The short films shall not exceed the duration of 20 minutes and must be submitted no later than 15 August 2020. Participation is open to any genre, provided that the work deals, either explicitly or metaphorically, with the theme of mental health.
The 10 selected films will be announced privately to the directors on 7 September 2020. The official communication will published on 3 October 2020.
The final event will take place in Modena in December 2020 at the Cinema Astra (Via Francesco Rismondo 21, Modena).
If it is necessary to proceed to an online event (due to the international health emergency), the selected will be notified in time of this eventuality.
After the screening of out of competition short films, the technical jury award and the people’s choice award will be assigned.
The TECHNICAL JURY will be composed of representatives of: Ucca Nazionale, Arci Modena, Mental Health Department of Modena, University of Modena, Idee in circolo Association, Nonantola Film Festival, EnnesimoFilmFestival, CortiVivi, Le parole Ritrovate Nazionale, Forum Salute Mentale.
Furthermore, the technical jury is entitled to award special mentions to any other video included in the official selection. The awarded as well as the selected films will be screened on the occasion of non-profit cultural initiatives that will ensure maximum visibility to the works.
The POPULAR JURY will be composed of the audience present during the screenings. In the case of an online event, the new voting method will be communicated to the selected ones.
REQUIRED MATERIALS (to be sent no later than 2 October 2020)
The 10 selected films will be contacted by an e-mail requesting the following materials:
- photo and biography of the director
- brief synopsis of the short film
- notification in case of international or Italian première at the time of the selection
- fullHD video file (mp4 or mov) with English subtitles
- fullHD video file (mp4 or mov) without subtitles
- any other useful file (srt or ssa or word), such as the list of dialogues or the English subtitles track