An international festival dedicated to the promotion and enhancement of short films dealing with the environment in all its meanings, Italian premieres and independent productions from all over the world. FFCF is a meeting point for emerging and established filmmakers, focused on sharing professional know-how and topics of great social and cultural importance.
Today, more than ever, a form of RESILIENCE, individual and collective, a form of survival to current events, is needed. A reorganisation of intent, for a new balance between man and nature based on respect. We believe that all art - and in this case film art - can provide the tools for this kind of active resilience. A creative look at the outer world and the inner world, where objective and subjective points of view merge, provoking questions and suggesting answers.
The theme of the Ferrara Film Corto Festival wants to relate to the great global and contemporary challenges, including climate change - which concerns us all, no one excluded - but also the radical change of lifestyle, of the collective model, of the dominant paradigm. A new world, but also a new music, as an expression of empathy and the most human emotions. Because we firmly believe that the environment is music, straddling harmony and disharmony. A symphony in the making, a soundscape in which we all participate, as solo voices, as orchestral players, sometimes as auditors.
The red thread of the event is represented by the theme ENVIRONMENT IS MUSIC, i.e. the exploration of the relationship between the sound environment and the natural environment, in an attempt to highlight the culture of the natural heritage, the sound heritage of each population and the scientific heritage that characterises contemporary innovation. Innovation is also the key word behind the screening of the films in competition, which come from all over the world and are united by their sensitivity to the social issues addressed.
Ferrara Film Corto aims to be a Festival of national and international character, whose attention is mainly devoted to film authors, underground professionals, artistic workers, "indie" filmmakers and enthusiasts who enrich the culture of cinema. Ferrara Film Corto Festival, as a cultural and social promotion reality, recognises the importance and centrality of meeting authors, of any age and origin, in order to give voice and prominence to the creativity of a constantly evolving sector.
To this end, the 7th Edition of the Festival envisages three categories of participation:
• "ENVIRONMENT IS MUSIC": a category open to national and international authors of any age, who will have to interpret the theme "ENVIRONMENT IS MUSIC" in a totally personal way, through the language of film. The category is open to any genre of short film.
• "BUONA LA PRIMA": a category open to Italian authors, or those resident in Italy, of any age, and dedicated solely to first works, with a free theme. The category is open to any genre of short film.
• "INDIEVERSO": a category open to any kind of short film, with a free theme, provided that it is an independent production. The category is open to national and international authors of any age.
The Professional Jury of the Ferrara Film Corto Festival will award the following prizes:
• Prize for the best environmental short film in the category "ENVIRONMENT IS MUSIC": €300.00 * and plaque
• Prize for the best first short film in the "BUONA LA PRIMA" category: €300.00 * and plaque
• Prize for the best independent short film in the category "INDIEVERSO": 300,00 € * and plaque
• Special prize plaque "#CLIMATECHANGE", dedicated to the theme of climate change
• Special prize "MUSICA INDIE" plaque for the best independent soundtrack
• Municipality of Ferrara award plaque for best documentary
• Prize plate for best actress
• Prize plate for best actor
• Prize plate for best photography
• Young Jury prize plate for best short film