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Introduction to the film festival

The FERRARA FILM FESTIVAL is one of the fastest growing film festival in the World, hosted in the northern Italian City of Ferrara, a UNESCO World Heritage site that serves as an incredible backdrop for this high profile cinematic event. The Ferrara Film Festival, in just 4 editions, had big "movie premieres" in its competition with some of the major Italian and international movie stars. Ashley Judd, Alec Baldwin, Charlie Sheen, James Franco, John Travolta, Sharon Stone, Ed Harris, Wesley Snipes, Michele & Violante Placido, Primo Reggiani, Maria Bello, Noomi Rapace, Maria Bello, Tom Wilkinson... just to name a few. This is a global film competition that saw 10.000 people attending the 4º edition in 2019, that culminates in the Golden Dragon Awards Ceremony. Also includes movie themed collateral events, entertainment shows and an exclusive partnership with UNICEF. Ferrara Film Festival is the ultimate cultural and economical bridge between United States, Italy and the rest of the World, because is the first festival on Italian soil organized directly from Los Angeles, where its headquarter is based. This characteristic, thanks to the Hollywood experience and method of work of its team members, makes this event very innovative and unique in its genre... and very fast growing!(Sfilmmaker is our exclusive platform for cooperation in China, and we look forward to your good film.)

Awards

The awards of the Ferrara Film Festival are called GOLDEN DRAGONS, which recall the legend and mythological figure of the Dragon killed by St. George (the Patron Saint of Ferrara). Each award is made directly in Hollywood. For each edition of the Ferrara Film Festival 6 judges will be assigned to choose the award winners in all categories. NOTE: The Ferrara Film Festival Special Career Achievement Awards will be dedicated and given to prestigious personalities in the Film Industry. The “Golden Dragon” awards will be assigned in the following categories: • Best Feature Film “USA” • Best Feature Film “World” • Best Feature Film “Effetto Hollywood” • Best Documentary "USA" • Best Documentary "World" • Best Short Film “USA” • Best Short Film “World” ​• Best Short Film "Effetto Hollywood" • Best Director (all categories) • Best Actor (all categories) • Best Actress (all categories) • Best Soundtrack (all categories)

Rules

Genre ：Action Comedy War Science fiction Ethics Terror Thriller Violence Adventure Crime Family Music Love Magic Fantasy Shootout Suspense Youth Inspirational Literary Biography Western Drama others
Subject ：Unlimited
Video Format ：MPEG4 DCP
Feature Films (minimum runtime 59 minutes, maximum runtime 130 minutes) Short Films (minimum runtime 5 minutes, maximum runtime 30 minutes) • Films can participate to other film festival prior to Ferrara Film Festival, but must not have a public distribution prior to April 18th 2021. • Movies must have the exclusivity in Emilia-Romagna. Meaning that they cannot be presented in any other festival in Emilia-Romagna region. ​ • Each film can be any genre and from anywhere in the World. • Each film cannot be older than 2 years from the beginning of the festival, which means that we DO NOT accept films made before April 2019. • Each film must not have been released online... ever! (private screeners with password are OK).

Evaluation

Jury Profile
Jury Name Judge photos Jury Profile

Authorization type

    Exclusive Contract

Duration (several sessions)

    7

Film Festival Features

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

Dates & Deadlines

  • 2021-03-09
    Submission start time

  • 2021-08-31
    Earlybird Deadline

  • 2021-09-30
    Regular Deadline

  • 2021-10-31
    Late Deadline

  • 2021-11-30
    Extended Deadline

  • 2021-12-31
    Final Deadline

  • 2021-12-31
    Submission end time

  • 2022-01-10
    Finalist notification start time

  • 2022-01-11
    Finalist notification end time

  • 2022-09-10
    Award ceremony start time

  • 2022-09-18
    Award ceremony end time

Categories and fees

  • Feature Film
    Video length ：60 - 130
    Feature Films (minimum runtime 59 minutes, maximum runtime 130 minutes) Short Films (minimum runtime 5 minutes, maximum runtime 30 minutes)

    2021/08/31
    Earlybird Deadline

    Standard: 45 Dollar

    Student： 45 Dollar

    2021/09/30
    Regular Deadline

    Standard: 50 Dollar

    Student： 50 Dollar

    2021/10/31
    Late Deadline

    Standard: 60 Dollar

    Student： 60 Dollar

    2021/11/30
    Extended Deadline

    Standard: 65 Dollar

    Student： 65 Dollar

    2021/12/31
    Final Deadline

    Standard: 70 Dollar

    Student： 70 Dollar

    Not available
  • Short Film
    Video length ：5 - 60
    Feature Films (minimum runtime 59 minutes, maximum runtime 130 minutes) Short Films (minimum runtime 5 minutes, maximum runtime 30 minutes)

    2021/08/31
    Earlybird Deadline

    Standard: 35 Dollar

    Student： 35 Dollar

    2021/09/30
    Regular Deadline

    Standard: 38 Dollar

    Student： 38 Dollar

    2021/10/31
    Late Deadline

    Standard: 41 Dollar

    Student： 41 Dollar

    2021/11/30
    Extended Deadline

    Standard: 44 Dollar

    Student： 44 Dollar

    2021/12/31
    Final Deadline

    Standard: 47 Dollar

    Student： 47 Dollar

    Not available

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