Short Film Screenplay Section at RIFF: This year we will try to assist the production of the best screenplay by offering a complete shooting kit. The award is offered by BeDi Produzioni.

Four feature films that reject standardized formulas to delve into the nuances of contemporary storytelling, presenting tales of obstinacy, vulnerability, and rupture. This selection explores the landscape of independent Italian cinema, highlighting a recurring theme: territory—both physical and emotional-as a space defined by conflict, contradiction,

Five works that lie off the beaten path of the mainstream, united by a powerful theme: the exploration of the body as a site of conflict and the rewriting of identity. Whether dealing with memories linked to a transplanted heart, the quest for self-redemption on