An international award for Best Short Film, dedicated to the late director Ermanno Olmi, to support and promote the works of young filmmakers.
The award is addressed to filmmakers of all nationalities and not older than 30 on the date of the open call deadline. The maximum length of each submission (fiction, documentary or animation) must not exceed 15 minutes. All entries must have been produced in 2022 or 2023. Each filmmaker can submit a single entry.
The competition awards the following:
Ermanno Olmi Award – 1st Prize: € 1200
Ermanno Olmi Award – 2nd Prize: € 600
Ermanno Olmi Award – 3rd Prize: € 400
A special mention will also be assigned to the most significant film dedicated to theme “The Human Being and Time”. The theme chosen by the municipal administration for the special award is reflection on the relationship of the human being with time, a theme that Ermanno Olmi explored in various aspects throughout his film production. Olmi has dealt with the relationship of the individual with family history and collective history, the bond with the heritage of the places of birth and belonging; he has recounted the harmony with the rhythms of nature and the bewilderment that humanity and individuals experience when this is broken. The winner of the mention will be awarded a cash prize worth € 300 offered by FIC – Federazione Italiana Cineforum.
The winners’ announcement and award ceremony will be held on December 5th, 2023, at the Auditorium in Piazza della Libertà, Bergamo, or another suitable venue.