22nd Salento International Film Festival

About the Film Festival

22nd Salento International Film Festival
Duration (several sessions) 22
Submission end time 2025-06-30

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Salento International Film Festival is a film event held in the Salento region in south-eastern Italy. This festival is dedicated to promoting and celebrating cinema as an art form and as a vehicle for social change. His deep-rooted connection to the culture of film appreciation indicates a deep commitment to recognizing and valuing cinema as an expressive and reflective medium. As an international showcase, the festival offers a stage to films from different parts of the world, highlighting the diversity and innovation present in the global film industry. This allows audiences to discover vibrant and thought-provoking cinematic works that might not otherwise be easily accessible. Furthermore, the Salento International Film Festival's approach as a significant force for social change suggests that the selected films not only entertain, but also address important issues and promote social awareness. Cinema, in this context, becomes a powerful tool to spark reflections and discussions on society, culture and global issues. In summary, the Salento International Film Festival represents a unique opportunity to explore the richness of contemporary cinema, embracing the diversity of cinematic voices and recognizing the potential of cinema as a tool for change and artistic expression.Sfilmmaker is our exclusive platform for cooperation in China, and we look forward to your good film.

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Best Feature Film Best Soundtrack Best Actor Best Actress Best Documentary Best Short-Film: International Short | Italian Short | Women in Cinema | Iranian Short
Genre :Action Comedy War Thriller Adventure Family Musical Fantasy Suspense Youth Drama Documentary
Subject :Unlimited
Video Format :MPEG4 DCP MPEG
Feature films (over 60 minutes), documentaries (over 30 minutes) and short films (under 15 minutes). Films must have been completed after January 1, 2023. This does not apply to medium-length or short film entries The premiere of feature films in Puglia is strongly preferred. This does not apply to short films or documentaries even if a Salento première is preferred. The Festival cannot waive registration fees or grant discounts beyond those indicated. All works in non-Italian languages must have subtitles in Italian, works in Italian must have subtitles in English.

Categories and fees

Feature Films

Video length :60 - 100
We screen in digital HD format and DCP We need a clean (without Subitles) Movie HD file format H264 - mpg4, English and Italian subtitles format SRT (We will make the DCP for theatrical screening)

Earlybird Deadline2025/02/28
Standard: 49.7 Dollar / Student: 44.2 Dollar
Regular Deadline2025/04/30
Standard: 55.2 Dollar / Student: 49.7 Dollar
Late Deadline2025/06/30
Standard: 71.7 Dollar / Student: 66.2 Dollar

Documentary

Video length :40 - 200
Italian and international documentary (40 minutes or more). Italian films must have English subtitles, all other films, once selected, must provide the film for exhibition with Italian Subtitles and the subtitles file in English & Italian with time code in SRT format.

Earlybird Deadline2025/02/28
Standard: 44.2 Dollar / Student: 38.6 Dollar
Regular Deadline2025/04/30
Standard: 49.7 Dollar / Student: 44.2 Dollar
Late Deadline2025/06/30
Standard: 55.2 Dollar / Student: 49.7 Dollar

Children, Teens, Family

Video length :45 - 115
We are looking for films with content that offer multiple perspectives to children, teens and families of diverse ages, backgrounds and ethnicities. Narrative topics can span the entire range of emotions. Feature film running time limits are a minimum of 45 minutes and a maximum of 115 mins. Once selected, we require Full HD Movie file mpg4 and subtitles file in English with time code SRT format in order to translate in Italian.

Earlybird Deadline2025/02/28
Standard: 33.1 Dollar / Student: 27.6 Dollar
Regular Deadline2025/04/30
Standard: 38.6 Dollar / Student: 33.1 Dollar
Late Deadline2025/06/30
Standard: 44.2 Dollar / Student: 38.6 Dollar

Short-Films

Video length :0 - 15
Italian and International fiction, non-fiction short films. Italian films must have English subtitles, all other films, once selected, must provide the film for exhibition with Italian and english.

Earlybird Deadline2025/02/28
Standard: 38.6 Dollar / Student: 33.1 Dollar
Regular Deadline2025/04/30
Standard: 44.2 Dollar / Student: 38.6 Dollar
Late Deadline2025/06/30
Standard: 49.7 Dollar / Student: 44.2 Dollar

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