The aim of SiciliAmbiente Festival is to promote independent documentary cinema and to encourage creative exchange and networking among the directors.
The Festival is divided into different sections:
* Documentary Film contest (minimum length: 31 minutes)
* Short Film contest for Fiction and Documentary shorts (maximum length 30 minutes)
* Animated short film contest (maximum length 30 minutes)
* Overview of documentaries, fiction, short films and several tributes, retrospectives, seminars and panel discussions
Awards & Prizes:
Two international juries, composed of influential figures in Cinema and Culture, will award the following prizes:
DOCUMENTARY SECTION
* "Il Faro", ('The Lighthouse') Award for Best Documentary (€1,000 grant).
* "Il Faro", Plaque to the 2nd Best Documentary, consisting of a work of art made of recycled material.
* The Audience Award, chosen by the audience attending the Festival (a work of art made from recycled materials).
* AAMOD Award, consisting of a plaque and the free use of 3' of audiovisual material by the Labor Movement Archives (value of approximately € 3,000)
* “Human Rights Award” by Amnesty International Italy and SiciliAmbiente, consisting of a plaque.
SHORT FILM SECTION
"Il Faro", ('The Lighthouse') Award for Best Short or Animated film (€500 grant).
* "Il Faro", Plaque for 2nd Best Short film, consisting of a work of art made of recycled material.
* “Special TTPIXEL Award”, consisting of 4 sessions of colour correction + the production of a dcp master. Total value of € 3,000.
ANIMATED FILM SECTION
* "Il Faro", ('The Lighthouse') Award for Best Animated film (€500 grant).
* "Il Faro", Plaque for 2nd Best Animated film, consisting of a work of art made of recycled material.