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Roma Short Film Festival (3)

Deadlines

15 Dec 2024
Call for entries

31 May 2025
Final deadline

1
mth

03 Jun 2025
Notification date

05 Jun 2025
07 Jun 2025

Address

Via Massaciuccoli, 31, 00199, Roma, Roma, Italy

Festival description

Short film festival >1' 50'<

Feature film festival >50'

Festival requirements

Film festival

Fiction

Documentary

Animation

Fantastic

Terror

Experimental

Music Video

Other

Any Genre

Any Theme

Has submission fees

International Festival

Physical Location

Production date: Any

Production countries: Any

Shooting countries: Any

Director nationalities: Any

Debut Films

School projects

Short Films >1' 50'<

Feature Films >50'

Any language

Subtitles
English

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Festival description (Edition: 3)

Festival start: 05 June 2025 Festival end: 07 June 2025

Roma Short Film Festival is a newly-founded festival based in Rome (Italy) that aims to create an opportunity for emerging filmmakers. Our goal is to support low budget and underground films that create new experiences and narrate unique stories with limited resources. Understanding how filmmakers around the world work, how young filmmakers get creative to get past the obstacles of production, and how their attempts can lead to a new form of cinema are among the things we care about. We strive to play a small role in the emergence of the new generation in the world of independent filmmaking by helping young filmmakers, actors, cinematographers, editors and producers to be heard and to get their messages across.

Rules

Each submission must be accompanied by a submission fee paid in full and a working screener in order to be considered. Once we have all the necessary materials, the submission will be marked “In Consideration”.

It is the submitter’s responsibility to make sure that all submission requirements are met. If your film has not been listed “In Consideration” 7 business days after submission, please contact us to find out what is needed to move your film into consideration.

All projects must be submitted via a secure online screener - either as a password-protected Vimeo, link attached to your submission or uploaded directly to Festhome.

Online screeners must be available to stream; we do not accept any films that must be downloaded.

In any case, we will need an English subtitle srt file.

Short Films Main Competition

Short Films 50'<

Standard Fee 45$
-8% 41.4$
PRO 33% 30.15$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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This category is for short films only; films with a runtime of 50 minutes or less. The films in this category will be eligible for the main competition for short films.

Best MicroFilm

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 30$
-8% 27.6$
PRO 33% 20.1$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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Feature Films Competition

Short and Feature Films >50'

Standard Fee 55$
-8% 50.6$
PRO 33% 36.85$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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18.15$

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Student Films

Short Films 50'<

Standard Fee 30$
-8% 27.6$
PRO 33% 20.1$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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Short Documentary

Short Films 50'<

Standard Fee 40$
-8% 36.8$
PRO 33% 26.8$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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13.2$

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Feature Documentary Films Competition

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 50$
-8% 46$
PRO 33% 33.5$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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Experimental Films

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 40$
-8% 36.8$
PRO 33% 26.8$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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13.2$

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This category is exclusive for experimental short films that have a runtime of 50 minutes or less.

Women Empowerment

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 45$
-8% 41.4$
PRO 33% 30.15$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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This category is dedicated to films that have women as their center, and deal with female characters and their everyday struggles. There's three section to this category; documentary, short and feature films, and each category will have a winner separately.

Animations

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 35$
-8% 32.2$
PRO 33% 23.45$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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First Time Filmmakers

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 30$
-8% 27.6$
PRO 33% 20.1$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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LGBT Film

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 35$
-8% 32.2$
PRO 33% 23.45$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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War Film

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 45$
-8% 41.4$
PRO 33% 30.15$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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Best Actress

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 35$
-8% 32.2$
PRO 33% 23.45$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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Best Actor

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 35$
-8% 32.2$
PRO 33% 23.45$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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Best Editing

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 25$
-8% 23$
PRO 33% 16.75$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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Best Script

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 35$
-8% 32.2$
PRO 33% 23.45$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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Best Film Score

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 25$
-8% 23$
PRO 33% 16.75$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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Best Sci-Fi

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 35$
-8% 32.2$
PRO 33% 23.45$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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Best Thriller

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 35$
-8% 32.2$
PRO 33% 23.45$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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Best Horror

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 35$
-8% 32.2$
PRO 33% 23.45$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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Best Comedy

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 35$
-8% 32.2$
PRO 33% 23.45$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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Best Sports Films

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 45$
-8% 41.4$
PRO 33% 30.15$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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14.85$

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Music Video

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 25$
-8% 23$
PRO 33% 16.75$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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8.25$

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Best Web-series / TV series

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 45$
-8% 41.4$
PRO 33% 30.15$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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14.85$

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Virtual Reality

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 30$
-8% 27.6$
PRO 33% 20.1$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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9.9$

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Religion & Faith

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 45$
-8% 41.4$
PRO 33% 30.15$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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This category is for films that deal with religious themes and topics such as God, faith, spirituality and etc. Both short and feature films will be eligible for this category.

Best Dance Film

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 35$
-8% 32.2$
PRO 33% 23.45$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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Best Director

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 35$
-8% 32.2$
PRO 33% 23.45$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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Best Trailer

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 15$
-8% 13.8$
PRO 33% 10.05$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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Best Cinematography

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 35$
-8% 32.2$
PRO 33% 23.45$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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All About Cities

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 45$
-8% 41.4$
PRO 33% 30.15$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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A category for films that focus on urban life and show various aspects of life in cities around the world and will feature streets, buildings, architecture and anything else that is related to the urban experience.

Best DisABILITY Film

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 30$
-8% 27.6$
PRO 33% 20.1$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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This category is for scripts and films of any type, topic, or length focusing on people with physical or intellectual disabilities as well as people involved in social care and education.

All Categories

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 170$
-8% 156.4$
PRO 33% 113.9$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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56.1$

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Tiny Superstars

Short and Feature Films

Standard Fee 30$
-8% 27.6$
PRO 33% 20.1$

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Submissions deadline
31 May 25

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9.9$

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This category aims to empower young talents, interested and active in filmmaking, acting, story-telling, and animation and encourage competition.

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