Pasinetti Film Festival

The Premio Francesco Pasinetti recognises the best film overall. Separate awards recognise fiction, documentary and young filmmakers, alongside thematic prizes for diversity, violence against women, poetry and the Dolomites. Partner distinctions include cinematography from Circolo Fotografico La Gondola, the Arcalli editing award from Collettivo Cineocchio, the Tutta la Città insieme! award for an original film about Venice, the young jury’s Nuovi Sguardi award, and the Vetrina del Volontariato award. Juries may award special mentions and multiple recognitions. Winners or their delegates collect awards at the ceremony. Winning films and selected works may receive further screenings during the Venice International Film Festival.

The 2026 competition accepts films of up to 15 minutes, including credits, produced from January 2024 onwards. Entry is free and open to all ages and nationalities. FilmFreeway is the preferred submission route; alternative delivery requires prior contact with the organisation. Italian-language works need no subtitles; English-language works preferably carry Italian subtitles; other languages require at least English subtitles. The festival may request additional subtitles for public screenings. Applicants must hold the necessary rights and permissions. Selected works may enter more than one section, and the organisers may reassign them. Pasinetti Young concerns independently made work by students and young filmmakers without production-company or film-school support. Entrants permit festival screenings and promotional use of credited images and excerpts. The 2026 submission deadline is 11 April 2026.