Corto Condorello is the first short film festival produced by Piccolo America and Numero 10.
A unique opportunity for young directors and students, who will be able to participate and submit for free their shorts to an exceptional jury, chaired by Paolo Sorrentino. There are two sections in competition: under 35 and schools. The out-of-competition section is open to all. The selected short films will be presented by the directors at the Cinema Troisi, from 22 to 24 November.
Registration is free and open until 20 October.
RULES
The Festival consists of 2 competitive sections and 1 Out of Competition section.
The competitive sections are as follows:
• Under35 Youth Competition
• Schools Competition
In the “Young Under 35 Competition” section, female directors born before December 31, 1989 may participate.
In the “Schools Competition” section, short films made by schools, in any year, as part of the CIPS project – NATIONAL PLAN CINEMA AND IMAGES FOR SCHOOLS promoted by the Ministry of Culture – General Directorate of Cinema and Audiovisual and the Ministry of Education and Merit may participate.
Ten short films will be selected for each competitive section.
Out of Competition: given the Piccolo America Foundation’s desire to create moments of meeting between authors, cast and crew with the public, and in order to make the most of the works with the projection on the big screen, from the competitive sections “Under 35” and “Schools” some short films will have the opportunity to be selected in the non-competitive section Out of Competition.
In each section, competitive and non-competitive, short films from any nation and in any language may participate, provided that, if in a foreign language, they have Italian subtitles. All short films must have English subtitles.
The genre and theme of the short films are free. The maximum length must be 20 minutes or less (including credits). No music videos or video art works will be selected.
Only works that have been completed on or after January 1, 2023 will be accepted, except for participants in the “Schools Competition” section, who may submit works they produced at any time. Only holders of the relevant rights or individuals authorized in writing by the original holders may enter works in the Festival.
Short films may have been submitted in other festivals or online platforms at the time of entry. Each participant is allowed to submit more than one short film, as long as a single entry is made for each. Short films will be judged according to the category chosen by participants at the time of entry.
Submitted works must not contain advertising messages. Participation in the competition may be refused if the video materials are damaged or technically unable to guarantee a good public screening.
AWARDS
Under 35 Category
• Jury prize: The winning short film may become part of the MUBI catalog.
• Audience Award Small America Trophy
Schools Category
Piccolo America special prize euro 500.00 in educational materials
• Audience Award Small America Trophy euro 500.00 in educational materials
Out of Competition
• Piccolo America Special Prize – 500.00 euro voucher at Bar San Calisto (Piazza di San Calisto 3, Rome)
Jury and organizers reserve the right to award additional prizes in case of special relevance of the works.
DEADLINES AND MATERIALS
Registration for the Corto Condorello Festival is free of charge.
The registration process is completed by submitting works, in any format, through the Film Freeway platform.
The platform will also request the short film and director’s information needed to complete the registration process.
Entry into the Festival through the Film Freeway platform must be made no later than October 20, 2024.
In the event that the short film is selected, a screening copy in .mov File format (H264 or ProRes) or DCP, preferably via WeTransfer, otherwise on physical media, together with a data sheet, will be requested afterwards. Should the media be damaged or unreadable, the short film will be automatically excluded from selection. The Festival will not return any device received.
For the Young Under35 section, proof of the authors’ age will be required by submitting an ID on the Film Freeway platform. Only female directors born before December 31, 1989 will be eligible for selection.
Should the film be selected, the work will automatically be included in the Festival program, and it will not be possible to withdraw it from selection for any reason. For selected films, submission of the .mov File or DCP must be made no later than 3:00 p.m. on November 1, under penalty of exclusion from the Festival.
SELECTION
The selection of short films will be made at the sole discretion of a team of experts from the Little America Foundation.
Ten short films will be selected for each competitive section.
For the Out of Competition section, the number of selected works will be determined by the selection committee. Selection of a short film in the Out of Competition section will result in automatic exclusion from the other competitive sections – and vice versa.
Once selected, participants will be contacted by e-mail and will not be allowed to withdraw their works from the festival.
All persons who participated in the making of the selected short films will be invited to present them at the screening that will take place at Cinema Troisi.
The Festival reserves the right not to communicate with the non-selected. The Festival will send a communication only to those selected, which is why it is mandatory to include their email when registering.
THE JURY
The jury will be composed of leading figures from the fields of cinema, film criticism and journalism.
The president of the jury will be Paolo Sorrentino.
The jury’s decisions are final.
RIGHTS
Copies submitted to the festival may not be returned and will become part of the Festival’s archives and the Foundation’s video library.
The Festival management, in accordance with established copyright rules, considers the works received to be free of any artistic property rights or rights that might belong to third parties. By participating in the competition, authors agree to guarantee the Festival organizers against any action that might be brought against them by the rights holders. The Festival organizers shall in no way be held liable in the event of any disputes. The authors of the works are held responsible for the contents of their respective submitted works and the dissemination through them of non-original copyrighted music and original music and/or images.
ACCEPTANCE
Application for participation in the Corto Condorello Festival implies full acceptance of these regulations. If necessary, the festival management reserves the right to make decisions regarding matters not covered by these regulations. The Court of Rome shall have jurisdiction over any disputes, and the Italian version of these regulations shall prevail.
CONTACTS
If you have any questions you may contact the Festival through the email: [email protected]