Until March 31, 2008, it will be possible to send in film works in order to take part in the fifth edition of IFF (Imaginaria Film Festival) which will take place in Conversano (Italy) on 20-26 July 2008. All the information regarding the registration and the official Call for Entry can be found on the website click here

After the success of the fifth edition, which was particularly appreciated by the critics and by the audience because of the accurate selection of the competing works, the Festival - with the support of the Directorate for Cultural Policies of the City of Conversano and with the contribution of the Puglia Region, Province of Bari and University of Bari - is becoming an important appointment for independent cinema, on a national and international level.

This year too, the festival undertakes to develop collaboration networks with the main production and distribution companies. A great chance for independent filmmakers to present their original works to the Italian audience as an absolute premiere. Over 65 works will be selected for the competition (in the 2007 edition, the festival received over 1200 works from 45 countries).

The competing sections are:

Feature Films;

Short Films;

Animation;

Documentary Films (documentary films on human rights and on free themes);

Experimental;

The programme will be enriched with retrospective events and seminars concerning various aspects of the world of cinema.

Info:

Luigi Iovane e Giuseppe De Mattia - imaginaria's art directors

luigi (at) imaginariafilmfestival.org

giuseppe (at) imaginariafilmfestival.org

Press office and international contacts:

Carlo Coppola

T. +39 3286818911

carlo (at) imaginariafilmfestival.org

Imaginaria Film Festival

C.P. 50

70014 Conversano - Italy

info ( at) imaginariafilmfestival.org