Festival Data:

• Established: 1992
• Genre: General

• Competitive
• Online Festival

Festival Website:

Festival Description:

ARCIPELAGO - International Festival of Short Films and New Images is an project in progress with the aim of worldwide search and acknowledgment of the most original drives and of the most innovative film languages developing inside non-standard audiovisual formats - starting with short films and including the products belonging to the new "digital domain" and to the borderless and immaterial Webscapes. Special attention is paid to European production, witnessing its quakes and registering its changes, inquiring on the creative and productive diversities, as well as drawing the most updated map of new trends and of independent, marginal and experimental activities.

ARCIPELAGO is made up of the following sections:

1. THE SHORT PLANET - International Short Films and New Images Competition: a selection of short films from all over the world. All genres are eligible (fiction, documentary, animation, experimental and music video), either on film or video, and including works realized with the most up-to-date digital technologies (a specific prize will be awarded in this category). Running time must not exceed 30 minutes, titles included.

2. SHORT.WEB 8.0 - International Online Competition: a selection of short films exclusively conceived for diffusion on the Internet - in Mpeg, Avi, QuickTime or Flash formats - or however compatible with it. All genres are eligible (fiction, documentary, animation, experimental and music video), except for commercials and tv jingles and titles. Running time must not exceed 15 minutes, titles included.

3. CON/CORTO - National Short Films Competition: a selection of Italian unreleased films. All genres are eligible (fiction, documentary, animation, experimental and music video), either on film or video. Running time must not exceed 30 minutes, titles included. Films must have never been screened in Italy nor broadcasted on Italian televisions and on the Internet.

4. EXTRA LARGE - National Documentaries Competition: a selection of Italian medium length documentaries between 30 and 60 minutes, titles included, either on film or video.

5. VIDEO/ROME - Regional Video Competition: a selection of videos on a particular theme. The competition - organized in collaboration with Mediateca Roma and the Lazio Region's Council for Culture, Entertainment and Sport - is exclusively for videos shot in Lazio by resident videomakers. Running time must not exceed 5 minutes. All genres are eligible. Videos must describe, enhance or express a particular relationship with the Region, through a theme chosen by the Direction of ARCIPELAGO along with Mediateca Roma and the Lazio Region's Council for Culture, Entertainment and Sport. More specific and detailed regulations are available upon request.

6. ITINERARIES - Italian Overview: from specialized festivals, the best of the "short" Italian production of the past year. All genres are eligible (fiction, documentary, animation, experimental and music video), either on film or video. Running time must not exceed 30 minutes, titles included.

7. RETROSPECTIVES AND SPECIAL EVENTS: special screenings, showcases and tributes on specific themes, genres or authors.

Film Submissions:

• Call for Entry: http:/ / www.arcipelagofilmfestival.org/ site/ content/ view/ 191/ 256/ lang,en/