From July 8th to August 2nd, Filmitalia, the International Promotion Area of ​​Cinecittà, will organize the Italian selections for Busan, London, Thessaloniki, 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 28th.

29th Busan International Film Festival (October 2-11)
Selection: Seo Seunghee (Senior Programmer), in Rome July 2-6.
Eligibility criteria: films must have been completed after October 2023; priority is given to International and World premiere.
Contacts: Cristina Cassano c.cassano@cinecitta.it / Serena Mazzi s.mazzi@cinecitta.it

68th BFI London Film Festival (October 9-20)
Selection: Adrian Wootton (Program Advisor), in Rome July 8-10.
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

65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival (November 2-12)
Selection: Yorgos Krassakopoulos (Head of Programming), in Rome July 14-17.
Eligibility criteria: films/docs must have been produced and completed in the 15 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

60th Chicago International Film Festival (October 16-27)
Selection: Mimi Plauchè (Director), in Rome July 24-25.
Eligibility criteria: films must have been completed after the 1st of August 2023; films must have had the premiere after the 23rd of October 2023; 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

37th Tokyo International Film Festival (October 23 – November 1)
Selection: Shozo Ichiyama (Programming Director), he won’t be in Rome but we will send the links for the official selection.
Eligibility criteria: for the International Competition, films must be longer than 60 minutes, never released in Japan and completed after the 1st of January 2024; priority is given to World or International premiere.
Contacts: Rossella Rinaldi r.rinaldi@cinecitta.it / Monique Catalino m.catalino@cinecitta.it

40th Haifa International Film Festival (October 15-26)
Selection: Yaron Shamir (Director), in Rome July 29 – August 2.
Eligibility criteria: films must have been completed after October 2023; 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