IV Firenze FilmCorti Festval

Rules and regulations

The “Associazione di Arte e Cultura Cinematografica Rive Gauche – Arte Cinema”, Florence, Italy, is happy to announce the 4th edition of its  International Cinema  Contest, dedicated to short films,  Corti Festival”.  The Festival aims at promoting the collaboration and competition between young directors

Festival has 3 diferent Sections:

Section 1 – Short Films

Section 2 – Original and unpublished Screenplay

Section 3 – Directorial Debuts (Prize Opera prima FEDIC)

Requirements:

Short films should not be longer than 40 minutes, included film credits.Each original Screenplay should be no longer than 200 pages

 4. Deadline for submission: MAY 31    Only works submitted within this date will be considered.  For members of the FEDIC the deadline is extended to 30 April 2017.

Applicants should send a fee of Euro 20 together with their work. Applicants who send more than one entry should add Euro 10.00 for each additional work.

Payments should be made through Paypal to the address: rivegauche-artecinema@hotmail.com , or via Bank Transfer to Rive Gauche Bank account:

IBAN: IT41X0200802832000103193977

Cod BIC/SWIFT: UNCRITM1R02

Applicants should send a fee of Euro 20 together with their work. Applicants who send more than one entry should add Euro 10.00 for each additional work.

Payments should be made through Paypal to the address: rivegauche-artecinema@hotmail.com , or via Bank Transfer to Rive Gauche Bank account:

IBAN: IT41X0200802832000103193977

Cod BIC/SWIFT: UNCRITM1R02

6. Applicants can send works to:

Mail their entries to: Marino Demata, Rive Gauche – Arte Cinema, Via Domenico Giuliotti, 3 – 50135 Firenze, Italy. (The association cannot take responsibilty for the postal service).

Or

online:  via WeTransfer to rivegauche-festival.eu

Applicants should send their work together with their contact details (adress, phone, cell, email) along with a short film description and curriculum vitae.

For further information please call +39 3287133951

The material sent will not be returned and will become property of the Rive Gauche’s archive.         Rive Gauche – Arte Cinema is responsible for, and in charge of, the preservation of the works and the protection of the participants’ personal data. The Material may be used in future events (Filmakers and/or film producers will be advised) and may be published to promote this contest on the Rive Gauche-ArteCinema blog  and Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin, google+  pages, with the authors’ consent.

The competitors whose works are admitted to the final event of the competition (30 June 2017) will be notified by 1st to 10th June 2017 via email and on the Rive Gauche-ArteCinema blog  as well as on the Rive Gauche-ArteCinema network page.

The film’s producers must agree to include a mention of the IV edition of the Rive Gauche Festival in all future promotion of their material , stating which section they participated in, and citing any prizes they may have won.10

Final event. This will take place in the centre of Florence. Applicants will be shortlisted by the juries . Travel and accommodation and other expenses will be met by shortlisted applicants.

The finalists works will be presented during the course of a two day event on 29/30 June 2017. The final schedule will be advised closer to the time.  The prize giving will take place on the evening of 30 June at the same venue.

Prizes: The following prizes will be awarded:

Section 1

First prize

for best  short film: € 500 Voucher for video production equipment , a work by a local artist, and a personalized plaque.  

Prize for best director:  A work by a local artist and a personalized plaque.

Prize for best script: personalized award

Prize for best soundtrack:  personalized award

Prize for best actor:  personalized award 

Prize for best actress: personalized award

Section 2

 First Prize for the best Original Screenplay:  Euro 300.00 voucher

Second Prize: A personalized award

Third Prize: A personalized award

Section 3: Prize for best debut movie.

First prize FEDIC for the best debut movie: A work by a local artist and a personalized award.

All participants will receive a parchment attesting their contribution.

13. Jury Members:

President:  Stefano Beccastrini – Cinema writer

Enrico Le Pera- Director winning film of the III Florence Short Festival

Luciano Nucentini – Rive Gauche Office

Riccardo Zampinetti – Rive Gauche Office

Maria Rosaria Perilli – Writer and critic

Giulia Spagnesi – Cinema and multiculturalism

Claudio Baldocci – multi-instrumentalist musician

Elisabetta  Malaguti – Designer

Ruben Chaviano – Musician and composer

14. The jury’s decision is Final