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Milan Shorts Film Festival was founded in 2023 by the minds of three young Italian cinema enthusiasts. It takes place four times a year in the historic Cinema Multisala Colosseo, in the beating heart of the stunning city of Milan.
Our goal is to provide a creative and supportive space that can allow artists from all over the world to express themselves through our mutual passion for cinema. We are constantly working to ensure you the best possible experience, by striving to give everybody an opportunity to be recognized and connect with producers, critics, press and fans!
TIMELINE
may - june - JULY
august - september - OCTOBER
november - december - JANUARY
february - march - APRIL
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Every three months Finalists will be announced several days before the cerimony. The winner of each category will be announced the day of the cerimony/event and will receive an AWARD and free publicity on our social media through posters, trailers and backstage photos.
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For each quarterly event, all the categories will have a shortlist (3 finalists for each category) from which a winner will be chosen.
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The winning short films (only MAIN CATEGORIES+SPECIAL CATEGORIES) of each season WILL BE SCREENED in the wonderful and famous CINEMA MULTISALA COLOSSEO (Piazza Cinque Giornate, Milano) with a LIVE AUDIENCE (and an average estimate of 100 people per event). Any expenses (travel, accommodation, etc) are NOT covered by the Milan Shorts Film Festival. The jury reserves the right to screen two additional short films of its choice from the finalists list.
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The annual winners of the MAIN CATEGORIES, SPECIAL CATEGORIES + Best Director, Best Actress and Best Actor will be announced at event IV together with the winners of the same quarterly event , and will also have a FREE interview space on our website.
CATEGORIES
• Best Short Film
• Best Animated Short FIlm
• Best International Short Film
• Best Italian Short Film
• Best Documentary Short Film
• Best Experimental Short
• Film-Best TV Series/Web Series Pilot
• Best Short Film Under 5 minutes
• Best Student Short Film
• Best Director
• Best Actress
• Best Actor
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Cinematography
• Best Screenplay
• Best Original Score
• Best Set Design
• Best Make-up
• Best Editing
• Best Sound
• Best Producer
• Best First-time Director
• Best Trailer
• Best Poster
• Best short screenplay
• Best TV series pilot script
RULES
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Short films of all genres with a maximum length of 35 minutes are accepted
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Completion date after January 2018
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The Festival Committee will inform participants within 72 hours with a free evaluation sheet
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The evaluation forms are not necessarily linked to the jury's final decision
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All non-English-language works must be accompanied by English subtitles, while Italian-language works do not require subtitles
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The MSFF may use trailers/teasers/posters or BTS for promotional purposes (but not release the complete film in any form or under any circumstances)
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Entry fees are non-refundable
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All rights to the short film are owned by the author
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Authors may not withdraw their work after the official selection
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Students must present a valid identity document
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Short films that do not correspond to the category will be disqualified
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All decisions of the jury are final
By submitting your film to MSFF, you authorise the exhibition of your work at the festival and accept full legal responsibility for the intellectual property of the film. The undersigned will indemnify and hold harmless the MSFF from any claims, liabilities, losses, damages and expenses that may be incurred as a result of any claims regarding copyright, trademark, credits, publicity, screening and loss or damage to the videos entered. If you have any questions or concerns, please write to us at our e-mail address. We will reply as soon as possible.
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