Festival Data:

• Established: 1987
• Genre: Children (click to see)
• Accreditations: CIJEF

• Competitive

Festival Website:

Festival Description:

The event involves the Swiss Italian Television (RTSI), Swiss and North Italian newspapers and takes place at Espocentro, a comfortable theatre with seating for 700 people. As usual, young people will not only view, but also evaluate fiction films in competition. There are two official juries that evaluate two official competitions. The first one, composed of pupils of 14 and 15 years old, watch all the films in 6-15 Competition and the second one composed of pupils coming from local high schools and from different Swiss regions watch all the films in 16-20 Competition. The two juries have followed a specific training. A third competition, MiniCastellinaria, has been created in the past edition: the very young audience chooses a film from the 6 - 15 Competition and assigns a prize. The two official juries assign three awards (Golden, Silver and Bronze Castles) as well as the ASPI prize (offered by the Swiss Association for the Protection of Childhood) for the first selection, and the Three Castles Award for the second selection. A new section, called Piccola Rassegna, has been created especially devoted to the very young audience.The Festival will also present an international competition of short films.

Film Submissions:

• Call for Entry: http:/ / www.castellinaria.ch/ detail_html.asp?nid=112&lid=1&cid=1