From the 18th to the 22th of November will take place in Rome the Italian selections of the 70. Berlinale.
The director of the festival Carlo Chatrian and the delegate for Italy and member of Berlinale selection committee, Lorenzo Esposito, will be our guest at Istituto Luce Cinecittà to select feature length films for the upcoming edition.
From the 25th to the 27th of November we will host the new director of Forum, Cristina Nord, to select Italian films.
To be eligible for the selections, films must have been produced within the last twelve months (starting from February 2019) and only released in their country of origin.
For Competition and Encounters (the new competitive section) priority will be given to World and International Premieres. European premieres are the minimum requirement for Panorama, Forum and Generation.
Please note that for this year you don’t have to do any submission online and pay the fee at this stage.
To submit your film please send an email to g.guerrasio@cinecittaluce.it and Rossella Rinaldi r.rinaldi@cinecittaluce.it specifying the title, the genre and the director’s name. For documentaries, the contact is Alessio Massatani a.massatani@cinecittaluce.it.
Therefore, we ask that you please send us the following materials by Thursday, November 14th:
A dvd/blue ray or a link with English subtitles with the indication of which section you wish to apply for.
A Pressbook, in English;
Kindly address the envelope to:
Istituto Luce Cinecittà - Filmitalia Dept.
(Berlinale Selections)
Via Tuscolana, 1055 - 00173 Roma - Italy
Contacts: for feature films, Griselda Guerrasio g.guerrasio@cinecittaluce.it, +39 06 72286323 and Rossella Rinaldi r.rinaldi@cinecittaluce.it+39 06 72286325; for documentaries, Alessio Massatani a.massatani@cinecittaluce.it, +39 06 72286408.