International Film Festival Rivoli (9)

Festival start: 01 October 2025      Festival end: 05 October 2025

There are four themes

1) works of a social nature or focused on the theme of the female condition

2) work on the theme of comedy in all its facets

3) "No Language" jobs

4) works on the environmental theme with shorts or documentaries

Cash Prizes: 500€

Best Leading Actor;
Best Supporting Actor;
Best Leading Actress;
Best Supporting Actress;
Best New Actor and Actress;
Best Direction;
Best Photography;
Best Soundtrack;
Best Editing;
Best Make-up;
Special Board Award;
Best Film;
Best Animated Film;
Best Documentary.

Since this year,the festival is establishing The Golden Castle Lifetime Achievement Award, a recognition that will be awarded to personalities who have distinguished themselves with their work and their passion in the film industry.

The Festival will be held in Rivoli (TO) from 01/10/2025 to 05/10/2025.

1)Participation procedure

The competition is open to directors, producers and distributors of all levels, and new gifted persons.

Admitted to the competition as follow:

a)short films with a maximum duration of 20 minutes including opening and closing credits;

b)no language short films with a maximum duration of 20 minutes including opening and closing credits;

c)feature films with a minimum duration of 70 minutes including opening and closing credits;

d)(shorts) documentaries with a maximum duration of 20 minutes including opening and closing credits;

e)(long) documentaries with a minimum duration of 45 minutes including opening and closing credits.

f)“Out of Competition” Category:
2 short films;
2 documentaries (1 long, 1 short);
1 feature film.

For the duration of films please consult the categories in competition.

WORKS THAT WIN THE PRIZE FOR BEST FILM AND BEST DOCUMENTARY WILL BE ENTITLED TO ACCESS TO THE OSCARS SHORTLISTING.

2)Genres

The following typologies are allowed in all the above categories:

Thriller
Drama
Comedy
Sci-fi
Horror
Biographical/Historical
Action
Animation
Fantasy
Social type

These requests should not be considered "limits" but become a challenge for screenwriters, directors and actors creativity and constitute the peculiarity of a sector of this festival.

3) Festival Submission
Festival Submission must be done exclusively through the FESTHOME platform and will start on 24/12/2024.

Submission has two deadlines:

First deadline: 30/04/2025 - expected registration fee 5 euros;

Second deadline: 30/06/2025 - expected registration fee 10 euros.

In case of admission to the official selection, is required an administration fee of 10 euros and

NO LATER THAN 15th August 2025. The following material must be sent to the management Festival (segreteria.iffr@gmail.com) NO LATER THAN SAME DATE:

a)film video file in MOV, MP4 1920X1080 format;

b)movies trailer video file in MOV, MP4, 1920X1080 format (1 min. for films with a maximum duration of 20 min; 2 min. for feature films and long documentaries);

c)N° 3 photos about the film in jpg format;

d)movie poster in jpg format;

e)movie synopsis max 1000 characters.

The administration fee payment must have these references:

PayPal Polbert Cinèma – payment to the address segreteria.iffr@gmail.com

Payment for : Rivoli International Film Festival 2025 selection participation WITH WORK TITLE;

Or

Bank transfer:
Polbert Cinèma – bank transfer to Banca del Piemonte
IBAN IT74E0304830870000000084410 made out to Polbert Cinèma
Bank transfer reference: Rivoli International Film Festival 2025 selection participation WITH WORK TITLE.

You can pay also with PayPal using the pay now button on the Rivoli International Film Festival website.

The producer/director must always write the name of the work in the bank transfer description.

4) Guidelines

a) WORKS OF A PORNOGRAPHIC NATURE, CONSISTING OF EXTREMIST POLITICAL AND/OR RELIGIOUS THEMES AND AGAINST PUBLIC MORALITY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

b) Rivoli International Film Festival internal board, entirely composed of film industry experts, will draw up the official selection after examining the works submitted for shortlisting within the prescribed deadlines. The board judgement is unquestionable in this as in all phases of the event.

Directors/productions/distributors will receive communication of their possible admission to the official selection of the Festival by FESTHOME.
Any other communications will be made by email;

c) directors/producers/distributors may submit only one work to the Festival. Should two or more works reach the Festival management, disqualification is foreseen;

d) for directors/producers/distributors from Iran, Pakistan, India, Russia and Ukraine, free registration is foreseen;

e) for the selected works, the material sent to the Festival will be distributed through the press, social networks (Facebook, Instagram) and the official website of the event;

f) The admitted works compete for the following prizes:

Best Leading Actor;
Best Supporting Actor;
Best Leading Actress;
Best Supporting Actress;
Best New Actor and Actress;
Best Direction;
Best Photography;
Best Soundtrack;
Best Editing;
Best Make-up;
Special Board Award;
Best Film;
Best Animated Film;
Best Documentary.

Since this year,the festival is establishing the Golden Castle Lifetime Achievement Award, a recognition that will be awarded to personalities who have distinguished themselves with their work and their passion in the film industry.

g) Other material uses
The winning works may be used (in whole or in part) by the Rivoli Film Festival organizers on digital or internet platforms (with authors indications and original authorship of the work) and in other areas (libraries, cultural centers local broadcasters) for proposals, meetings, debates for festival information purposes and proposed themes.

h) Acceptance Announcement
Participation in the competition implies the complete acceptance of this announcement.

For any disputes or controversies, refer to the competent court of Turin.

Rivoli International Film Festival organizational staff wishes to all participants a fruitful year of creativity and good cinema!

Simone Poletto
Polbert Cinema President