Prima edizione Short Film School Fest – Premio Elvira Coda Notari 2025.
Si è conclusa con successo e con grande partecipazione di pubblico la prima edizione dello Short Film School Fest – Premio Elvira Coda Notari 2025.
October 6, 2025
The Short Film School Fest is an event organized by thecultural association Nessuno e Centomila, in collaboration with the Fondazione Gagliardi Marino Angeloni, and supported by a broad network of friends and cinema enthusiasts. The municipal administration of the City of Cava de’ Tirreni actively contributes to the realization of this event, providing institutional support to the initiative.
The event serves as a platform for cultural growth and exchange, offering schools, young filmmakers, and audiences of all ages the opportunity to explore, learn, and appreciate the art of cinema. Our goal is to create an event that highlights young talent, engages cinema lovers, stimulates creativity, and fosters the sharing of audiovisual language.
By focusing on the active participation of young people, we aim to provide an opportunity for cultural enrichment and dialogue, offering emerging filmmakers a chance to express themselves and take center stage in shaping a new era of cinema.
The Short Film School Fest was created with the aim of reviving an initiative that enjoyed great success a few years ago: the Corto in Stabia competition, this event featured numerous short films created by students from lower and upper secondary schools. As a trailblazer for other similar initiatives nationwide, the competition left a significant mark on the landscape of youth cinema, inspiring many other events across Italy. Building on this valuable experience, the organization returns with a refreshed format, while maintaining its commitment to fostering youth creativity through the language of cinema. The festival provides schools and young filmmakers with an opportunity to gain recognition and express their vision.
The Short Film School Fest is an international short film competition open to students from Italian lower and upper secondary schools, international students aged 12 to 19, and emerging adult filmmakers. The competition promotes the use of audiovisual language as an educational and creative tool. To participate, download the official call for entries and regulations from the link below.
The Short Film School Fest is open to Students from Italian lower and upper secondary schools, International students aged 12 to 19, Emerging adult filmmakers, both Italian and international, who have created their first audiovisual works.
The competition includes the following categories:
- Lower Secondary Schools
- Upper Secondary Schools
- International Schools (students aged 12 to 19)
- Emerging Filmmakers
Short films must meet the following criteria: be original creations,have a maximum duration of 15 minutes, be in digital format (MP4), films in any language are accepted, but they must include subtitles in Italian or English.
La registrazione deve essere completata entro il 30 aprile 2026 sulla piattaforma Filmfreeway.com per i filmmakers mentre le scuole possono compilare il form disponibile su queste pagine web.
Short films will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Best Direction
- Best Editing
- Best Screenplay
- Best Actor/Actress
The shortlisted finalist short films will be announced on April 10, 2025, on the official website and the festival's social media channels.
Yes, trophies and certificates of recognition will be awarded for each category: best short film:
- Best Short Film
- Best Screenplay
- Best Direction
- Best Editing
- Best Actor/Actress
- Audience Award
Short films must be in MP4 format with a minimum resolution of 720×480 pixels, preferably 1920×1080 pixels.
Sì, la quota di partecipazione al concorso è di 15 euro per i filmmaker emergenti, mentre è gratuita per le scuole.
Yes, students who are family members of organizing committee members, sponsors, or judges are not eligible to participate.
- Day 1: Screening of finalist short films from lower secondary schools
- Day 2: Screening of finalist short films from upper secondary schools
- 3° giorno: Proiezione delle opere delle scuole internazionali e dei filmmaker emergenti
- 4° giorno: Cerimonia di premiazione e proiezione dei cortometraggi vincitori
Eventuali richieste di chiarimento o contestazioni devono essere inviate via email entro tre giorni lavorativi dalla chiusura del festival, all'indirizzo segreteria@shortfilmschoolfest.it.
Si è conclusa con successo e con grande partecipazione di pubblico la prima edizione dello Short Film School Fest – Premio Elvira Coda Notari 2025.
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Elvira Coda Notari, the first Italian female director, the cultural association Nessuno e Centomila in collaboration with the Gagliardi Marino Angeloni Foundation presents the first edition of the Short Film School Fest
