BCT – Benevento National Film and Television Festival (BCT – Festival Nazionale del Cinema e della Televisione – Città di Benevento)

BCT – Benevento National Film and Television Festival

BCT – Festival Nazionale del Cinema e della Televisione – Città di Benevento

Also known as: BCT Festival, Festival Benevento Cinema e Televisione, Festival Nazionale del Cinema e della Televisione
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BCT connects cinema and television through public interviews, screenings and stage events across the historic centre of Benevento, Italy. Organised by Associazione Culturale Visivamente and directed by Antonio Frascadore, the festival examines feature films, television series, entertainment and changing media formats. Its competitive programme includes short films by directors under 35, independent features and documentaries. The documentary competition carries the Valentina Pedicini Award, while Spazio Short Film recognises filmmaking, direction and leading performances. Alongside the competitions, the programme includes masterclasses, exhibitions and concerts, with selected films also presented on the festival’s official website.

The dates for the 2027 edition are 1–5 July 2027.

Country

Italy

Categories

Documentary, Feature, Short, Television

Dates

1 July 2027 — 5 July 2027

Awards and prizes

The 2027 competition recognises Best Short Film, Best Director and Best Actor in a Leading Role in Spazio Short Film. The documentary competition awards the Valentina Pedicini Award for Best Documentary, judged by Fabio and Damiano D’Innocenzo. Greatest Indipendent awards the Noce d’Oro for Best Film. The separately published 2026 Sentieri regulations award Noce d’Oro prizes for Best Film and Best Director to eligible features recognised as being of cultural interest by the Italian cinema authorities.

Festival rules

2027 edition: Spazio Short Film accepts films of up to 15 minutes, including credits, by directors who have not yet turned 35. Works must be produced in 2026 or 2027; there is no prescribed theme. Entries are submitted through FilmFreeway. Foreign films screen in their original language with Italian subtitles, and selected works are presented on the official festival website. The festival does not provide hospitality for winners. Greatest Indipendent accepts independently produced features without major-studio participation, including self-produced films and eligible private or local-institution co-productions. Works must be produced in the European Union in 2026 or 2027. Selected films are presented online on the official website. The Valentina Pedicini documentary competition accepts independent documentaries of 5–60 minutes, including credits, produced between January 2026 and June 2027. Documentary entry is free. FilmFreeway lists a regular deadline of 31 March 2027 and a late deadline of 30 April 2027. Short Movie, Greatest Indipendet and Best Actor list tiered entry fees; the Greatest Indipendent rules text also describes registration as free, so applicants should check the fee applicable to their submission.

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