Now in its 45th edition, Fantafestival has officially opened submissions for the new edition, scheduled for November 2025.
Directors, producers and authors of films, documentaries and short films in the horror, sci-fi, thriller and fantasy genres will be able to submit their works through the Filmfreeway and Festhome platforms, to compete for the assignment of the two “Golden Bat” – for Best Short Film and Best Feature Film.
Directed by Marcello Rossi and Luca Ruocco, Fantafestival 45 includes Paolo Gaudio (director, animator and editor-in-chief of InGenereCinema.com), Gilda Signoretti (editor of InGenereCinema.com and archivist in the television sector) and Irene Scialanca (screenwriter, playwright, story editor and editor of
InGenereCinema.com) in the event’s organizational staff. The scientific committee includes: Ivan Cenzi – Bizzarro Bazar (author, explorer of the disturbing and collector of curiosities), Francesco Chello (content creator and collaborator for IlCineocchio.it), Vincenzo De Divitiis (editor of DarksideCinema.it), Riccardo Farina (editor of DarksideCinema.it), Roberto Giacomelli (founder of DarksideCinema.it, programmer and selector for Rai4), Ludovico Lamarra (director of Nerdface.it and bassist for Il Muro del Canto), Francesca Pizzutilo (editor of Nerdface.it), Orsola Trevisan (already a collaborator of Fantafestival in the 2013-2017 editions) and Giorgia Vaccarelli (editor of Nerdface.it).