the Promotion Department at Istituto Luce Cinecittà is organizing the Italian selections for the 19^th edition of SIFF - Shanghai International Film Festival (June 16^th - 25^th, 2018).

Please find below the regulations:
COMPETITION - Eligible films should be:
* produced or presented in their country of origin after June 1st 2017,
* the film run should be minimum 70 mins,
* the film should not have been selected in the Competition section of any other International Festival,
* the film should not have been released in countries different than its country of production,
* priority will be given to World or International Premières.
DOCUMENTARIES COMPETITION - Eligible documentaries should be:
* produced or presented in their country of origin after June 1st 2017,
* priority will be given to World or International Premières,
* the film run should be minimum 70 mins.
ANIMATION COMPETITION - Eligible animation films should be:
* produced or presented in their country of origin after June 1st 2017,
* priority will be given to World or International Premières,
* the film run should be minimum 70 mins.

PANORAMA/FOCUS ITALY - Eligible films should be:
* produced or presented in their country of origin after June 1st 2017,
* the film run should be minimum 70 mins,

We inform you that if you choose to submit the film through our selections, it is NOT necessary to submit the film on Festival's website.

We kindly ask you to email us within Monday February 26th, 2018: the title of the film you would like to submit; the link of the film with English subtitle; the info sheet or pressbook in English.

For further communications please contact:

For Films (please write to both):
* Serena Mazzi +3906 72286326 s.mazzi@cinecittaluce.it
* Livia Azzolini +3906 72286330 filmitalia@cinecittaluce.it

For Documentaries:
* Alessio Massatani +3906 72286408 a.massatani@cinecittaluce.it