Selections for Cannes in March

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Selections for Cannes in March

On the occasion of the 71. Festival de Cannes (May 8th-19th, 2018),  Istituto Luce  Cinecittà - Filmitalia is organizing the Italian selections to be held at our offices in Rome.

GENERAL RULES VALID FOR ALL SECTIONS:
Only films that meet the following conditions will be considered for the selections:
· Films that have been produced during the twelve months preceding the Festival;
· Films that have not been released anywhere other than their country of origin;
· Films that have not been presented at any other international motion picture event;
· All films must have English or French subtitles.

SPECIFIC RULES FOR EACH SECTION:

Competition, Out of Competition, Un Certain Regard:
To admit a title it’s mandatory to do the online-submission within March 5th and send a dvd to Paris within March 12th. >Click here< for the entry form and postal address.
For the sections overseen by Lorenzo Codelli, who will be in Rome from March 18th to 23rd , films must be also delivered to our offices (address below) within March 12th.

Semaine de la Critique:
For Semaine de la Critique (open only to first and second features) the selections in Rome will be held from March 7th through the 9th, when selection Committee member Ava Cahen will be in Rome.
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 Semaine de la Critique films must be delivered only to our offices (address below) within March 5th.

Quinzaine des Réalisateurs:
Quinzaine des Réalisateurs’s General Delegate Edouard Waintrop and Secretary General Christophe Leparc will be in Rome to select Italian films from March 18th through the 22nd.
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 only to our offices (address below) within March 12th.

MATERIALS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE TO THE SELECTIONS:
A dvd or blu-ray, accompanied by an info sheet/pressbook (preferably in English) must be sent, specifying the festival sections, to:
ISTITUTO LUCE CINECITTA’ – FILMITALIA
Via Tuscolana 1055 – 00173 Roma (Italy)
Selezioni festival di Cannes

CONTACTS:
Feature Films
Griselda Guerrasio g.guerrasio@cinecittaluce.it tel. +39 06 72286323
Serena Mazzi s.mazzi@cinecittaluce.it tel. +39 06 72286326
Documentaries
Alessio Massatani a.massatani@cinecittaluce.it