The Laceno d’Oro International Film Festival, the historic film festival of Avellino, publishes the notices of the three competitions and announces the dates of the 49th edition, from 1 to 8 December 2024.
Registration for the contests is available on the international platform www.filmfreeway.com and on the official festival website www.lacenodoro.it with a deadline of 12 September. There are three competitive sections: the three international competitions Laceno d’Oro 49, reserved for feature films of fiction or ‘cinema of reality’ and documentaries, Gli occhi sulla città, dedicated to short films on the themes of urban spaces, the environment and of the landscape; the third competition is reserved for works created by authors from Campania or set in the Campania region, Spazio Campania “Chiara Rigione”, dedicated to the young and talented director from Irpinia who died prematurely.
The works in the three categories will be chosen by technical juries made up of artists and professionals in the sector.
The winning works will win a prize of Euro 3000 for the Laceno d’Oro 49 section, Euro 1500 for Eyes on the City, and Euro 1000 will be awarded to the best film of Spazio Campania. Two further prizes will be awarded by the participating Popular Jury at the festival: Best Film Laceno d’Oro 49 and Best Film Spazio Campania, to which the festival will donate an art object by a Campanian author, chosen by teachers of the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples.
The Laceno d’Oro International Film Festival is organized by the Circolo ImmaginAzione of Avellino, chaired by Antonio Spagnuolo, with the artistic direction of Maria Vittoria Pellecchia, Aldo Spiniello responsible for programming.
Online notices on www.lacenodoro.it and www.filmfreeway.com
