Messina Opera Film Festival (10)

Festival Start: 01 Dezember 2026      Festival Ende: 06 Dezember 2026

The Messina Opera Film Festival is a meeting and discussion place for delving into the relationship between cinema and opera through various artistic perspectives and trends. The Messina Opera Film Festival is the only event in the Italian cinematic landscape that addresses this interaction and offers the public a diverse cultural program consisting of screenings, concerts, presentations, and exhibitions. The entire program is exclusively dedicated to the relationship between the Seventh Art and one of the greatest Italian cultural traditions, Melodrama. There are non-competitive sections and a section dedicated to short films, which is competitive in nature. The competition is thematic, and only works with a maximum duration of 15 minutes (including titles) are admitted, which must feature stories inspired by operatic works or their characters, or that include music or arias from operas, or a setting in an opera theater.

Geldpreise: 1,000€

For the short film competition, the following Award will be conferred:

- "Emi Mammoliti Award" for the best short film: prize money of €1,000.00 (one thousand euros)

The following prizes will also be awarded:

- "Jury Special Award"

- "Best performance Award"

The selection of films is carried out at the sole and unquestionable discretion of the Festival's Direction.

Both Italian and international films can participate in this section, with a maximum duration of 15 minutes (including titles), featuring stories inspired by operatic works, their characters or composers, or using music, choruses, or arias from operas, or a setting in an opera theater.

Given the extreme uniqueness of the theme of the competition, films that are not new and thus have been presented in other events are also admitted.

Films in languages other than Italian must have Italian subtitles.