Desenzano Film Festival - FilmFreeway How It Works Browse Festivals Log In Sign Up Desenzano Film Festival Desenzano Film Festival About Rules Reviews Photos Waiver Codes Only Waiver Codes Only Desenzano Film Festival Film Festival 4 Years Running Back to Festival Profile Desenzano Film Festival Film Festival 4 Years Running Back to Festival Profile Waiver Codes Only Post on Twitter Share on Facebook Event Type Film Festival Years Running 4 Years Key Stats Audience Attendance 500 Estimated Submissions 1,500 Projects Selected 15 Awards Presented 11 Contact Email +39 347 053 0361 Desenzano del Garda, Brescia 25080 Italy Website Facebook Instagram Venue View Map Teatro Alberti 49 Via Santa Maria Desenzano del Garda, Lombardia 25015 Italy Organizers Festival Director Matteo Delai Juror Franco Piavoli Juror Stefano Cipani Juror Giancarlo Soldi Juror Ondina Quadri Juror Claudia Sicuranza Juror Veronica Maffizzoli Juror Gianfilippo Pedote Other Festivals You May Like Sponsored Montreal Independent Film Festival View Listing Sponsored VENEZIA SHORTS ITALY View Listing Sponsored Venice Shorts View Listing Sundance Film Festival View Listing Slamdance Film Festival View Listing 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗨𝗦 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 Desenzano Film Festival is looking for films that are able to take us around the new world we're living in, through the eyes of independent authors of any gender, nationality, age and ethnicity. Selected films will compete in our iMDB-Qualifying competition and showcased in a gala night and award ceremony in an 18th century theatre in the center of Desenzano on Lake Garda. 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘, 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗨𝗦𝗦, 𝗗𝗘𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗘, 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪 We're committed to showcasing different genres and approach to filmmaking, from fiction films to documentary and animation. Experimental films will frame the event by being screened all around the theater for the duration of the festival. Over the years we have hosted films by Charles Williams (Cannes Palme D'Or), Dekel Berenson (Palme D'Or nominee) Louise Courvoisier and Lucia Bulgheroni (Cannes Cinefondation), Antony Nti (Oscar Nominee), Simone Bozzelli (Venice Critics Week Winner) Tommaso Frangini (Venice Critics Week nominee) Prantik Basu (Rotterdam nominee) and many other authors which later got recognized by major awards, along with filmmakers with their first films, students and independent producers. 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗝𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗥𝗦 During the years and this year too, we host: Franco Piavoli - Director Born in 1933, he directed "Il Pianeta Azzurro" in competition at the 50th edition of Venice Film Festival and 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗷 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗼𝘃𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗷 "𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲". Stefano Cipani - Director Born in 1986 in Salò, he directed "Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri" and 𝘄𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗱𝗶 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬. Gianfilippo Pedote - Producer Born in 1952, he's produced over 40 films like "Un'ora sola ti vorrei" by Alina Marazzi awarded at 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 and "Selfie" by Agostino Ferrente awarded with 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗱𝗶 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬. Giancarlo Soldi - Director Born in 1954, he's a film director 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝗗'𝗔𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼 for his films "Nessuno siamo perfetti" and "Cercando Valentina". Veronica Maffizzoli - Festival Director She's Journalist and film critic. In 2005 she founded 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗮 where she's the artistic director. Attends the main national and international film festivals and related markets. He collaborates with the organizational management of the Bfm and with various sector magazines Ondina Quadri - Actress Born in 1994, she 𝘄𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟲 for the role played in the movie "Arianna" directed by Carlo Lavagna. She also works on "Capri-Revolution" by Carlo Martone and "Le notti magiche" by Paolo Virzì. Maura Morales Bergman - Cinematographer Born in 1979, she is the director of photography of the 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 "𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗼, 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮" 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗡𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶. She also directed her own documentary "Entierros" in 2017. Stefano Cravero - Editor Born in 1977, 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗱𝗶 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲 for editing "Nico 1988" by Susanna Nicchiarelli in 2018. In the same year he co-directed his own documentary "Country for old men" with Pietro Jona. Awards & Prizes All our trophies are custom made by our partner 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶 𝗚𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶, a prestigious italian stone contractor that will craft unique black marble pieces. 