Mediterraneo Festival Corto XVI Edizione 2026 (16)

영화제 시작: 01 7월 2026      영화제 끝: 05 7월 2026

The CineCircolo Maurizio Grande, located in Diamante (CS) at Via Cavour 4, in collaboration with the online magazine MATCHNEWS, Radio DIGIESSE, FEDIC (Italian Federation of CineClubs), and in collaboration with AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ITALIA for the "Human Rights" section, announces the fourteenth edition of the MEDITERRANEO FESTIVAL CORTO™, an international short film competition.

The Festival will consist of five evenings, during which the winning films will be screened and awarded, in the presence of qualified guests from the film industry, as well as discussions, conferences, introspectives, and/or retrospectives on nationally and/or internationally renowned figures.

A fee of €10.00 (ten) is required for each short film submitted, to cover administrative costs.

There are six sections:

Section A - SHORT FILMS
Section B - SHORT FILMS
Section C - SHORT FILMS
Section D ... B - HUMAN RIGHTS
Section C - DOCUMENTARIES
Section D - ANIMATED SHORT FILMS
Section E - SCHOOL SHORT FILMS
E/1 - Film Schools
E/2 - Institutional Schools
Section F - SOCIAL COMMERCIALS

현금 수상: 800€

SECTION A - Short Films:
Jury President: Emanuele Vezzoli (Actor)

Best Short Film: €500.00 + Mediterranean Short Festival Award, work by sculptor Franco Salemme + motivational certificate;

Best Cinematography: Mediterranean Short Festival Award + motivational certificate;

Best Actor/Actress: Mediterranean Short Festival Award + motivational certificate;

Matchnews Press Award: Matchnews Award + motivational certificate;

Best Soundtrack: Mediterranean Short Festival Award + motivational certificate;

Extraordinary Mention: Mediterranean Short Festival Award + motivational certificate, to be presented at a special screening and award ceremony in December 2026.

Section B - Human Rights (Amnesty International Italy):

Jury President: Anna Elena Viggiano (Amnesty International Italy Women's Coordinator)
Mediterranean Short Film Festival Award + Motivation Parchment;

SECTION C - Documentaries:

Jury President: Valentina Bisti (RAI Journalist)
Mediterranean Short Film Festival Award + Motivation Parchment;

SECTION D - Animation – “CUORE MATTO” Award:

Jury President: Gianfranco Tartaglia “Passepartout” (cartoonist)
Best Short Film: €300.00 + Mediterranean Short Film Festival Award + Motivation Parchment;

SECTION E - Film Schools:

E/1
Jury President: Giorgio Fabiano (director)
Best Short Film: Mediterranean Short Film Festival Award + Motivation Parchment;

E/2
The jury will be composed of students from a state school, to be determined.

Best Short Film: Mediterranean Short Film Festival Award + motivational certificate;

Section G - Social Spots:

Jury President: Luca Aloe (copywriter)
Best Work: Mediterranean Short Film Festival Award + motivational certificate;

FEDIC PRIZE: At the sole discretion of the juries, a FEDIC (Italian Federation of Film Clubs) award will be awarded to a deserving work from among those submitted to the various sections of this call for entries.

Maximum running time 20 minutes, including credits.

Subtitles are MANDATORY for films not in Italian.

Please prepare to download the submitted films.

The complete call for entries is available at the following link: https://www.mediterraneofestivalcorto.it
2026 Call for Submissions
MEDITERRANEO FESTIVAL CORTO
(International Short Film Festival)

The CineCircolo Maurizio Grande, with registered office in Diamante (CS), Via Cavour 4, in collaboration with the online magazine MATCHNEWS, Radio DIGIESSE, FEDIC (Italian Film Club Federation), and AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ITALIA for the "Human Rights" section, announces the sixteenth edition of the "MEDITERRANEO FESTIVAL CORTO," an international short film competition that will take place on July 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, 2026 - Diamante, Italy.

The Festival will consist of five evenings during which the winning films will be screened and awarded, in the presence of qualified guests from the film industry. This will also include preparation for conferences, introspectives, and/or retrospectives on a figure of national and/or international importance, past or present.

Art. 1) - The Festival aims to promote the expressive and artistic form of short films by independent filmmakers and production companies operating outside the Mediterranean region.

Art. 2) - Works produced in Italy and abroad may participate in the competition, provided they fall within Art. 1 of this announcement.

Art. 3) - For each short film entered, a fee of €10.00 (Ten) is required to cover administrative costs. Payment must be made via bank transfer to the following account:
IT03 G083 6580 7100 0400 0040 138, payable to CineCircolo Maurizio Grande, via Cavour, 4 - 87023 Diamante (CS), or via PAYPAL to cinecircolomauriziogrande@gmail.com, indicating "registration for the aforementioned competition" in the subject line. The payment receipt must be included with the documentation sent with the film.

Failure to do so will result in disqualification from the competition. It is possible to participate in one or more sections by paying the respective fees for each film entered.

For distribution companies submitting ten or more films, the fee may be agreed upon directly with the festival organizers based on the number of films to be entered.

