COLIFFE - COLiseum International Film FEstival

Edition n°5 - 2025

From 11/10/2025 to 12/14/2025

Selection announcement date 03 November 2025

Rome, ITALY

Entry fees

COLIFFE - the Coliseum International Film Festival reaches its fourth edition this year. COLIFFE is an international film festival that offers a platform to show and promote cinematographic works from all over the world which was born from an initiative of the PIANETA EMPATIA Association, with the aim of creating a moment of cultural and social aggregation, an experience of cooperation and integration. COLISEUM, as a symbol of the Capital and of the territory to be enhanced by creating cultural specificities that act as an attraction; INTERNATIONAL, like works from all over the world; FILM, as a means of international communication, comparison as well as a container for criticism, development and promotion; FESTIVAL, as a competition and showcase of titles and personalities.

Festival policy

Submit a film

INTERNATIONAL SHORT-FILMS - Call Open

Closing ~~21/09/2025~~ 31/10/2025

15 €

INTERNATIONAL SHORT-FILMS (only 2024 -2025)
less than 30 minutes long

Selection criteria

Production's date (Min)

2024

Production's date (Max)

2025

Duration (Max)

30’

Specific criteria

Eligibility for presentation

Audiovisual works of recent production, completed after 1 January 2024, and which must not have already been presented in any other form or duration, can participate in the competing sections for the selections of previous editions of the Festival.

There is no premiere policy for posting.

Possible exceptions to these conditions can be decided at the sole discretion of the Director.

For the works officially selected for the final phase, the only format allowed for screening in Rome is the Digital Cinema Package - DCP.

For all works of nationality other than Italian, you are asked to send a copy subtitled in Italian or English for selection.

The presence of English or Italian subtitles is also strongly recommended for films in the original English language version.

Subtitling costs are in any case borne by the presenters.

INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED SHORT FILMS - Call Open

Closing ~~21/09/2025~~ 31/10/2025

10 €

INTERNATIONAL ANIMATED SHORT FILMS (only 2024 -2025)
less than 30 minutes long

Selection criteria

Production's date (Min)

2024

Production's date (Max)

2025

Duration (Max)

30’

Specific criteria

Eligibility for presentation

There is no premiere policy for posting.

Possible exceptions to these conditions can be decided at the sole discretion of the Director.

For the works officially selected for the final phase, the only format allowed for screening in Rome is the Digital Cinema Package - DCP.

For all works of nationality other than Italian, you are asked to send a copy subtitled in Italian or English for selection.

The presence of English or Italian subtitles is also strongly recommended for films in the original English language version.

Subtitling costs are in any case borne by the presenters.

INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL VIDEOCLIPS - Call Open

Closing ~~21/09/2025~~ 31/10/2025

15 €

INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL VIDEOCLIPS (only 2024 -2025)
less than 10 minutes long

Selection criteria

Production's date (Min)

2024

Production's date (Max)

2025

Duration (Max)

10’

Specific criteria

Eligibility for presentation

There is no premiere policy for posting.

Possible exceptions to these conditions can be decided at the sole discretion of the Director.

For the works officially selected for the final phase, the only format allowed for screening in Rome is the Digital Cinema Package - DCP.

For all works of nationality other than Italian, you are asked to send a copy subtitled in Italian or English for selection.

The presence of English or Italian subtitles is also strongly recommended for films in the original English language version.

Subtitling costs are in any case borne by the presenters.

INTERNATIONAL SPORTS VIDEOS - Call Open

Closing ~~21/09/2025~~ 31/10/2025

10 €

INTERNATIONAL SPORTS VIDEOS (only 2024 -2025)
less than 30 minutes long

Selection criteria

Production's date (Min)

2024

Production's date (Max)

2025

Duration (Max)

30’

Specific criteria

Eligibility for presentation

There is no premiere policy for posting.

Possible exceptions to these conditions can be decided at the sole discretion of the Director.

For the works officially selected for the final phase, the only format allowed for screening in Rome is the Digital Cinema Package - DCP.

For all works of nationality other than Italian, you are asked to send a copy subtitled in Italian or English for selection.

The presence of English or Italian subtitles is also strongly recommended for films in the original English language version.

Subtitling costs are in any case borne by the presenters.

Submit a film

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Festival prize list

2021

THE LAST WINNER - BEST FILM - "UNA SCONOSCIUTA" BY FABRIZIO GUARDUCCI
THE LAST WINNER - BEST FILM FOR THE ONLINE AUDIENCE - "THE DARK DANCE" BY MAURO JOHN CAPECE
THE LAST WINNER - BEST SHORT - “NÉO KOSMO" BY ADELMO TOGLIANI
THE LAST WINNER - BEST SHORT SHORT FOR ONLINE AUDIENCE - “I LOVE MY LIFE” by LUDOVICA LIROSI

2022

THE LAST WINNER - BEST FILM - "SELFIEMANIA" BY FRANCESCO COLANGELO, ELISABETTA PELLINI, ELLY SENGER-WEISS, JUNIOR WILLEM ZAEYEN
THE LAST WINNER - BEST FILM FOR THE ONLINE AUDIENCE - "UMAMI - IL QUINTO SAPORE" BY ANGELO FREZZA
THE LAST WINNER - BEST SHORT - “OLTRE L’OSCURITÀ" BY DAVIDE TORRIERO POMPA
THE LAST WINNER - BEST SHORT SHORT FOR ONLINE AUDIENCE - “THE MAGIC CROWN” BY VINCENZO LAMAGNA

2023

2024

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