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 $ 1000 in cash prize, Custom made marble trophy, free stay and accomodation. 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗗𝗢𝗖 Custom made marble trophy, free stay and accomodation. 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗟𝗢𝗠𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 Custom made marble trophy, free stay and accomodation. 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 Custom made marble trophy, free stay and accomodation. 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 Custom made marble trophy, free stay and accomodation. 𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗 Custom made marble trophy, free stay and accomodation. ___________________ 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 we will give away these category awards: 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥 Custom made marble trophy, free stay and accomodation. 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗘𝗥 Custom made marble trophy, free stay and accomodation. 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 Custom made marble trophy, free stay and accomodation. 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗥 Custom made marble trophy, free stay and accomodation. 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 Custom made marble trophy, free stay and accomodation. Rules & Terms We ask filmmakers and producers to accept simple regulations: 1 ‧ Free theme or subject; 2 ‧ Shorts must have a maximum running time of 40'; 3 ‧ Shorts must be either shot in italian or have english or italian subtitles; 4 ‧ You can submit only one short per subscription fee: multiple shorts require multiple subscription fees; 5 ‧ Producers and/or author, if the short is selected for the final stage of the festival, must declare to be solely responsible for all rights regarding his work and must declare that the movie does not contain any third-party rights. 6 ‧ The judgement of the jurors is unchallengeable Review Festival Review 4 Reviews Overall Rating Quality Value Communication Hospitality Networking Martin Monk A great and friendly festival staff that offered us the trip to travel, which we unfortunately could not take them up on. But a great festival in a gorgeous location and great films. Highly recommended! November 2021 Helpful Response from festival: Thank you Martin! Hoping to see you soon back at our Festival Federico Maria Giansanti Very good festival, even in this difficult period. December 2020 Helpful Response from festival: Grazie Federico! Hope to see you live this year! Dusan Kastelic One of the best European festivals. Friendly staff, and nice location, quality films and great audience! I was very fortunate to win this year's "Best Film" and "Audience award", which came as a very nice surprise. Highly recommended. September 2019 Helpful Response from festival: Congratulations Dusan on your award. We hope we will be able to host your next works! See you soon! Farid Yahaghi Proud to be part of the first edition of this amazing festival. I will surely submit my film for the next edition. September 2019 Helpful Response from festival: Thank you Farid! We're looking forward to seeing your new work! Add to List Dates & Deadlines October 21, 2021 Opening Date October 26, 2021 Ettore Scola Deadline December 3, 2021 Roman Polanski Deadline January 3, 2022 Ulrich Seidl Deadline February 4, 2022 Fatih Akin Deadline March 3, 2022 Bernardo Bertolucci Deadline April 3, 2022 Park Chan-wook Deadline May 3, 2022 David Lynch Deadline June 3, 2022 Bertrand Mandico Deadline July 3, 2022 Gaspar Noè Deadline August 15, 2022 Lars Von Trier Deadline September 9, 2022 Notification Date October 8 – 9, 2022 Event Date Categories & Fees 𝘋𝘍𝘍 2021 🛆 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 Films produced in any country with no limitations of genre under 40 minutes. $ 1000 cash prize main competition Officially selected directors will be invited in Desenzano and will have free stay and accomodation. Ettore Scola Deadline Standard: $2.90 Gold Members: $1.90 Roman Polanski Deadline Standard: $3.90 Gold Members: $2.90 Ulrich Seidl Deadline Standard: $4.90 Gold Members: $3 Fatih Akin Deadline Standard: $5.90 Gold Members: $4 Bernardo Bertolucci Deadline Standard: $6.90 Gold Members: $5 Park Chan-wook Deadline Standard: $7.90 Gold Members: $6.90 David Lynch Deadline Standard: $8 Gold Members: $7 Bertrand Mandico Deadline Standard: $8.90 Gold Members: $7.90 Gaspar Noè Deadline Standard: $8.90 