the Promotion Department at Istituto Luce Cinecittà is organizing the Italian selections for the 19^th edition of SIFF - Shanghai International Film Festival (June 11^th/19^th, 2016).

Please find below the regulations:
COMPETITION - Eligible films should be:
* produced or presented in their country of origin after June 1st 2015,
* 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 2015,
* 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 2015,
* priority will be given to World or International Premières,
* the film run should be minimum 70 mins.

PANORAMA/FOCUS ITALY: All films produced or presented in their country of origin after January 1st 2015 are eligible.

We inform you that if you choose to submit the film through our selections, it is NOT necessary to submit the film online and/or pay submission fees.

We kindly ask you to please inform us on the title you would like to submit, by sending us an email and a link or dvd of the film subtitled in English, accompanied by an info sheet or pressbook in English, within February 24th 2016, adressed to:

ISTITUTO LUCE CINECITTA’– FILMITALIA
Via Tuscolana 1055 – 00173, Roma (Italy)
SELEZIONI FESTIVAL DI SHANGHAI

For further communications please contact:
* Serena Mazzi +3906 72286326 s.mazzi@cinecittaluce.it
* Annabella Nucara +3906 72286330 a.nucara@cinecittaluce.it
* FOR DOCUMENTARIES: Alessio Massatani +3906 72286408 a.massatani@cinecittaluce.it