MOON ARTS FILM FESTIVAL

EDITION IV

28th September & 4/5/6 October 2024

Quartu Sant’Elena - Sala Affreschi
Ex Convento Cappuccini, via Brigata Sassari

The production

The Moon Arts Film Festival, now in its fourth edition, promoted by Moon Arts, a production active for over 7 years in the cultural and audiovisual field as an organizer of festivals, cultural activities in general and production of international audiovisual works (feature films, short films, music videos, record albums and commercials).

It takes place in Sardinia between the cities of Cagliari and Quartu Sant'Elena and concerns in particular short film works and music videos that stand out for their social, artistic, technical and communicative value and content. In previous editions, among others, works by authors who boast participation and recognition at the most prestigious Film Festivals have been screened including the Mostra del Cinema di Venezia, the David di Donatello, the Torino Film Festival and other national and international ones.

The aims

The aims of the event are:

the promotion of audiovisual works of high social, cultural and artistic value produced and created in every part of the world
raising awareness from the youngest age groups to the oldest
attracting the general public and tourists, and the meeting between operators in the film industry

The Moon Arts Film Festival aims to ensure that the public becomes an active part, leading them to think and engage with works by international and local authors.

The works in competition must have been produced since 2018 onwards and are divided into 3 categories:

Fiction Short Films

including Animation films (maximum duration 30 minutes)

Documentary Short films

including Animation Documentaries (maximum duration 30 minutes)

Music Videos

including Animation Music Videos (maximum duration 30 minutes)

Presentations, screenings or previews of films out of competition of any length are also planned.

All the films that will pass the pre-selections, will be judged by a technical-artistic committee of the festival. The prizes and awards will be announced on the last day of the festival.

Awards

Best Fiction Short Film

Best Documentary Short Film

Best Experimental Short Film

Best Music Video

Best Fiction Short Film Director

Best Documentary Short Film Director

Best Music Video Director

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Screenplay

Best Editing

Best Music/Soundtrack

Special mentions at the discretion of the jury

Wassim al Kayim Humanity Award (work characterized by its strong social impact)

Read the Rules & Terms

1 – Free theme or subject;
2 – All subscribed works must have been created from 2018 onwards;
3 – Short fiction and documentary films (including animated ones) must have a maximum duration of 30′;
4 – Music videos (including animation ones) must have a maximum duration of 10′;
5 – The Festival accepts the subscription of works from all over the world. Short films in Italian must be subtitled in English. Short films not in Italian must be subtitled in English or Italian;
6 – Only one short film can be submitted per entry fee: multiple short films require multiple entry fees;
7 – The producers and/or authors (or their delegates) and/or those requesting the registration of works at the Moon Arts Film Festival are solely responsible for managing the copyright on the materials presented at the festival. The Moon Arts Film Festival is in no way responsible for any infringement of these copyrights;
8 – By submitting your work to the Moon Arts Film Festival, you give us the right to screen your film in front of a live audience;
9 – By submitting your work to the Moon Arts Film Festival, you give us the right, for the purpose of promoting the festival, to use parts or images of your work through our online and social channels, in press releases, posters and in the media in general;
10 – The works must be sent to the Festival online through a method that also allows them to be downloaded (for example a Vimeo link which, in addition to viewing, allows downloading);
11 – The judgment of the jury for the official selections and of the jury for the winners and any special mentions is unquestionable;
12 – The Festival reserves the option to include, at any time, a cash prize for one or more categories of finalists;
13 – The festival can refuse to accept a work for reasons of discrepancy with the spirit of the festival: racial, ethnic, national, gender intolerance, violence, pornography, etc.;
14 – Directors, producers, authors, actors etc. selected for the final phase of the Festival, are responsible for travel, accommodation and all other expenses, unless otherwise decided at the discretion of the Festival organization;
15 – The Festival reserves the right to modify the film screening programs due to causes of force majeure beyond the organization’s control;
16 – The registration of a short film (fiction, documentary, animation) or a musical video clip (including animated ones) constitutes acceptance of the Festival Rules and Terms, including the declaration of authenticity of the material presented and possession of all rights connected to it.

Moon Arts Film Festival proudly accepts entries on FilmFreeway, the world’s #1 way to enter film festivals and creative contests.

GOLD members can take advantage of a discount on the registration of their work.

For external subscriptions to FilmFreeWay write to: moonartsfilmfestival@gmail.com