A great little film festival in the heart of Rome
“Piano B produzioni” is an Italian movie production company based in Rome, since a lot of year in the cinema industry. Among its most important productions the film/documentary distributed throughout the world ENNIO by Giuseppe Tornatore, on the life of Maestro Ennio Morricone.
The festival was born from the need to create a moment dedicated to getting to know new
authors and to be able to give cinephiles from all over the world the opportunity to
compare themselves, creating concrete opportunities for professionals in the cine-
audiovisual world.
Through the festival we could discover new authors and give them the opportunity to
produce new works.
The festival is mainly focused on short films, but there will also be a section dedicated to
feature films.
The first edition of the festival will take place in Rome at the NUOVO CINEMA AQUILA.
A full day dedicated to screenings, introductions, discussions and awards.
FIRST EDITION DATE
11-12 MARCH 2025
NUOVO CINEMA AQUILA
The NUOVO CINEMA AQUILA is a historic multiplex in Rome in the Pigneto district.
Point of reference for those who love cinema in Rome.
One of the 3 cinema halls will be the place where our festival will be.
SELECTION
Fiction and animated short films
10 Italian and international fiction short films and 3 animation short films will be selected
Feature films
2 Italian and international feature films will be selected
Documentaries
4 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 born or resident in Rome
-shot in Rome
AWARDS
Best fiction short film
Best feature film
Best animated short film
Best original soundtrack
Best local film
Best documentary
THE JURY
The jury is made up of 5 experts in the film sector
1 journalist/critic
From the second edition, the winner of the short film from the previous edition will be added to the jury.
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 must be from Rome or the film must have been shot mainly in Rome.
CONTACTS
info@pianobfilmfestival.it