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[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”MedFilm Festival” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:70|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_empty_space height=”35″][vc_btn title=”participate” style=”custom” custom_background=”#db0369″ custom_text=”#ffffff” shape=”square” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.medfilmfestival.org%2Fen%2F|target:_blank”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”November 5th<\/sup> | 15th<\/sup> 2026″ font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:35|text_align:left|color:%23515151″ google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_empty_space height=”30″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/5″][vc_empty_space height=”20″][vc_single_image image=”12215″ img_size=”large”][vc_empty_space height=”30″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”22px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”32nd<\/sup> Edition” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:120|text_align:left|color:%23e5e5e5″ google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1623112790019{margin-top: -50px !important;}”]MedFilm Festival is the first festival in Italy dedicated to the promotion of Mediterranean and European cinema.<\/span><\/strong> Established in 1995 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Cinema and the Barcelona Declaration and based on the\"\" conviction that diversity is a value, MedFilm Festival encourages relations, cooperation and the development of the film industry between neighbouring countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

MedFilm Festival it\u2019s a grand tour starting from the southern shores of the Mediterranean and reaching the new territories of Eastern Europe, through the perspective of great masters and young authors who represent our time by redefining borders and establishing new landfalls.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each film represents the multiple variety of identities and cultures, an invaluable assets and a precious reserve for our future. If these assets disappear the whole cultural heritage gets depleted.<\/span><\/p>\n

THE OLDEST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN ROME<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

MedFilm is honoured of the Endorsement of the President of the Italian Republic, the Patronage of the Presidents of the European Commission and Parliament, by the support of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers – Department of Equal Opportunities, Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Foreign Affairs, Economic Development, Justice, the Lazio Region and the Municipality of Rome. It is recognized and supported by the Diplomatic Offices in Italy of over 40 countries, it is considered as a Festival of National Interest by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and it represents Historical Event of the Municipality of Rome.<\/span>
\nAwards & Prizes<\/strong><\/span>
\nOfficial Competition<\/strong>
\n– Eros and Psyche Award<\/strong> (2000,00 Euro)
\n– Special Jury Prize<\/strong> (1000,00 Euro)
\n– Artistic Expression Award<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

International Short Film Competition<\/strong>
\n– Methexis Award<\/strong> (1000,00 Euro)
\n– Cervantes Rome Award<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Rules & Terms – STRUCTURE OF THE FESTIVAL” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:24|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]COMPETITIONS<\/strong>
\n\u00b7 Official Competition – Eros and Psyche Award
\n\u00b7 International Short Film Competition – Methexis Award\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

HIGHLIGHTS AND SPECIAL EVENTS<\/strong>
\n\u00b7 The Pearls: New Italian Cinema
\n\u00b7 Lux Film Days in Rome
\n\u00b7 Glances From the Future
\n\u00b7 Short Films From the Jails
\n\u00b7 WIPS \u2013 MedFilm Works in Progress<\/span><\/p>\n

SPECIAL AWARDS<\/strong>
\n\u00b7 Valentina Pedicini Award – Best First Film
\n\u00b7 Lifetime Achievement Award
\n\u00b7 Koin\u00e9 Award
\n\u00b7 Cervantes Award Rome<\/span><\/p>\n

AWARDS and JURIES<\/strong>
\nThe awards are assigned by the International Juries appointed for each of the competitive sections. Jury decisions are unquestionable and incontrovertible.<\/span><\/p>\n

OFFICIAL COMPETITION<\/strong>: Eros and Psyche Award
\nThe Official section of the Festival is exclusively dedicated to fictional films and documentaries coming from Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries. They must have been realised after January 1, 2024 and have a minimum length of 40 minutes.
\nThe Jury of the official competition assigns the following prizes and awards:
\n\u00b7 Eros and Psyche Award for the best film (2000,00 Euro)
\n\u00b7 Jury Special Award (1000,00 Euro)
\n\u00b7 Artistic Expression Award
\nScreening fees cannot be requested for the works selected in this section.<\/span><\/p>\n

SHORT FILM COMPETITION<\/strong>: Methexis Award
\nCompetition open to short films coming from Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries, realised after January 1, 2024 and with a maximum length of 30 minutes.
\nThe International Jury, made up of a selected group of graduating film students and a group of prisoners of an Italian Penalty Institute, assigns the following prizes and awards:
\n\u00b7 Methexis Award (1000,00 Euro)
\n\u00b7 Cervantes Award Rome<\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25″][vc_separator border_width=”2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”22369″ img_size=”300×375″][vc_column_text]HIGHLIGHTS, SPECIAL EVENTS and SPECIAL AWARDS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

THE PEARLS<\/strong>: The New Italian Cinema
\nNon-competitive section dedicated to independent Italian productions: first and second fiction works, documentaries, short films.<\/span><\/p>\n

LUX FILM DAYS IN ROME<\/strong>
\nSection dedicated to European cinema, in collaboration with the European Parliament Office in Italy.<\/span><\/p>\n

GLANCES FROM THE FUTURE<\/strong>
\nShort films by the students of cinema that form part of the jury of the International Short Film Competition \u2013 Methexis Award.<\/span><\/p>\n

VOICES\u00a0 FROM THE JAILS<\/strong>
\nSection dedicated to short and medium length films realized by prisoners from Italian
\nPenitentiary Institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n

VALENTINA PEDICINI AWARD<\/strong> – Best first film
\nAward dedicated to the best first film selected in the Official Competition, Out of Competition and The Pearls: the New Italian Cinema.<\/span><\/p>\n

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD<\/strong>
\nAward dedicated to a protagonist of international cinema.<\/span><\/p>\n

KOIN\u00c9 AWARD<\/strong>
\nThe Koin\u00e9 Award is assigned to a representative of the world of culture, politics and entrepreneurship, distinguished for having contributed to the exchange, knowledge and respect among peoples, supporting the importance of researching and bringing out contact points and shared languages among Euro-Mediterranean cultures and peoples.<\/span><\/p>\n

CERVANTES AWARD ROME<\/strong>
\nThe Award is an expression of the collaboration between the Instituto Cervantes of Rome and the MedFilm festival, and is assigned to the most innovative film of the Short Film Competition \u2013 Methexis Award.<\/span><\/p>\n

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD<\/strong> Amnesty International Italia will assign the Human Rights Award to the best film on human rights.<\/span><\/p>\n

WWF AWARD<\/strong> (\u20ac1,000) WWF Italia will assign the WWF Award to the best film (feature or short) on environmental issues.<\/span><\/p>\n

BEST EURO-MEDITERRANEAN CO-PRODUCTION – FIRST AND SECOND FILMS AWARD<\/strong> (\u20ac2,000)<\/span><\/p>\n

REGISTRATIONS AND PRESELECTION<\/strong>
\nThe registration to this year edition of Med Film Festival is only available through FilmFreeway, with the following prices:<\/span><\/p>\n

20,00 euro for submission to the Official Competition
\nEros and Psyche Award<\/strong>
\n10,00 euro for submission to the Short Film Competition
\nMethexis Award<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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