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Oltre lo specchio ()

Beyond the mirror

Deadlines

15 Apr 2021
Call for entries

23 Aug 2021
Standard deadline

20 Sep 2021
Late deadline

04 Oct 2021
Festival closed

12 Nov 2021
Notification date

11 Nov 2021
17 Nov 2021

Address

Cassiodoro 15, 00193, Roma, Rm, Italy

Festival description

Short film festival 40'<

Feature film festival >60'

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Genres

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Physical Location

Production date: Any

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films 40'<

Feature Films >60'

Any language

Subtitles
English

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Festival description (Edition: )

Festival start: 11 November 2021 Festival end: 17 November 2021

"Oltre lo specchio" ("Through the Looking Glass") International Film Festival is a popular showcase of the best SCI-FI and FANTASY movies from all around the world.

There are 4 main sections:

- a competitive section for full feature and short films ("Cine Futures") - with Italian premieres only;

- a non-competitive section for more experimental fiction and documentary movies ("Enlightments"),;

- a non-competitive section for more commercial and high entertainment features ("Little Futures"), especially focused on young adults, with Italian premieres only;

- a retrospective section ("Retro Futures") dedicated to a master of sci-fi and fantasy and to a special selection of movies from the past (Retro Futures is not open to submissions).

Along the screenings, there will also be other events like panels, masterclasses and workshops on sci-fi and fantasy literature, comics, tv series, videogames and on topics such as future urban development and the future of food.

Prizes and qualifications

"Oltre lo specchio" ("Through the Looking Glass") International Film Festival will have a jury to assign 6 awards to movies in its competitive section ("Cine Futures").

They are called "Premi Ciciarampa" ("Jabberwock Awards").

For Full features: Best Movie; Best Director; Best SFX; Most Innovative Movie.

For Short movies: Best Short; Most Innovative Short.

There is also an Audience Award for the best full feature.

Rules

The films submitted need to be Italian Premieres.

The submitters need to be the owners of the rights.

If you are selected the festival will not pay any screening fee nor will be obliged to invite the director or cast & crew.

Cine Futures

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

Standard 30$ 27.6$ 23 Aug 21

Late 35$ 32.2$ 20 Sep 21

Extended 40$ 36.8$ 04 Oct 21

Submissions deadline
04 Oct 21

Save up
2.4$

Submit

Sci-fi and fantasy narrative feature and short films from all around the world.

Enlightments

Short and Feature Films

Fee

-8%

Standard 30$ 27.6$ 23 Aug 21

Late 35$ 32.2$ 20 Sep 21

Extended 40$ 36.8$ 04 Oct 21

Submissions deadline
04 Oct 21

Save up
2.4$

Submit

Experimental sci-fi and fantasy short and feature narrative and documentary films from all around the world.

Little Futures

Feature Films >60'

Fee

-8%

Standard 30$ 27.6$ 23 Aug 21

Late 35$ 32.2$ 20 Sep 21

Extended 40$ 36.8$ 04 Oct 21

Submissions deadline
04 Oct 21

Save up
2.4$

Submit

High entertainment sci-fi and fantasy featurenarrative movies from all around the world.

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