From July 10th to August 2nd, Filmitalia, the International Promotion Area of Cinecittà, will organize the Italian selections for London, Thessaloniki, Busan, Chicago, Tokyo and Haifa festivals.
RULES FOR ALL SELECTIONS:
* We ask you to let us know for which festivals you intend to submit your film by writing directly to the people in charge of the selection(s) you are interested in.
* Sending a single link will be sufficient if you participate in multiple selections.
* Films must be subtitled in English.
* Please note that for these festivals it is not necessary to register online and/or pay submission fees if you participate in the selections organized by us.
* All links must arrive no later than Friday, June 30th.
67th BFI London Film Festival (October 4-15)
Selection: Adrian Wootton (Program Advisor), in Rome July 10-13.
Eligibility criteria: films must have been produced in the 12 months before the beginning of the festival; films must be at least a UK premiere.
Responsabili selezioni: Griselda Guerrasio g.guerrasio@cinecitta.it / Annabella Nucara a.nucara@cinecitta.it
64th Thessaloniki International Film Festival (November 2-12)
Selection: Yorgos Krassakopoulos (Head of Programming), in Rome July 13-15.
Eligibility criteria: films/docs must have been produced and completed in the 18 months before the beginning of the festival; films must not have had a public screening or a distribution in Greece (cinema, TV, online); films must be at least 60 minutes long.
Contacts: Cristina Cassano c.cassano@cinecitta.it / Erika Allegrucci e.allegrucci@cinecitta.it / Livia Azzolini livia.azzolini@cinecitta.it
28th Busan International Film Festival (October 4-13)
Selection: Seo Seunghee (Senior Programmer), in Rome July 16-20.
Eligibility criteria: films must have been completed after October 2022; priority is given to International and World premiere.
Contacts: Cristina Cassano c.cassano@cinecitta.it / Serena Mazzi s.mazzi@cinecitta.it
59th Chicago International Film Festival (October 11-22)
Selection: Mimi Plauchè (Director), in Rome July 24-25.
Eligibility criteria: films must have been completed after the 1st of August 2022; films must have had the premiere after the 23rd of October 2022; films must be at least a Chicago premiere; priority is given to US premiere.
Contacts: Griselda Guerrasio g.guerrasio@cinecitta.it / Monique Catalino m.catalino@cinecitta.it
36th Tokyo International Film Festival (October 23 – November 1)
Selection: Shozo Ichiyama (Programming Director), in Rome July 26-28 (tbc).
Eligibility criteria: for the International Competition, films must be longer than 60 minutes, never released in Japan and completed after the 1st of January 2023; priority is given to World or International premiere; films that have been distributed on platforms or with a home video commercial release are not eligible.
Contacts: Rossella Rinaldi r.rinaldi@cinecitta.it / Monique Catalino m.catalino@cinecitta.it
39th Haifa International Film Festival (September 28 – October 7)
Selection: Yaron Shamir (Director), in Rome July 30 – August 2.
Eligibility criteria: films must have been completed after October 2022; the Festival doesn’t select documentaries; the selected films must have partecipated at least in another festival; films must be an Israeli premiere.
Contacts: Serena Mazzi s.mazzi@cinecitta.it / Monica Moscato m.moscato@cinecitta.it