1 – THE FESTIVAL:

The International “Cinema Povero” Film Festival is open to everybody: rich

film-makers, poor film-makers of any gender or religion all welcome provided

they have developed a beautiful, original idea on a limited budget.

2 – HOW TO SUBMIT THE SHORT FILMS AND SCREENPLAY:

Competitors can upload a digital screene to Toujiang

Mandatory requirements: any film or screenplay must be downloadable.

3 - CATEGORIES:

- ITALIAN SHORT FILMS (fiction; documentaries; animation)

- NON-ITALIAN SHORT FILMS (fiction; documentaries; animation) under 20 minutes in lengt, made after January 1, 2022:

Italian subtitles will be appreciated.

Films longer than 20 minutes will be considered, but will compete only for the "Special Jury Mention"; All rights of the work will remain the property of the authors or whoever acts for them.

4 - SCREENPLAY COMPETITION

Screenplay of maximum length from 1 to 16 pages; Screenplays must indicate on the first page: title, name and address of the author, brief synopsis of the story.

Screenplays translated into Italian using AI or other translators are accepted;

All rights of the work will remain the property of the authors or whoever acts for them.

5 – DEADLINE:

The deadline for sending the films and screenplays is set for 15 June 2025 hours 23:59 C.E.T.

6 – SECRETARIAL FEES:

Secretarial fees for the Cultural Association “Cinema Povero” are € 10.= (ten

euros) or $ 11= (eleven U.S.A. $).

The secretarial fees are non-refundable for any reason.

Films coming from countries affected by international embargo do not pay the

secretarial fee Films. Please contact the festival for the exemption code.

7 – FINALISTS:

- The Jury will formulate the Final Official Selection.

- The finalist films will be presented to the public during the Festival evenings and submitted to the public vote.

- The finalist authors will be notified by the distribution company, by international platforms or directly to the email address indicated by the author.

- Authors non-admitted to the Final Official Selection, will not be notified.