[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-66944":3},{"festival":4,"years":20,"news":26,"about":27},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":12,"logoAppearance":13,"logoOg":18,"about":19,"isManaged":16},66944,"magma-mostra-di-cinema-breve","open","Magma – Mostra di cinema breve","",[11],"Magma Film Festival","https:\u002F\u002Fimg.r.vurchel.com\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Fmagma-mostra-di-cinema-breve-0erlvrv7.png?v=167271c6",{"mode":14,"edge":15,"edgeLight":16,"plateLight":17,"plateDark":17,"crop":15,"og":15},"plate",null,false,"none","\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002F72740.jpg?v=167271c6","Magma – Mostra di cinema breve treats the short film as an independent form, programming narrative, documentary, animation and experimental work in Acireale, Sicily. Organised by Associazione Culturale Scarti, the festival dates back to 2002. Its international competition sits alongside Insula – Impressioni di Sicilia, devoted to films set in Sicily or made by Sicilian directors, and Eksperimenta, a video-art and experimental-film section co-organised with the Academy of Fine Arts of Catania. Magma Debut extends the programme to international first features, while a summer school supports feature-screenplay development. The 25th edition’s Magma Shorts programme runs from 2 to 7 November 2026 in Acireale and Catania. The separate Magma Debut dates are 15–19 June 2026.",[21,24],{"year":22,"hasAwards":16,"hasSelection":23},"2016",true,{"year":25,"hasAwards":16,"hasSelection":23},"2015",[],{"aboutHtml":28,"countries":29,"focus":31,"categories":35,"nextDates":38,"awardsPrizes":39,"rules":40,"website":41,"contacts":42,"editDate":71},"\u003Cp>Magma – Mostra di cinema breve treats the short film as an independent form, programming narrative, documentary, animation and experimental work in Acireale, Sicily. Organised by Associazione Culturale Scarti, the festival dates back to 2002. Its international competition sits alongside Insula – Impressioni di Sicilia, devoted to films set in Sicily or made by Sicilian directors, and Eksperimenta, a video-art and experimental-film section co-organised with the Academy of Fine Arts of Catania. Magma Debut extends the programme to international first features, while a summer school supports feature-screenplay development.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The 25th edition’s Magma Shorts programme runs from 2 to 7 November 2026 in Acireale and Catania. The separate Magma Debut dates are 15–19 June 2026.\u003C\u002Fp>",[30],"Italy",[32,33,34],"Animation","Documentary","Experimental",[32,33,34,36,37],"Feature","Short","2 November 2026 — 7 November 2026","The jury awards the Lorenzo Vecchio Award to the best short film in the international competition. The festival also presents an Audience Award. The Insula Award is decided by the audience for the regional short-film selection. Insula also includes the Isola jury award. Magma Debut presents a jury award for the best debut feature.","Eksperimenta 2026: submissions are free. Works completed after 2023 are eligible, including previously released works. The section accepts single-channel video art, experimental short films, deepfake audiovisual works and non-fiction, including digital animation, with a maximum duration of 10 minutes. Applicants submit a viewing link, personal details, credits and technical information to eksperimenta@magmafestival.org. Selected authors provide a high-definition screening copy and promotional materials. These conditions apply specifically to Eksperimenta.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.magmafestival.org\u002F",[43,47,51,54,57,60,62,65,68],{"type":44,"value":45,"note":46},"Email","info@magmafestival.org","Artistic direction and general enquiries",{"type":48,"value":49,"note":50},"Address","Via Kennedy 68, 95024 Acireale (CT), Italy","Artistic direction \u002F Associazione Culturale Scarti",{"type":44,"value":52,"note":53},"g.iannello@magmafestival.org","Debut artistic direction and project management",{"type":55,"value":56,"note":53},"Phone","+39 328 6292879",{"type":44,"value":58,"note":59},"a.grasso@magmafestival.org","Project coordination and sponsorships",{"type":55,"value":61,"note":59},"+39 389 8322373",{"type":44,"value":63,"note":64},"int.coordinator@magmafestival.org","International coordination, interpreting and Italian subtitles",{"type":44,"value":66,"note":67},"eksperimenta@magmafestival.org","Eksperimenta submissions",{"type":44,"value":69,"note":70},"summerschool@magmafestival.org","Summer School screenplay-development applications",1792203305]