Art. 4) - The competition is divided into six sections:

Section A: SHORT FILMS - The theme and genre (fiction, drama, horror, etc.) are free. Submissions must not exceed 20 (twenty) minutes, including credits.

Section B: HUMAN RIGHTS (in collaboration with Amnesty International Italy): The theme must specifically concern human rights. Submissions must not exceed 20 (twenty) minutes, including credits.

Section C: DOCUMENTARIES - Submissions must not exceed 20 (twenty) minutes, including credits.

Section D: ANIMATED SHORT FILMS - The theme of the film is free. Submissions must not exceed 20 (twenty) minutes, including credits.

Section E: STUDENT FILMS - The award, with a free theme, includes two subsections:

E/1 - Film Schools, reserved for film schools. The duration of the works must not exceed 20 minutes (twenty minutes), including titles and credits.

E/2 - Institutional Schools, reserved for students in compulsory and secondary schools.
The duration of the works must not exceed 20 minutes (twenty minutes), including titles and credits.

Section F - SOCIAL ADVERTISEMENT: The theme must address a social message. Social advertising is a form of communication aimed at conveying a message of general interest, raising public awareness of a cause or issue. The duration of the works must not exceed 1 (one) minute, including credits.

Art. 5) - Prizes will be awarded as follows:

Best Short Film: €500.00 + Mediterraneo Corto Festival Award + motivational parchment;

Best Short Film: Human Rights Plaque + motivational parchment;

Best Photography: Plaque + motivational parchment;

Matchnews Press Award: Matchnews Award + motivational parchment;

Best Actor/Actress: Plaque + Parchment

Best Animated Short Film "Cuore matto": €300.00 + motivational certificate

Extraordinary Mention: Plaque + motivational certificate, to be awarded at a special screening event in December 2026.

For the Schools Section (E1 and E2):
Best Short Film: Plaque + motivational certificate.

For the Social Spots section: Plaque + motivational certificate.

FEDIC PRIZE: A FEDIC (Italian Film Club Federation) prize will be awarded at the sole discretion of the juries to a deserving work from among all those submitted to the various sections of this call.

Art. 6) - Short films in a foreign language must be subtitled in Italian, under penalty of disqualification.

Art. 7) - Films may be submitted to the award secretariat by electronically sending the file (.mov, .avi, .mp4) via We-Transfer or similar to the email address cinecircolomauriziogrande@gmail.com, or via a link to access and download the film on the most popular video platforms (Vimeo, Dropbox, etc.), or by post to: Cinecircolo Maurizio Grande - Via Cavour, 4 - 87023 Diamante (CS) no later than March 31, 2026 (the postmark will be considered valid). The submission must be sent by the deadline, accompanied by all the documentation required by Art. 8 of this announcement. Films will be considered entered into the competition only upon receipt of the documentation required by Art. 8 of this announcement. All required materials will be sent to participants.

Art. 8) - Each short film must be accompanied by the registration form, the release form, and the declaration for the 2026 Festival, completed in full, along with the payment receipt (mandatory documents); the poster, or one or more digital stills from the film, and a resume of the director (optional but strongly recommended). Each author is responsible for the content of their submitted work.

Art. 9) - The organization cannot be held responsible for any damage or loss of materials during postal transport or online delivery of files.

Art. 10) - By registering for the Festival, authors fully accept the articles in this competition announcement and confirm that they meet all the requirements, under penalty of exclusion from the competition. Failure to comply with even one of the mandatory requirements listed in Art. 8 will result in the inability to participate in the selection process and the possible forfeiture of the fee already paid.

Art. 11) - The Festival jury, which will select the winners, will be composed of artists, experts, professionals, and personalities from the worlds of cinema, audiovisual media, and entertainment. The jury's decisions, which are final, will be made public on the day of the awards ceremony. The final decision on disputed cases rests with the Festival organization.

Art. 12) - It is recommended that the authors attend the screenings and awards ceremony, even by proxy. The jury will take into account any special needs if the winners come from other European countries or continents outside of Europe. In any case, the Festival organization undertakes, at its own expense, to send the prizes to the winners, with the exception of cash prizes, since "the absence of a legal representative of the winning works, even by proxy, entitles the organization to be exempt from payment of the cash prize," without prejudice to the guarantee of sending the "Mediterraneo Festival Corto™" Award and the motivational certificate.

While no reimbursement of expenses will be provided for the authors and/or their delegates' participation in the awards ceremony, the organization reserves the right to provide hospitality for the winners only. However, particularly advantageous arrangements for food and lodging are currently available in facilities near the event venues.

Art. 13) - A selection of the participating short films may be screened as part of other initiatives promoted and organized by the "CineCircolo Maurizio Grande" aimed at the non-profit dissemination of film culture.

Art. 14) - Submitted projects will not be returned and will be retained in the Festival archives.

Art. 15) - Participation in the "Mediterraneo Short Film Festival" implies acceptance of the conditions set forth in all articles of this regulation.

Art. 16) - Pursuant to Law 196/2003, the data will be processed exclusively for the organization of the MEDITERRANEO SHORT FILM FESTIVAL.

For any information, please contact the following numbers:
+39 331/5794601 (Francesco Presta - Artistic Director)
Email: cinecircolomauriziogrande@gmail.com
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