The Trieste Film Festival is a yearly event of cinema culture organised by the Alpe Adria Cinema Association. The main purpose of the Trieste Film Festival is to promote information, debate and mutual cooperation among the operators of the audiovisual production industry and in particular of films in Central and Eastern Europe.
The  Festival is articulated into the following sections:
“Concorso Internazionale Lungometraggi“ (“International Feature Films Competition”), "Concorso Internazionale Cortometraggi" ("International Short Films Competition", fiction only, max 30’) and "Concorso Internazionale Documentari" ("International Documentary Films Competition", min. 45’), mainly focusing on those films that feature originality and linguistic innovation, as well as on the productions focused on particular aspects and problems of the society and culture of their countries of origin.
Monographic and Retrospective sections - special events complete the program.
TRIESTE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS:
The festival audience will award a prize of 5,000 EUR, the TRIESTE AWARD, to the Best Feature Film in competition.
The festival audience will award the OSIRIDE BROVEDANI FOUNDATION AWARD of 2,000 EUR to the Best Short Film in competition.
The festival audience will award a prize of 2,500 EUR, the ALPE ADRIA CINEMA AWARD, to the Best Documentary Film in Competition.