𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 (𝐂𝐕𝐅𝐅) - 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 is an international festival in Southern Italy dedicated to 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐮𝐫-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

We champion cinema as an evolving art form: uncompromising narratives, hybrid languages, formal audacity, and personal artistic visions that challenge conventional storytelling.

🏆 𝐊𝐄𝐘 𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 & 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒
✦ $𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 (Grand Jury Prize & Best Short Film) + Official Trophies & Laurels.
✦ 𝐍𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲: all genres eligible (Fiction, Doc, Animation, Experimental, Music Video) up to 𝟑𝟎 minutes, including films already available online.
✦ 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝟒𝐊 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧-𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: theatrical presentation inside the historic Castello Aragonese, between the old town and the Pollino National Park.
✦ 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠: complimentary accommodation and meals (full hospitality) are provided for all officially selected directors, alongside Q&As, panels, and networking events designed to connect filmmakers with audiences, critics, and industry guests.

𝐀𝐓 𝐀 𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 — 𝟖 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐀
𝟏𝟑,𝟎𝟎𝟎+ submissions · 𝟏𝟎𝟎+ countries · 𝟕,𝟎𝟎𝟎+ attendees · 𝟏𝟑𝟎+ official selections · 𝟏𝟎𝟎+ awards presented.

𝐀𝐋𝐔𝐌𝐍𝐈 & 𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐒
𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐤 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐮 (Rotterdam IFF; Berlinale) · 𝐐𝐢𝐮 𝐘𝐚𝐧𝐠 (Cannes Palme d’Or) · 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐬 𝐙𝐨𝐢𝐬 (Semaine de la Critique) · 𝐆𝐮𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐯 (Academy Award®) · 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 (Clermont-Ferrand) · 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐨 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐨 (Venice Film Festival) · 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐍𝐭𝐢 (Academy Award® shortlisted) · 𝐉𝐞́𝐫𝐞́𝐦𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐭𝐞 (Academy Award® nominee) · 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐬 (Quinzaine des Cinéastes; Venice International Film Critics’ Week) · 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢 (Venice Orizzonti; Biennale College – Venice 78) · 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫 (Locarno Film Festival) · 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐨 (Venice International Film Critics’ Week) · 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 (Alice nella Città – Rome) · 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐞 (Venice International Film Critics’ Week)

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒 & 𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐒 💬
“If you’re a filmmaker and want to screen your film under the stars, Castrovillari Film Festival is the place for you.” — 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐤 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐮
“Passion and real understanding of cinema—world-class, truly diverse curation.” — 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠
“The best of international cinema in Italy.” — 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝟏𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦

𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂 𝐃𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
Curated for the 𝟗𝐭𝐡 consecutive year by 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐨 𝐋𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 (Venice International Film Critics’ Week) and 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞 (winner, “2 Agosto” Composition Competition). Produced by Associazione Culturale Chimera APS.

👉 𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐌𝐈𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐌 — uncompromising visions belong here.