receive special recognition.

9. Each producer, author, or rights holder submitting a film is responsible for its content, including any rights related to third parties and minors appearing in the film, especially image and privacy rights and any included music.

10. The organizers reserve the right to modify, postpone, or cancel the event at any time due to force majeure.

11. While the Festival takes all precautions, it does not accept liability for any theft, damage, or loss of submitted works upon arrival at the Festival premises.

12. By signing the regulations, I authorize the organization to freely use, without compensation, all submitted materials, while always crediting the authors.
The organization may promote the selected works through press, radio, TV, web, posters, billboards, etc., for promotional purposes deemed appropriate by the artistic direction. Selected works will not be returned and will become part of the Festival’s archive.

14. Failure to comply with the above points will result in exclusion from the Festival.

awards
???? The following categories will be awarded plaques or trophies:

Short Films:
Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Soundtrack, Best Cinematography, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Production.

Special awards:
Best Feature Film, Best Actor (Feature), Best Actress (Feature)

— To receive an award, at least one representative from each finalist work must be present. Absence will result in forfeiture of prizes or recognitions.
— The Festival Jury also reserves the right to assign Special Mentions.

GENERAL RULES
The Festival organizers reserve the right to cancel, suspend, or modify the event if necessary.

By registering and accepting these regulations, the participant authorizes the public screening of their film at the “Sezze Film Festival 2025” in the Festival’s main venues or via streaming.

Each author is responsible for the content of their own work.

The author is responsible for the accuracy of the data provided at registration.

By accepting these rules, the participant releases the organizers from any liability arising from copyright infringements or offenses against honor, reputation, or other unlawful acts committed through the submitted work.

Any such infringements will result, if discovered before the Festival concludes, in exclusion from the competition, and if discovered afterward, the revocation of any prizes or recognitions awarded.

The Festival management reserves the right to decide on matters not covered by these regulations. Any disputes will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Latina, Italy.

Submission of screening material for finalist works:
Material must be sent by August 10th, 2025 to:
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DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY
Pursuant to European Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR), we inform you that the data provided during registration will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and security measures, as required by the law, and will be processed by SEZZE FILM FESTIVAL staff using electronic or automated means.

Participants have the right to know the nature and type of data held by the association, to request its integration or correction, and to exercise, at any time, the right to object to processing and to receiving communications by email, including the right to request deletion of data by contacting the Festival organization.