14th Religion Today Film Festival
Regulations Article 1
"Religion Today Film Festival" is conceived and organized by the cultural nonprofit Association "Bianconero", located in Trento - Italy, as an international and itinerant festival dedicated to religious cinema for a culture of dialogue and peace.

The 14th edition of the Festival will take place in October 2011 in Trento and its province, Rome, Milan, Bolzano/Bozen, Bassano (VI), Nomadelfia (GR) and Teggiano (SA). As an integral part of the edition, in the following months a selection of the films could be presented in Rome and S. Angelo a Fasanella (SA), where some special awards of the Festival could be assigned. The dates will be announced on the Festival's web site at the following address: http://www.religionfilm.com/programmaENG.htm.


Article 2
Feature and animation films, short fiction films, documentaries and television reportages will be accepted in the following areas:

  • » The religious dimension today
  • » Inter-religious relations and dialogue
  • » Testimonies of religious faith
  • » Religious ethnography and anthropology
  • » Theme of the year 2011: "Poverty. Problem or opportunity?"
Taking part is free of charge.


Article 3
Only films produced during the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 will be admitted.
Films presented in previous years of the Festival are not eligible for the competition.


Article 4
The 14th edition of the Festival will include the followings sections:

  • » International competion
  • » Thematic sessions for special awards
The films admitted to the International competition will be judged by an Inter-religious Jury that may award the following prizes:

  • » Religion Today "In the Spirit of Faith"
  • » Best Film/Animation
  • » Best Short Film
  • » Best Documentary/Reportage
The Jury will also mention, when particularly worthy, other competing works of value.

The films admitted to the Thematic sessions will compete for the special awards which may be conferred by Italian and international organisations and institutions such as SIGNIS (World Catholic Association for Communication).


Article 5
To enter the contest you must:
  • » fill in the online application form at the following address: http://www.religionfilm.com/iscrizioneENG.htm;
  • » fill in, sign and send two copies of the entry form downloadable at the following address: http://www.religionfilm.com/iscrizioneENG.htm. The absence of a signature will imply the exclusion from the contest;
  • » send a gallery of at least 4 JPEG images of the poster and of different photograms or frames of the film on CD ROM;
  • » send 2 copies of the work on DVD *
* To be eligible for the International competition, Italian language works must have English subtitles (not requested for the Thematic Sessions).
* Should the work be in a different language from Italian, you are requested to send it both on a DVD with English subtitles and on a DVD with Italian subtitles or without any subtitles.

A trailer of the film lasting a maximum 3' would be appreciated.

All the above mentioned material must be sent no later than 10 July 2011 to the following address:

Religion Today Film Festival
Via Santa Croce, 63
38122 Trento - Italia

Postage of films and other material is at the participant's expense.
Please write on the package "Senza valore commerciale, per soli scopi culturali" (Unmarketable products for cultural purposes only) for customs clearance.
The Festival cannot assume responsibility for any loss or damage to the films during transport.


Article 6
Texts and images will be used for publication in the catalogue, on the Festival's Internet site and for any other media in relation to the work of the Festival.
By submitting their works, the copyright owners freely authorize the inclusion of short sequences (no more than 3 minutes) in the local national and international TV-news and TV-programmes and on the internet for the promotion of the Religion Today Film Festival.


Article 7
All works submitted will not be returned but kept as documentation in the festival's archive, created for cultural and educational purposes and located at Religion Today, Via S. Croce 63, 38122 Trento - Italia.


Article 8
Admission to the competition is at the sole discretion of the Selection Committee of the Festival.
The Festival Committee will inform applicants of the admitted works.
In case of admission, the submitters must send to the Festival's address a master copy of the work without timers and any other script or marks which might obscure viewing. The master must arrive no later than 15 September 2011 in one of the following formats:

  • » film (35 mm)
  • » DVD
  • » Blu-ray Disc
  • » Hard disk (AVI,MOV,MPEG)
  • » Betacam PAL SP
  • » DV cam
  • » Mini DV
Should the master be in a different language from Italian, Italian (preferably) or English subtitles must be shown. Alternatively it must be accompanied by a full and accurate translation in Italian or English (with timestamp).
The master sent for screening will be returned only on specific request to the Festival Committee.


Article 9
Hire charges cannot be claimed for the screenings of selected films.


Article 10
The winners will be announced in Trento on Saturday 22 October 2011. There the Official Prizes will also be presented or may be collected from the Festival office at the participant's expense.


Article 11
Authorization to the free screening of the competing work for non-profit cultural and educational purposes and for the promotion of the Festival's goals will be appreciated.
Through its cultural and informative activities, Religion Today promotes the diffusion of the works admitted to the Film Festival among several institutions, beginning with other Festivals in the Trentino region (TrentoFilmFestival, Rassegna Internazionale del Cinema Archeologico) and with other international Festivals such as the Jewish Film Festival at the Jerusalem Cinematheque. Moreover, Religion Today takes part in the Dhaka International Film Festival (Bangladesh) with a selection of films which will compete for the local Spiritual Session.


Article 12
It is the responsibility of producers, distributors or other subjects presenting the film to be legitimately authorized to enter the film in the Film Festival.
Each film-maker or producer is responsible for the content of their film and, on entering the Festival, must declare all obligations have been fulfilled towards third parties derivable from the use of copyright material.

Application to the competition signifies accepting all the regulations given above.

Personal data will be treated according to the legislative decree of Italian Law n. 196 of 30.06.2003 about Privacy and subsequent modifications and integrations.


Trento, February 2011
Via Santa Croce, 63 - 38122 Trento (Italia) - tel. e Fax +39 0461 981853
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