Concorto Film Festival 2026
25th edition
1) Purpose
Concorto Film Festival is addressed to directors, cinephiles, both general audience and professionals. The purpose is to promote short films and to generate contacts among audience, directors, distributors, and professionals.
2) Organization, Place, Date
Concorto Film Festival is organized by the non-profit association Concorto and will take place in Pontenure (PC) at Parco Raggio and in several venues in Piacenza from August 22 to 29, 2026.
3) Entry Requirements
Entry to the festival is open to all sorts of short films, with no limitations regarding the theme and genre. The films should have been produced in 2025 or 2026. The maximum running time allowed is 30 minutes. In exceptional cases the festival organization reserves the right to accept films of longer duration. Acceptable screening format: digital file (Apple ProRes or H264).
4) Awards
There is a single competition open for submission. The short films compete for the following awards:
– Gran Premio “Asino d’Oro”: (2000 € and trophy)
– Special Jury Prize (500 € and plaque)
– “The Wave”, assigned by a jury of young cinephiles (500 €)
– Audience Award (500 €)
The jury can also award special mentions, with no cash prize attached.
The prizes will be awarded on the last day of the festival and cash prize by transfer.
5) Submission
Deadline is May 1, 2026. Submissions are only open through Shortfilmdepot with the cost of 6 €.
- Shortfilmdepot
1. Fill in the entry form on www.shortfilmdepot.com
2. Upload the film file with English subtitles. English language film productions are kindly requested to upload the film with English subtitles (or Italian subtitles, if available).
3. Submit the film for the pre-selection of Concorto Film Festival by May 1, 2026.
- Online screener (reserved to film schools and distribution companies, or film promotion institutions that would like to submit more than one film, by different directors. The organization reserves the right to not consider submissions that do not fill these criteria and do not respond to received emails containing requests that differ from those specified.): for more than 10 titles, 50% of the films must be registered via Shortfilmdepot with the the cost of 6 €. Contact us by email before May 1, 2026 at iscrizioni@concorto.com
6) Selection
Our staff will be responsible for the pre-selection and the final selection. The list of the selected films of the Official Competition will be published on the website www.concortofilmfestival.com by August 1, 2026. The films selected will be screened during the Festival. The screening schedule will be published on the website by August 10, 2026. The authors of the selected short films will be informed by e-mail. The authors/productions of the selected films will have to send in due time a file/copy for the screening, as well as a dialogue list with timecode. Failure to send this material may cause the exclusion of the film from the selection, at unquestionable discretion of the festival organization, even after the selected film list has been published on the website. Concerning the hospitality of film directors, details shall be provided at the time when the result of selection is announced. The works sent to be selected will not be returned to the authors and will become part of the Concorto Film Festival archive patrimony. They will be made available for screenings, events and broadcasts promoted by Association Concorto only for cultural, educational and no commercial purposes. The festival organization will inform the authors about any further screening of their works.
7) Jury
The Festival Jury, composed by representatives of the artistic, audiovisual and academic world, is responsible for awarding the prizes. The Jury decision is considered to be final and unquestionable. The organizers will make the final decision in controversial cases.
8) Non-specified cases
The participation in the festival implies that all conditions and terms described in the rules and regulations herein have been accepted. These regulations are available in Italian and English. In case of interpretation problems, the Italian version must be considered. According to the Italian Law 196/03 all data will be handled by the organizers for the sole purpose of organizing the Concorto Film Festival.
9) Contact and information
Concorto Film Festival
info@concorto.com