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BIF&ST – Bari International Film& Festival

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BIF&ST – Bari International Film& Festival

where:Teatro Petruzzelli, Teatro Kursaal Santalucia, Multicinema Galleria, Teatro Polifunzionale AncheCinema, Camera di Commercio di Bari
when:March 22nd - 29th, 2025
address:Apulia Film House, Bari
c/o Fiera del Levante
Lungomare Starita 1
IT-70132 Bari
email:direzione@bifest.it
website:bifest.it/
deadline:February 15th, 2024
entry form:Online Regulations

The major aim of the Festival – under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic – is to promote, spread and highlight the best Italian and international cinema.
International Premieres – out of competition
Non-competitive section dedicated to Italian and international fiction feature films, with minimum running time of 70 minutes, preferably world premieres or absolute Italian premieres. Selected films – with a gala evening screening at 9.00 p.m. in Teatro Petruzzelli from September 25th to October 2nd – may have been presented at other major international festivals, excluding Italian ones.
International Panorama – competition
Competitive program – with afternoon screenings in Teatro Petruzzelli – reserved to 12 fiction feature films with minimum running time of 70 minutes, produced in 2020-21, absolute Italian premieres. Italian films must be world premieres. Selected non-Italian films may have been presented and also awarded at other major international festivals, excluding Italian ones. An international jury will confer the following awards:
Bif&st International Award 2021 for the best director
Bif&st International Award 2021 for the best actor
Bif&st International Award 2021 for the best actress

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