The Short Social World Competition is the section of the ITALIAN MOVIE AWARD © 2016 (8th edition), dedicated to short films made in the world of social issues. Since 2009 the Short Social World Competition awards the winner the prestigious Bronze Medal of the President of the Italian Republic. Participation is free. Will welcome Italian and foreign short films (maximum 15 minutes), dealing with social issues, made from 2014 to 2016 and sent to the festival by 3 June 2016. The works will therefore treat such topics: bullying; peace; migration; integration; diversity; knowledge; road safety; environment; Combating violence against women, alcoholism, gambling and other social issues.
The Short Social World Competition is organized with the Bronze Medals of the Presidency of the Italian Republic, the Italian Senate and the Italian Chamber of Deputies; the Ministry of Heritage and Culture and Tourism of the Campania Region, the accession of the Campania Region Film Commission and the collaboration with the Naples Cinema School and the General Association of Performing Arts School, the Coordination of Campania Region Film Festivals
Jury President of Quality for the third consecutive year, Dr. Prof. Antonio Giordano (author of the white book “Campania Land of Poisons” and the book “Rubbish State” with journalist Paolo Chiariello SKYTG24, director of the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine in Philadelphia, President of the Scientific Committee of the Human Health Foundation Onlus, a professor of anatomy and histology Pathology at the Department of Medicine, Surgery and the Neurosciences Laboratory of Biomedical Technology and Experimental Oncology, University of Siena). The complete jury will be announced June 1, 2016.
In addition, the works will be voted by the jury also made by participants at the Italian Movie © MasterClass (students aged 18 to 40 years), called “Student Jury”.
The festival is a founding member of the Coordination of Campania Region Film Festivals and is held in partnership with the Rome Independent Film Festival, Film Fest Llapi Kosovo, Albania Fier Apolonia Student Film Festival, Toko Film Festival Award Fabula, Polla In Short.
The competition for the ITALIAN MOVIE AWARD © – SHORT SOCIAL WORLD COMPETITION 2016 expires June 3, 2016
