The 14th edition of the Figari International Short Film Fest begins tomorrow evening in Golfo Aranci, with the screening of the first short films in Cala Sassari.

Over 30 titles in competition, coming from 26 countries and selected by a jury made up of important names from the Italian and foreign cinema scene, which this year includes Eduardo Scarpetta, winner of the David di Donatello 2022 for the film "Qui rido io" by Mario Martone, Michela De Rossi, protagonist of the film "The Many Saints of New Jersey", spin off of the successful series "The Sopranos", Kenan Music, Bosnian director and producer, director of the Omladinsky Film Festival Sarajevo and of the short film market Hvar Film Festival, and Christian Aviles, Iberian director winner of the Short of the Year 2023 award, received from the Short Film Conference for the short film “Daydreaming so vividly about our Spanish holidays”.

But at the Figari there are also special prizes dedicated to the best young Italian actors up for grabs: first of all the Beatrice Bracco Prize, dedicated to the best national performers of the new generation, which this year will be awarded to Matteo Paolillo, protagonist of the successful series " Mare Fuori”, and the Guglielmo Marconi Prize, awarded for 2024 to Pierpaolo Spollon, protagonist of successful TV series such as “DOC in your hands” and “Blanca”.

Recognitions also for the films in competition, selected from over 1,500 received from all over the world and competing in the four main sections National, International, Animation and Regional: among the most coveted are the Rai Cinema Award and the France TV Award, which will allow two short films to be purchased and broadcast by the two broadcasters.

The 8th edition of the Figari International Short Film Market will also be held from 17 and 18 June, the event dedicated to professionals in the short film industry which this year will see the major players discuss the future of short films in Italy and its competitiveness internationally.

The program:

Friday 14 June (9pm), Cala Sassari beach

Films being shown:

“La perra” by Carla Melo Gampert 14 min (COL)

“S'ozzastru” by Carolina Melis 8 min (ITA)

“Bye bear” by Jan Blitzer 10 min (GER)

“Blu” by Michela Anedda 12 min (ITA)

“On the 8th day” by Agathe Sénéchal, Alicia Massez, Elise Debruyne, Flavie Carin, Théo Duhautois 8 min (FRA)

“3MWh” by Marie-Magdalena Kochová 12 min (CKZ)

“Blueberrylands” by Lauri Karo, Veeti Hautanen, Marius Valtanen 10 min (FIN)

“Ciela” by Mauricio Sierra 15 min (MEX)

Saturday 15 June (9pm), Cala Moresca beach

Films being shown:

“Les Silencieux” by Basile Vuillemin 20 min (FRA)

“There is no friend's house” by Abas Taheri 20 min (IRN)

“Sincopat” by Pol Diggler 14 min (SPA)

“Les mains sales” by Julien G. Marcotte, Jani Bellefleur-Kaltush 17 min (CAN)

“The Film Might Be White” by Sebastian Johansson Micci 13 min (SVE)

“Little” by Meka Ribera, Álvaro G. Company 12 min (SPA)

Sunday 16 June (9pm), Lungomare di Golfo Aranci

Films being shown:

“Shooting watermelons” by Antonio Donato 20 min

“North Pole” by Antonio Corsini 15 min

“Group Photo” by Tommaso Frangini 17 min

“Pinoquo” by Federico De Mattè 17 min

“Red” by Lorenzo Puntoni 19 min

“Frarìa” by Alberto Diana 18 min

Monday 17 June (9pm), Lungomare di Golfo Aranci

Presentation of the Beatrice Bracco Award.

Following the screening of the films:

“Chello 'ncuollo” by Olga Torrico 20 min

“Agnus day” by Giuseppe Isoni 17 min

“Like the rain in the branches” by Juri Casagrande Conti 18 min

“We should all be futurists” by Angela Norelli 11 min

“Tourists” by Adriano Giotti 14 min

“Tilipirche” by Francesco Piras 18 min

“When I grew up” by Niccolò Salvato and Paolo Grassi 14 min

Tuesday 18 June (9pm), Lungomare di Golfo Aranci

Delivery of the Guglielmo Marconi Prize.

This will be followed by the award ceremony and screening of the winning films.

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