Pre-selection conditions and entry form

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To submit a film you must:

1. Comply  with the Mostra regulations and pre-selection conditions
2. Fill in the online pre-entry form by June 13^th 2025 for full-length films, May 31^st 2025 for short films and by May 5th for restored films.
3. Pay an entry fee of 200 Euro for full-length films and 80 Euro for short films by credit card, debit card or PayPal- ^*.
4. Late registration: from June 1^st, 250 Euro for full-length films and from May 1^st, 100 Euro for short films ^*.
5. Upload your film at the web link you will receive or send it to the  Festival’s address by June 13^th 2025 for full-length films and by May 31^st 2025 for short films (as attested by postmark date or the date on the AWB). For short films, only the file upload is admitted.

^*All the above fees include VAT.

Films can be selected for:

The Official Selection:

• Venezia 82 (competition)
• Out of Competition
• Orizzonti (competition):  full-length films (60' or more) and short films (no more than 20')
• Venice Spotlight
• Venice Classics (for restored film please request the registration link at veniceclassics@labiennale.org)

The Direction of the Festival decides which section a film can participate in.

Submission Steps:

• The submission form is divided into two parts (1. Film – 2. Director/s).
• After filling out part 1., you will receive a link by email to modify the submitted data if you need (if you don’t, you can go on filling out part 2.).
• After filling out part 2., it will be no longer possible to amend the data.
• You will receive an email with the paycode and a link to pay the entry fee.
• After the payment, you will receive an email with instructions to upload or send the film.

For any information please refer to the VIFF Regulations and the Submission FAQ.