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Giornate degli Autori Call for Submissions

April 7, 2023
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The 20th of Giornate degli Autori, promoted by ANAC (The National Association of Filmmakers) and by the authors of Associazione 100autori, will take place in September 2023, during the 80. Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica di Venezia.

With the exception of special cases, all feature films submitted to Giornate degli Autori must fulfill the following requirements:
1) only features and documentaries longer than 60 minutes are eligible;
2) films must have been produced after September 30, 2022;
3) if selected, films must be screened during the festival in DCP;
4) films already theatrically released or distributed in home video or broadcasted on television or streamed on Internet are not eligible;
5) films presented, out of their country of origin, to any International festival or major film event (except in the context of only one film market), are not eligible. Priority will be given to films in absolute world premiere;
6) films that have been already submitted with negative result to the selection of the 2022 edition are not eligible;
7) European films must be World Premieres. 

Deadline for submissions is Friday, June 16th 2023.

Full details.

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