Minority Languages International Film Festival | City of Spilimbergo (2)

Festival Start: 25 September 2026      Festival Ende: 27 September 2026

Minority Languages International Film Festival | City of Spilimbergo aims to enhance these idiom cultures through independent film productions.

By opening the contest to authors worldwide, the festival welcomes works in officially recognized minority languages to bring young people closer to their roots, celebrating local identities through the magic of cinema and turning marginal stories into a universal cultural heritage.

The prizes consist of official parchments and plaques dedicated to the Festival.

- Best Documentary
- Best Short Film
- Mention for Best Director
- Mention for best screenplay
- Jury Award.

Article 1 - Theme and objective

The film festival is dedicated to the theme of minority languages. The objective is to celebrate local identities and give voice to minority languages through the magic of cinema, turning marginal stories into a universal cultural heritage.


Article 2 - Categories and duration

The festival has two main competitive categories and must be shot in any language defined as a minority language:

SHORT FILMS: fiction or animated works with a maximum duration of 20 minutes (including opening and closing credits);

DOCUMENTARIES: documentary works with a maximum duration of 50 minutes (including opening and closing credits).
Works that exceed the duration limit will not be accepted.


Article 3 - awards

The prizes consist of official parchments and plaques dedicated to the Festival.

- Best Documentary
- Best Short Film
- Mention for Best Director
- Mention for best screenplay
- Jury Award.


Article 4 - Admission of works

Year of production: there are no restrictions on the year of production of the works submitted.

language and subtitles: works must be subtitled in Italian or english.

If selected, the work must be subtitled in Italian for the screening.


Article 5 - Submission process and required materials

Submission to the festival is free of charge and can only be done through the Festhome platform. The following materials must be submitted:

- link to the film for online viewing;
- technical specifications;
- subtitles in Italian and english (included in the video file);
- synopsis in Italian and english;
- high-resolution poster of the work (JPG format);
- 4 or 5 high-resolution photos of the production;
- brief CV of the director and author, if different from the director.


Article 6 - Selection and acceptance

The festival direction and a selection committee will review the submitted works and select those admitted to the final stage.

The directors and/or producers of the selected works will be notified by email by August 9, 2026. By August 21st, the finalists will be announced. By September 14th at the latest, they must submit their high-definition file, featuring only printed and perfectly synchronized Italian subtitles for the public screening. Files that do not meet these requirements will be automatically disqualified from the competition.

Acceptance of the invitation to the festival implies authorization to screen the work during the event without payment of any compensation.

The festival reserves the right to use excerpts from the selected works (maximum 30 seconds) and the promotional material sent (posters, photos) for advertising, promotional, and publicity purposes.

Article 7 - Final dispositions

Participation in the exhibition implies full acceptance of all points of these regulations.

For any dispute not covered by these regulations, the final and unappealable decision of the exhibition direction shall prevail.