Desenzano Film Festival

Desenzano del Garda, Brescia, Italy, Europe

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Desenzano Film Festival

Desenzano del Garda, Brescia, Italy, Europe

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edition

2nd

Contact details

Desenzano del Garda, Brescia 25080 Italy

25080

staff@desenzanofilmfestival.it

+39 347 053 0361

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About the festival

𝗔𝗡 𝗜𝗠𝗗𝗯-𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠𝗦

After our inaugural edition, Desenzano Film Festival comes back with its peculiar format to bring the best of world independent short cinema on Lake Garda, in a gala night and award ceremony in an 18th century theatre in the center of our city.

𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧, 𝗛𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗢𝗨𝗦, 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗥

In times in which emerging filmmakers without support struggle to emerge and to show they work to a worldwide public, our goal is to bring together in a prestigious location independent films from young authors, experimental shorts and international shorts, promoting a fruitful meeting between future generation directors and acclaimed professionals from the industry.

𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘, 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗨𝗦𝗦, 𝗗𝗘𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗘, 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪

During our Gala Night, our guests, public and jurors will have dinner together in the 18th century's Teatro Alberti in the center of Desenzano on Lake Garda, and watch the screening and award ceremony in an an atmosphere which promotes dialogue, exchange of contacts, debate and team building.

One day dedicated to brilliant debut filmmakers under 25, filmmakers from Lombardia and internationally acclaimed directors, in a heterogeneous symposium in which films are the topic of conversation and the chance to meet new people and future colleagues.

Experimental films will frame the event by being screened all around the theatre for all the duration of the festival.

𝗝𝗨𝗥𝗬

Franco Piavoli - Director
Born in 1933, he directed "Il Pianeta Azzurro" in competition at the 50th edition of Venice Film Festival and defined by Andrej Tarkovskij "a masterpiece in absolute solitude".

Ondina Quadri - Actress
Born in 1994, she won the italian Golden Globe in 2016 for the role played in the movie "Arianna" directed by Carlo Lavagna. She also works on "Capri-Revolution" by Carlo Martone and "Le notti magiche" by Paolo Virzì.

Maura Morales Bergman - Cinematographer
Born in 1979, she is the director of photography of the last documentary "Santiago, Italia" directed by Nanni Moretti. She also directed her own documentary "Entierros" in 2017.

Stefano Cravero - Editor
Born in 1977, Nominee David Donatello for editing "Nico 1988" by Susanna Nicchiarelli in 2018. In the same year he co-directed his own documentary "Country for old men" with Pietro Jona.

All our trophies are custom made by our partner 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶 𝗚𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶, a prestigious italian stone contractor that will craft unique black marble pieces.

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠
$ 1000,00 cash prize and a custom made marble trophy.

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟱
Custom made marble trophy, free stay, food and accomodation.

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗟𝗢𝗠𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠
Custom made marble trophy, free stay, food and accomodation.

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠
Custom made marble trophy, free stay, food and accomodation.

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬
$ 100,00 Custom made marble trophy, free stay, food and accomodation.

___________________

𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦
we will give away these category awards:

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥
Custom made marble trophy, free stay, food and accomodation.

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗘𝗥
Custom made marble trophy, free stay, food and accomodation.

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚
Custom made marble trophy, free stay, food and accomodation.

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗥
Custom made marble trophy, free stay, food and accomodation.

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘
Custom made marble trophy, free stay, food and accomodation.

About

𝗔𝗡 𝗜𝗠𝗗𝗯-𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠𝗦

After our inaugural edition, Desenzano Film Festival comes back with its peculiar format to bring the best of world independent short cinema on Lake Garda, in a gala night and award ceremony in an 18th century theatre in the center of our city.

𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧, 𝗛𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗢𝗨𝗦, 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗥

In times in which emerging filmmakers without support struggle to emerge and to show they work to a worldwide public, our goal is to bring together in a prestigious location independent films from young authors, experimental shorts and international shorts, promoting a fruitful meeting between future generation directors and acclaimed professionals from the industry.

𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘, 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗨𝗦𝗦, 𝗗𝗘𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗘, 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪

During our Gala Night, our guests, public and jurors will have dinner together in the 18th century's Teatro Alberti in the center of Desenzano on Lake Garda, and watch the screening and award ceremony in an an atmosphere which promotes dialogue, exchange of contacts, debate and team building.

One day dedicated to brilliant debut filmmakers under 25, filmmakers from Lombardia and internationally acclaimed directors, in a heterogeneous symposium in which films are the topic of conversation and the chance to meet new people and future colleagues.

Experimental films will frame the event by being screened all around the theatre for all the duration of the festival.

𝗝𝗨𝗥𝗬

Franco Piavoli - Director
Born in 1933, he directed "Il Pianeta Azzurro" in competition at the 50th edition of Venice Film Festival and defined by Andrej Tarkovskij "a masterpiece in absolute solitude".

Ondina Quadri - Actress
Born in 1994, she won the italian Golden Globe in 2016 for the role played in the movie "Arianna" directed by Carlo Lavagna. She also works on "Capri-Revolution" by Carlo Martone and "Le notti magiche" by Paolo Virzì.

Maura Morales Bergman - Cinematographer
Born in 1979, she is the director of photography of the last documentary "Santiago, Italia" directed by Nanni Moretti. She also directed her own documentary "Entierros" in 2017.

Stefano Cravero - Editor
Born in 1977, Nominee David Donatello for editing "Nico 1988" by Susanna Nicchiarelli in 2018. In the same year he co-directed his own documentary "Country for old men" with Pietro Jona.

All our trophies are custom made by our partner 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶 𝗚𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶, a prestigious italian stone contractor that will craft unique black marble pieces.

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠
$ 1000,00 cash prize and a custom made marble trophy.

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟱
Custom made marble trophy, free stay, food and accomodation.

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗟𝗢𝗠𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠
Custom made marble trophy, free stay, food and accomodation.

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠
Custom made marble trophy, free stay, food and accomodation.

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬
$ 100,00 Custom made marble trophy, free stay, food and accomodation.

___________________

𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦
we will give away these category awards:

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥
Custom made marble trophy, free stay, food and accomodation.

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗘𝗥
Custom made marble trophy, free stay, food and accomodation.

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚
Custom made marble trophy, free stay, food and accomodation.

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗥
Custom made marble trophy, free stay, food and accomodation.

𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘
Custom made marble trophy, free stay, food and accomodation.

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

We ask filmmakers and producers to accept simple regulations:

1 ‧ Free theme or subject;
2 ‧ Shorts must have a maximum running time of 40';
3 ‧ Shorts must be either shot in italian or have english or italian subtitles;
4 ‧ You can submit only one short per subscription fee: multiple shorts require multiple subscription fees;
5 ‧ Producers and/or author, if the short is selected for the final stage of the festival, must declare to be solely responsible for all rights regarding his work and must declare that the movie does not contain any third-party rights.
6 ‧ The judgement of the jurors is unchallengeable

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

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Early Bird (3rd February, 2020) $575
Late (24th March, 2020) $775

Films produced in any country with no limitations of genre under 40 minutes. $ 1000 cash prize. Officially selected directors will be invited in Desenzano and will have free stay and accomodation.

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Early Bird (3rd February, 2020) $5
Late (24th March, 2020) $7

Films directed by directors under 25 years old from any country. Officially selected directors will be invited in Desenzano and will have free stay and accomodation.

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Early Bird (3rd February, 2020) $4
Late (24th March, 2020) $6

Experimental or Virtual Reality movies without any limits. No narrative short Officially selected directors will be invited in Desenzano and will have free stay and accomodation.

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Early Bird (3rd February, 2020) $0
Late (24th March, 2020) $0

Films produced-directed by filmmakers based in Lombardia, Italy. Officially selected directors will be invited in Desenzano and will have free stay and accomodation.

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Early Bird (3rd February, 2020) $575
Late (24th March, 2020) $775

Scripts, both feature and short, concur for the same prize of $ 100. Only one script will be awarded. Officially selected directors will be invited in Desenzano and will have free stay and accomodation.

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