In March, Italian Selections for Cannes

Deadline for Official Selection is March 10th

In March, Italian Selections for Cannes

On occasion of the 68th Festival di Cannes (May 13th - 24th, 2015), Istituto Luce  Cinecittà / Filmitalia is organizing the Italian selections to be held at our offices in Rome.

Films that are eligible for submission must be long feature films produced within the 12 months prior to the festival and which never had a public screening outside their country of production. All the films for all the sections must be submitted with English or French subtitles.

* Competition, Out of Competition, Un Certain Regard. The Italian Advisor for these sections, Lorenzo Codelli, will make his selection in Rome from March 9th through the 13th.
To admit a title it’s mandatory to do the online-submission within March 10th and send a dvd also to Paris: to fill in the Entry Form and find the delivery address, click here.
For the sections overseen by Lorenzo Codelli films must be delivered to our offices (address below) within March 6th.

* Semaine de la Critique. For this section (open only to first and second features) the selections in Rome will be held from March 16th through the 20th, when selection Committee member Olivier Pelisson will be in Rome.
It will not be necessary in this first round of selections to fill out the submission forms and pay the entry fee.
For the section Semaine de la Critique films must be delivered to our offices (address below) within March 10th.

* Quinzaine des Réalizateurs. Quinzaine des Réalizateurs’s General Delegate Edouard Waintrop and Secretary General Christophe Leparc will be in Rome to select Italian films from March 23rd through the 27th.
It will not be necessary for this first round of selections to fill out the submission forms and pay the entry fee.
For the section Quinzaine films must be delivered to our offices (address below) within March 16th.

MATERIALS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE TO THE SELECTIONS AND CONTACTS:
A dvd or blu-ray, accompanied by an info sheet/pressbook (preferably in English) must be sent to:
Serena Mazzi (s.mazzi@cinecittaluce.it tel. +39 06 72286326) and Annabella Nucara (a.nucara@cinecittaluce.it tel. +39 06 72286330)
ISTITUTO LUCE CINECITTA’ – FILMITALIA
Via Tuscolana 1055 – 00173 Rome, ITALY