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Noto International Film Festival, Premio Mario Monicelli Alla Miglior Regia – IX Edizione 2025 (9)

Noto International Film Festival, Premio Mario Monicelli Alla Miglior Regia – IX Edition 2024

Deadlines

10 Feb 2025
Call for entries

21 Jun 2025
Final deadline

3
mths

09 Aug 2025
Notification date

08 Aug 2025
10 Aug 2025

Address

Piazza XVI Maggio, 1, 96017, Noto, Siracusa, Italy

Festival description

Short film festival >1' 25'<

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Does NOT have submission fees

International Festival

Physical Location

Production date: Any

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films >1' 25'<

Any language

Subtitles
Italian

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Festival description (Edition: 9)

Festival start: 08 August 2025 Festival end: 10 August 2025

Magnetic Film Association is proud to announce the short film festival “N.I.F.F. Noto International Film Festival” 2024 VIII edition
Festival is dedicated to any short movies created in any format and opened to all Italians and foreigner authors.

N.I.F.F will award the prestigious “MARIO MONICELLI” award for the best direction.

The technical jury appointed by the organizers of MAGNETIC FILM PRODUCTION will be composed of artist and workers in the field of cinematography, music and journalism field, chaired by film critic Giuseppe Liotta.

Prizes and qualifications

The winner of the absolute prize N.I.F.F 2025 will receive a sculpture of exquisite workmanship, designed and made by hand.

Best director of the Mario Monicelli Award: special prize
Best Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best scenography
Best Editing
Best Subject
Best Original Soundtrack
Best Actor
Best Actress:

Rules

Magnetic Film Association is proud to announce the short film festival “N.I.F.F. Noto International Film Festival” 2025 IX edition

Festival is dedicated to any short movies created in any format and opened to all Italians and foreigner authors.

N.I.F.F will award the prestigious “MARIO MONICELLI” award for the best direction.

The technical jury appointed by the organizers of MAGNETIC FILM PRODUCTION will be composed of artist and workers in the field of cinematography, music and journalism field, chaired by film critic Giuseppe Liotta.

Shortfilms must be not longer than 25 minutes. Deadline to apply shortfilms is 21 June 2025

The event will take place at Teatro Comunale “Tina Di Lorenzo”, Piazza XVI Maggio, Noto, SR From August 2025

AWARDS

The winner of the absolute prize N.I.F.F 2025 will receive a sculpture of exquisite workmanship, designed and made by hand.

Best director of the Mario Monicelli Award: special prize
Best Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best scenography
Best Editing
Best Subject
Best Original Soundtrack
Best Actor
Best Actress:

Artistic direction

Giuseppe Favaloro: regista, sceneggiatore, scenografo
Salvatore Lucchesi: produttore, musicista e compositore

SHORTFILM

Short Films >1' 25'<

Standard Fee 15€
-8% 13.8€
PRO 18% 12.3€

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21 Jun 25

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N.I.F.F will award the prestigious “MARIO MONICELLI” award for the best direction.

The technical jury appointed by the organizers of MAGNETIC FILM PRODUCTION will be composed of artist and workers in the field of cinematography, music and journalism field, chaired by film critic Giuseppe Liotta.