Bergamo Film Meeting

Exhibition Competition - 1st, 2nd and 3rd Bergamo Film Meeting Prize, assigned by the Festival Audience Jury; the production of the first-prize film receives 5,000 EUR (pre-tax). - Best Director Prize, 2,000 EUR, given by an international jury of film professionals. Close Up - Best Documentary Prize, assigned by the Festival Audience Jury; the production of the winning film receives 2,000 EUR (pre-tax). - CGIL Jury Prize – La Sortie de l'Usine Award, 1,000 EUR (pre-tax) to the director of the film that best addresses social and workplace issues.

Competitive sections (45th edition, 6–14 March 2027): - Exhibition Competition: international fiction feature films, at least 60 minutes, completed after 1 January 2025, Italian premiere. - Close Up: international creative feature-length documentaries, at least 50 minutes, completed after 1 January 2025, Italian premiere. Not eligible: tourist promotion, making-of, current affairs reports, TV news, docu-soaps, video art, music videos, theatre and dance videos. Selected films must not have been distributed or presented in Italy before, with case-by-case exceptions decided by the Selection Committee, and may not be shown in Italy before their Bergamo screening. The Programme Committee selects the films for every section; its decision is final. Submission: via FilmFreeway, with a screener link (preferably password-protected Vimeo), synopsis, director's bio-filmography and note, two stills, a director's photo and the signed entry form. Entry fee 15 EUR. Deadline: 4 December 2026. Screenings: foreign films are shown in the original version with English and Italian subtitles; a DCP is required for the competitions. Directors of selected competition films are invited to present their film and take part in the Q&A. Full rules: Rules and Regulation for Participation, 45th edition (PDF on the festival website).