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Introduction to the film festival

Fantafestival (Italian: Mostra Internazionale del Film di Fantascienza e del Fantastico; English: International Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Show ) is a film festival devoted to science fiction, fantasy and horror films that is held annually in Italy since 1981. Fantafestival takes place every year in Rome. In the past years, while maintaining its headquarters in Rome, some editions were held in contemporary in different Italian cities like Milan, Naples, Genoa, Verona, Parma and Ravenna. For more than 30 years, Fantafestival has been one of the leading Italian events specialized in fantastic films and one of the most important international events of this kind. It has presented and launched in Italy many filmmakers who later would become among the most popular in the fantastic film world.Fantafestival is the oldest and one of the most important Italian festival devoted to genre movies: science fiction, fantasy and horror. World premieres, meetings and movie retrospectives. The best of national and interational production in the fantastic genre compete for the golden bat given by Fantafestival.Sfilmmaker is our exclusive platform for cooperation in China, and we look forward to your good film.

Awards

Golden Bat - Best Film - Best Italian Short - Best International Short

Rules

Genre ：Science fiction Terror Thriller Violence Adventure Magic Fantasy Suspense
Subject ：Unlimited Food Education City Campus Sports Workplace Special people
Video Format ：MPEG4

Accepted submissions include movies, shorts and occasionally documentaries belonging to the fantastic genre (science fiction, fantasy, horror, paranormal and all related genres). 


Films can be submitted in English or Italian language. We accept any other spoken language as well, but English or Italian subtitles must be provided.
By submitting your work to Fantafestival you authorize the use and the storage of the personal data hereby included. These data will be kept safely, they will not be given to third parties and they will be used exclusively for the intended purposes, which are the selection and promotion of works for the Fantafestival.


Should the work be selected, you authorize the public screening during the Fantafestival. You also authorize the use of the artworks and the pictures provided for promotional purposes and their inclusion in the Fantafestival’s catalogue.
You hold the rights indicated in article 7 of Italian legislative decree 196/2003: at any time you can ask which data of yours are in our archive, you can ask to remove them, to modify them, or to make them anonymous. The owner of the data is: Magnifica Ossessione, via Sant'Alfio 6, 00133 Roma - Italy.

Evaluation

Jury Profile
Jury Name Judge photos Jury Profile

Authorization type

    Exclusive Contract

Duration (several sessions)

    40

Film Festival Features

  • Red Carpet
  • Celebrity Guest
  • Filmscreen
  • Trophy
  • Copyright transactions
  • Certificate

Dates & Deadlines

  • 2019-09-14
    Submission start time

  • 2020-03-29
    Regular Deadline

  • 2020-07-30
    Late Deadline

  • 2020-07-30
    Late Deadline

  • 2020-07-30
    Submission end time

  • 2020-08-31
    Finalist notification start time

  • 2020-09-01
    Finalist notification end time

  • 2020-11-11
    Award ceremony start time

  • 2020-11-15
    Award ceremony end time

Categories and fees

  • Best fantastic feature
    Video length ：60 - 150
    Accepted submissions include movies, shorts and occasionally documentaries belonging to the fantastic genre (science fiction, fantasy, horror, paranormal and all related genres). Films can be submitted in English or Italian language. We accept any other spoken language as well, but English or Italian subtitles must be provided.
    By submitting your work to Fantafestival you authorize the use and the storage of the personal data hereby included. These data will be kept safely, they will not be given to third parties and they will be used exclusively for the intended purposes, which are the selection and promotion of works for the Fantafestival. Should the work be selected, you authorize the public screening during the Fantafestival. You also authorize the use of the artworks and the pictures provided for promotional purposes and their inclusion in the Fantafestival’s catalogue.
    You hold the rights indicated in article 7 of Italian legislative decree 196/2003: at any time you can ask which data of yours are in our archive, you can ask to remove them, to modify them, or to make them anonymous. The owner of the data is: Magnifica Ossessione, via Sant'Alfio 6, 00133 Roma - Italy.

    2020/03/29
    Regular Deadline

    Standard: 15 Dollar

    2020/07/30
    Late Deadline

    Standard: 15 Dollar

    Student： 15 Dollar

    Not available
  • Best Fantastic short
    Video length ：0 - 59
    Filmmakers may submit as many works as they wish to, as long as they have not been screened in Italy before January 1, 2018. All submissions are final. No refunds are provided.
    The submitter grants Fantafestival the rights to present his/her film to the press and to screen it during the festival days if selected. By submitting your film, you are granting the organizers the rights to screen your movie in the out of competition events parallel to the festival during 2019. The submitter is the only responsible for the content submitted.
    Films can be submitted in English or Italian language. We accept any other spoken language as well, but English or Italian subtitles must be provided.

    2020/03/29
    Regular Deadline

    Standard: 8 Dollar

    2020/07/30
    Late Deadline

    Standard: 8 Dollar

    Student： 8 Dollar

    Not available

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