Gaia International Film Festival - Storie di Terre e Cibo ()

Festival start: 29 September 2023      Festival end: 01 October 2023

Gaia International Film Festival is the place to talk about food and its territories, societies and peoples, traditions and memory, culture ...
A Festival that aims to promote the territorial identities of the whole world and to enhance their cultures and typicality through the cinematic narration of food and wine traditions.

At the same time, the Festival aims to promote and enhance the talents of national and international independent cinema to allow them a fruitful exchange of experiences, direct comparison with professionals in the sector and the expansion of skills, as well as to increase the possibility of making themselves known from a wider audience.

The competition is divided into the following sections:

1. FOOD, TERRITORIES AND SOCIETY
Food through the narration of the territorial identities in which it is sought, produced, transformed and the relationship of companies with production, research and transformation of food products; peoples, traditions, memory, culture ... awareness of the fragility of the planet and the need to preserve its balance through responsible individual and collective behaviors in the use of food resources.

Competitive section open to short films (up to 30′) from all over the world, not produced before 2019, complying with the theme of the section.

2. FOOD & WINE TOURISM
Food and wine tourism, a new way of traveling to know and understand other cultures through an experience of tasting the typical foods and drinks of the different territories.
Competitive section open to short films (up to 30′) from all over the world, not produced before 2019, complying with the theme of the section.

3. ITALIAN TASTE
And Pluribus Unus - Unity and plurality together, this is the magical mix of Italian "taste".
A sedimentation and a slow evolution of ancient knowledge and traditions have created the amazing richness and diversity that today characterizes the taste, the cuisine, the Italian food. The identity of a nation, its eight thousand municipalities, its language and its dialects, its histories, its products, its people.
Competitive section open to short films (up to 30′) from all over the world, not produced before 2019, complying with the theme of the section.

4. FOOD & WINE BRAND SPOT
The commercials are now recognized as real cinematographic works. This competitive section is open to advertising agencies, youtubers / bloggers from all over the world for audiovisual works, in the format of the spot, with a maximum duration of 60 ”, not produced before 2019, that advertise the brand of a company in the Food and Wine sectors or, through them, a specific territory.

The awards referred to the competition categories are:

1. Gaia Award for the best film on FOOD, TERRITORIES AND SOCIETY;

2. Bestgusto experience Award for the best film on FOOD AND WINE TOURISM;

3. Best Gusto Award for the best ITALIAN TASTE Film;

4. Gaia Blu Apple Award for the best FOOD & WINE BRAND SPOT.

Find, read and download the Rules and Regulations on https://www.gaiafilmfestival.it

On the official website you can find the application form too.

Submission of an entry to Gaia International Film Festival implies recognition and acceptance of Rules and Regulations without reservation.

All those who want to participate must register for free as a user on the Bestgusto portal (www.bestgusto.com). Once enrolled, you will be able to take part in the competition.
BestGusto is the main sponsor of the festival and Bestgusto.com is the app of italian restaurants and pizzerias, of hospitality in Italy, of italian chefs and sommeliers, of italian producers ... and much more. One app, multiple solutions.

Once a film being made available by its right owner(s) is selected, it cannot be withdrawn from the event.

Any producer/author may enter more than one short film. Each entry must be submitted as a separate entry.

Non-Italian language works must have Italian subtitles at the time submitted: film-makers submitting films with dialogue other than Italian must send a copy of the film with Italian subtitles and a dialogue list, if possible either in Italian and english.

Projects must have been completed after January 1, 2020