Regulation OFF15
XV Edition – July 15-22, 2023
- ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Organized by Sa.Li.Rò. ORTIGIA FILM FESTIVAL will take place on July 15-22, 2023, in Syracuse. OFF’s mission (acronym for Ortigia Film Festival) is to propose itself as a meeting place between directors and emerging young filmmakers, but also to promote and spread the different forms of audiovisual.
- SECTIONS
Competitive::
- Italian First and Second Feature Film Competition
- International Documentary Competition
- International Short Film Competition
Non-Competitive:
- Cinema Women
- Cinema & The Art of the Word
- The Voice of the Sea
- FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
Italian filmmakers’ first and second fiction feature films completed after January the 1st 2022 are eligible for this Competition.
Films which have already participated in or won other festivals are also eligible. The films will be selected with the final decision of the Artistic Director and a Selection Committee of the festival. Applications will be submitted by the deadline of April 30th, 2023, by filling in the entry form on Filmfreeway.
A Jury of professionals in film industry will be nominated by the festival to assign the following Awards:
- OFF15/2023 Best Film Award
- OFF15/2023 Best Actor Award
- OFF15/2023 Best Script Siae Award
The Audience Award will be assigned by the audience at the screenings.
- INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY COMPETITIVE
International documentaries (Italian and foreign) that are finished after January 1, 2022, are admitted to the competition.
The selection of the films in competition takes place under the responsibility of the artistic director and the selection committee of the festival.
Applications will be submitted by the deadline of April 30th, 2023, by filling in the entry form on Filmfreeway. The Festival Direction will nominate a jury made up of industry experts to assign the following Awards:
- OFF15/2023 Best Documentary Award
The jury reserves the right to assign any special mentions. The Audience Award will be assigned by the audience at the screenings.
- INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION
International short films (Italian and foreign) that were completed after January 1, 2022, are admitted to the competition.
The selection of the films in competition takes place under the responsibility of the artistic director and the selection committee of the festival. The maximum length is 15 minutes.
Applications will be submitted by the deadline of April 30th, 2023, by filling in the entry form on Filmfreeway. A Jury of professionals in film industry will be nominated by the festival to assign the following Awards:
- OFF15/2023 Best Short Film Award
The jury reserves the right to assign any special mentions. The Audience Award will be assigned by the audience at the screenings.
- SUBMISSIONS
- Filmfreeway.
- The submission includes a festival registration fee of 5.00 euros to cover secretarial expenses.
To submit a film to the festival, please include the following material:
- Synopsis (Italian-English).
- Description of Film and Credits.
- Poster and photo of the film in high resolution jpg, tif or pdf format.
- Biography and Filmography of the filmmaker (Italian-English).
- For the Feature Films: The Press Kit.
- Stream movie link with password.
The link to watch the movie in streaming must be valid until the end of the festival.
- TERMS AND SHIPPING DETAILS
The registration containing the requested material must be made no later than 11.30 pm on April 30th, 2023, the receipt of the email will be considered valid.
For more info: video@ortigiafilmfestival.it
- SCREENINGS and SCHEDULES
The screenings schedule will be communicated by ORTIGIA FILM FESTIVAL.
8.1 Short film and Documentary Section
Producers and/or filmmakers invited to participate will be notified by the festival and must be sending the requested materials ASAP (film stills, text, dialogue list, posters, trailers, clips etc.).
The material may be used in the Festival Catalogue, Festival Program, Festival Website, and may be made available to the Press for the purposes of promoting the film. Films must be received in DVD, HD or Blu-Ray no later than June 28th, 2023.
For screening purposes, we require the DVD to be in PAL format. Due to technical incompatibility, NTSC formats will not be screened.
- TERMS AND CONDITIONS
9.1 The producers or filmmakers invited to the festival are responsible for the submitted film and declare to have fulfilled any obligations towards third party Copyright holders.
9.2 The producer or filmmaker is responsible for all costs associated with sending the DVD to the Festival. By sending the DVD the producer or filmmaker accepts these Regulations in full, and, if they are invited, irrevocably agree to the screening of the film at the 2023 edition of OFF.
9.3 OFF will only pay the out-bound freight for films invited to the festival
9.4 By submitting the film and sending the DVD the producers or filmmakers agree with these Regulations.
In the case of disputes which cannot be resolved by the application of these Regulations, the Festival Artistic Director reserves the right to make the final decision. The Italian version of these Regulations is the Official version. The competent court is the Foro di Siracusa, Italy.
For enquiries or for further information, please contact the Festival’s Administration Office at: video@ortigiafilmfestival.it
