Every year Fantafestival organizes a competition among the works screened with at least two categories: Best Feature Film and Best Short Film (max 30 minutes). The categories may vary from year to year and are indicated for each edition.
Click here to discover all the winners of previous editions.
Starting from 2012, the award of the Fantafestival is the Golden Bat. There are no cash prizes.
To submit a work, one of the two festival’s platforms must be used: FilmFreeway or FestHome. Fantafestival does not accept works sent directly to the staff. The final submission date is indicated directly on the platforms.
The submission fee may vary from year to year and it’s indicated directly on the platforms. Fantafestival has always had very low submission fees, generally lower than the average of other similar festivals. For this reason the festival’s policy is not to offer any waver.
Fantafestival accepts feature films, short films, documentaries, music videos and other works belonging to the fantastic genre: horror, science fiction, fantasy and similar genres. The works must be unpublished, i.e. not already available online on a platform (free or paid), and must not have been screened publicly in cinemas or on TV. Works that have only been screened in other festivals are accepted.
All the works received are scrupulously watched by a selection committee which expresses a first choice on the basis of which the definitive programme of the festival is prepared. All participants will receive a notification from the platform indicating whether the work has been selected or not. The members of the selection committee are indicated on the staff page.
A jury of qualified professional of the fantastic genre decides the winning works in the various categories. The members of the jury are indicated on the festival page.
If your work is selected, it will be necessary to provide the screening materials: DCP or uncompressed file with at least full HD resolution (1920×1080) or higher, and a subtitles track in Italian or English for non-Italian-spoken works. For works in Italian, English subtitles are appreciated (but not necessary).
Furthermore, it will be necessary to provide: poster, at least two high resolution photos, synopsis, cast and credits, a high resolution photo of the director. These materials will be used for the festival catalogue, for the website and for press releases.
Participants are granted the rights established by the Italian legislative decree of 10 August 2018, n. 101, transposing Regulation (EU) 2016/679 regarding their personal data: they can ask at any time what data we have in our possession, they can request that data to be deleted, modified or made anonymous.
The data controller is: Sfera sas, VAT number 10917021007.
For any further information or communication please write to: info@fanta-festival.it.
Why choose Fantafestival
1. Thanks to numerous international collaborations, in 1986 Fantafestival was among the founding members of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation, created together with the Brussels, Sigtes and Porto Festivals.
2. Fantafestival is among the most important international events of its kind and it’s among the ten major film festivals in Italy recognized by ANICA, listed in circular no. 147 of 12/12/1988. Fantafestival has also been recognized as a Historical Festival by the Municipality of Rome.
3. Fantafestival has always valorized the work of technicians and artists, now recognized as international masters. Over the years, Sergio Stivaletti and Oscar winners Dante Ferretti and Carlo Rambaldi have participated to the festival, among others.
4. Fantafestival proposes itself and it is recognized as the center of a network of creatives, artists, professionals and enthusiasts of the horror, fantasy and science fiction genre culture. In addition to cinema, it includes creators and authors of literature, comics, music and video games.
5. Fantafestival has always been an important showcase for young fantastic genre artists looking for recognition. In recent years, now recognized directors such as Luna Gualano and Vincenzo Alfieri have had the opportunity to show their first works at the festival.