An exhibition of progressive and deconstructive cinema; a mirror for the convergence of moving images, sound, and vistas that shatter conventional viewing habits
Festival Name: Ribalta Experimental Film Festival
Organizer: Ribalta non-profit association
Location: Vignola and Savignano sul Panaro, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Festival Dates: March 11-14, 2027
Edition: 6th Edition
About the Festival: This festival is a newly established event entirely dedicated to experimental cinema. Its purpose is to give a voice to innovative, progressive, avant-garde, and non-institutional cinema that challenges conventional narrative and visual boundaries.
Awards:
- Main Competition Section: Best Film, Best Director, Best Script/Concept, Best Folly, and Honorable Mention.
- Limina Section: Best Film, Best Performance, and Honorable Mention.
- Ribalta Animata Section: Best Film, Best Soundtrack, and Honorable Mention.
Accepted Genres: Short experimental films, innovative works in the field of moving images, unclassifiable art films, and creative animated short films featuring sound-image interaction.
Running Time: Under 40 minutes for the Main and Limina sections / Under 20 minutes exclusively for the Ribalta Animata section.
Year of Production: Works produced in the last two years / Films produced prior to 2025 are also accepted provided they receive their European or Italian premiere.
Language & Subtitles: All films must feature English subtitles.
Submission Deadline: November 15, 2026
Entry Fee: €10 to €12 (Earlybird €10, Regular €11, and late €12).
Additional Notes: Selected works must provide a digital file in H.264 or DCP format and a dialogue list, along with promotional materials and high-definition images / This event offers no financial compensation for selected or invited works.
