Colli Albani Film Festival
A film festival on the outskirts of Rome.
In the ALFELLINI Cinemas in Grottaferrata.
The Colli Albani or Castelli Romani area has been the setting for numerous national and international films, starting with "Inferno" in 1911, considered the first Italian feature film.
To then remember "The Leopard" by Visconti, "Nights of Cabiria" by Fellini, " quel pasticciaccio brutto di Via Merulana " by Gadda, many of Totò's films, up to "the stolen children" by Amelio, " il marchese del Grillo” by Monicelli, “il Vigile” by Zampa and many others until the recent “all you need is crime” by Giallini.
The Colli Albani Film Festival was therefore born from the need to honor this territory linked to cinema in the best possible way, giving space to Italian and foreign authors to present their works, creating concrete opportunities for professionals in the cine-audiovisual world.
Furthermore, it will be an opportunity for the local population to get closer to cinema to see and vote for the works selected at the festival.
DATES
Summer Edition, 20-22 June 2025
Winter edition, 20-22 December 2025
LOCATION
Grottaferrata ALFELLINI CINEMA
Recently reopened and completely renovated thanks to the commitment of Davide Fontana in collaboration with the Municipality of Grottaferrata and with the support of Manuele Ilari and the Madison circuit.
Introductions, presentations and meetings for the selected works
Grottaferrata OUTDOOR SPACE
For the summer edition it will be possible to screen some shows in an outdoor space
Grottaferrata MUNICIPALITY
Inside the municipality, presentation and press conference of the festival
SELECTION
Feature films
6 Italian and international feature films will be selected, including fiction and animation.
Fiction and animated short films
20 Italian and international fiction short films and 3 animation short films will be selected.
Documentaries
6 short and long documentaries will be selected.
Local works
Indiscriminately long, short, documentaries.
Up to a maximum of 5 works will be selected which must comply with one of the following criteria:
-Director or screenwriter born or resident in one of the Municipalities of the Castelli Romani
-author of the music born or resident in one of the Municipalities of the Castelli Romani
-filmed (even partially) in the Castelli Romani
AWARDS
Best fiction short film
Best feature film
Best animated short film
Best original soundtrack
Best local film
Audience Award for Fiction Short Film
THE JURY
The jury is made up of 5 experts in the film sector
artistic director
Davide Fontana
cinema exhibitor, owners of many cinemas in Italy
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2 producers
1 music composer
1 journalist/critic
Any 1 spectator
EVENTS OUT OF COMPETITION
Will be 4 out-of-competition screenings
2 of these screenings will be of old or recent films set in the Colli Albani area with guests and introduction.
2 instead will be current Italian or foreign films with guests and introduction.
SUBMISSIONS
Registration for the festival will be possible 
exclusively through the FILMFREEWAY website.
Regulation
Short films, feature films and animated films from all over the world that have been produced since 2017 can submit for the festival.
The maximum duration of short films is 30 minutes including credits
The minimum duration of feature films is 75 minutes including credits
All works will automatically participate in the best original soundtrack award
To participate as a local work, the director, screenwriter or composer of the original soundtrack must be born or reside in one of the following municipalities: Frascati, Albano Laziale, Castel Gandolfo, Colonna, Genzano di Roma, Grottaferrata, Lanuvio, Marino, Monte Compatri, Monte Porzio Catone, Nemi, Rocca di Papa, Rocca Priora, Lariano and Velletri
info@collialbanifilmfestival.it