Gold Members: $7.90 Lars Von Trier Deadline Standard: $14.50 Gold Members: $13 Waiver Codes Only 𝘋𝘍𝘍 2021 🛆 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗗𝗢𝗖 Documentary films produced in any country with no limitations of genre under 40 minutes. $ 1000 cash prize main competition. Officially selected directors will be invited in Desenzano and will have free stay and accomodation. Ettore Scola Deadline Standard: $2.90 Gold Members: $1.90 Roman Polanski Deadline Standard: $3.90 Gold Members: $2.90 Ulrich Seidl Deadline Standard: $4 Gold Members: $3 Fatih Akin Deadline Standard: $5.90 Gold Members: $4.90 Bernardo Bertolucci Deadline Standard: $6.90 Gold Members: $5.90 Park Chan-wook Deadline Standard: $7.90 Gold Members: $6.90 David Lynch Deadline Standard: $8 Gold Members: $7 Bertrand Mandico Deadline Standard: $8.90 Gold Members: $7.90 Gaspar Noè Deadline Standard: $8.90 Gold Members: $7.90 Lars Von Trier Deadline Standard: $14.50 Gold Members: $13 Waiver Codes Only 𝘋𝘍𝘍 2021 🛆 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 Animation films produced in any country with no limitations of genre under 40 minutes. $ 1000 cash prize main competition Officially selected directors will be invited in Desenzano and will have free stay and accomodation. Ettore Scola Deadline Standard: $2.90 Gold Members: $1.90 Roman Polanski Deadline Standard: $3.90 Gold Members: $2.90 Ulrich Seidl Deadline Standard: $4 Gold Members: $3 Fatih Akin Deadline Standard: $5.90 Gold Members: $4.90 Bernardo Bertolucci Deadline Standard: $6.90 Gold Members: $5.90 Park Chan-wook Deadline Standard: $7.90 Gold Members: $6.90 David Lynch Deadline Standard: $8 Gold Members: $7 Bertrand Mandico Deadline Standard: $8.90 Gold Members: $7.90 Gaspar Noè Deadline Standard: $8.90 Gold Members: $7.90 Lars Von Trier Deadline Standard: $14.50 Gold Members: $13 Waiver Codes Only 𝘋𝘍𝘍 2021 🛆 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 Experimental or Virtual Reality movies without any limits. No narrative short Officially selected directors will be invited in Desenzano and will have free stay and accomodation. Ettore Scola Deadline Standard: $3.90 Gold Members: $2 Roman Polanski Deadline Standard: $4 Gold Members: $3 Ulrich Seidl Deadline Standard: $5 Gold Members: $4 Fatih Akin Deadline Standard: $6.90 Gold Members: $5.90 Bernardo Bertolucci Deadline Standard: $7.90 Gold Members: $6.90 Park Chan-wook Deadline Standard: $8 Gold Members: $7 David Lynch Deadline Standard: $8 Gold Members: $7 Bertrand Mandico Deadline Standard: $8.90 Gold Members: $7.90 Gaspar Noè Deadline Standard: $8.90 Gold Members: $7.90 Lars Von Trier Deadline Standard: $14.50 Gold Members: $13 Waiver Codes Only 𝘋𝘍𝘍 2021 🛆 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗟𝗢𝗠𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 Films produced-directed by filmmakers based in Lombardia, Italy. Officially selected directors will be invited in Desenzano and will have free stay and accomodation. Ettore Scola Deadline Standard: $5.50 Student: $3.50 Gold Members: $4.50 Roman Polanski Deadline Standard: $5.50 Student: $3.50 Gold Members: $4.50 Ulrich Seidl Deadline Standard: $5.50 Student: $3.50 Gold Members: $4.50 Fatih Akin Deadline Standard: $5.50 Student: $3.50 Gold Members: $4.50 Bernardo Bertolucci Deadline Standard: $5.50 Student: $3.50 Gold Members: $4.50 Park Chan-wook Deadline Standard: $5.50 Student: $3.50 Gold Members: $4.50 David Lynch Deadline Standard: $5.50 Student: $3.50 Gold Members: $4.50 Bertrand Mandico Deadline Standard: $5.50 Student: $3.50 Gold Members: $4.50 Gaspar Noè Deadline Standard: $5.50 Student: $3.50 Gold Members: $4.50 Lars Von Trier Deadline Standard: $5.50 Student: $3.50 Gold Members: $4.50 Waiver Codes Only Other Festivals You May Like Sponsored Montreal Independent Film Festival View Listing Sponsored VENEZIA SHORTS ITALY View Listing Sponsored Venice Shorts View Listing Sundance Film Festival View Listing Slamdance Film Festival View Listing Post on Twitter Share on Facebook Event Type Film Festival Years Running 4 Years Key Stats Audience Attendance 500 Estimated Submissions 1,500 Projects Selected 15 Awards Presented 11 Contact Email +39 347 053 0361 Desenzano del Garda, Brescia 25080 Italy Website Facebook Instagram Venue View Map Teatro Alberti 49 Via Santa Maria Desenzano del Garda, Lombardia 25015 Italy Organizers Festival Director Matteo Delai Juror Franco Piavoli Juror Stefano Cipani Juror Giancarlo Soldi Juror Ondina Quadri Juror Claudia Sicuranza Juror Veronica Maffizzoli Juror Gianfilippo Pedote Other Festivals You May Like Sponsored Montreal Independent Film Festival View Listing Sponsored VENEZIA SHORTS ITALY View Listing Sponsored Venice Shorts View Listing Sundance Film Festival View Listing Slamdance Film Festival View Listing Waiver Codes Only Upload Photo Remove Cover Photo How It Works Browse Festivals Testimonials Benefits Blog Help Contact Terms Privacy Logos © FilmFreeway Log In with Facebook Log In with Google or Forgot Password? 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