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LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival

Sardegna, Italy

Festival overview

About LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival

Physical film festival in Sardegna, Italy with submission categories including LIFE AFTER OIL Environmental or Human Rights feature documentary - "Premio Giuseppe Ferrara" and ENVIRONMENTAL & HUMAN RIGHTS. ONLY documentaries. Runtime between 50 and 90 min

Festival is an environmental and human rights film festival. Its works deal with topics such as investigative journalism, whistleblowing, protest, struggles, resistance, alternative solutions, and best practices related to the environment and human rights.

Schedule

Important Dates

Call for Entries Opens
Aug 1, 2026
Final Submission Deadline
Jan 15, 2027
Notification Date
Feb 20, 2027
Festival Starts
Jun 15, 2027
Festival Ends
Jun 19, 2027
Eligibility

Rules & Eligibility

General Rules+
  1. Organization LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival is organized by LIFE AFTER OIL Associazione Culturale based in Sardinia and in collaboration with public and private entities.

  2. Dates and length LIFE AFTER OIL Film Festival will be held in Sardinia (Italy) from June 15th to June 19th 2027. Deadline for sending films January 15th - Prizes and sections LIFE AFTER OIL Best Environmental or Human Rights feature movie LIFE AFTER OIL Best Environmental short-film (max 30min) LIFE AFTER OIL Best Human Rights short-film (max 30min) LIFE AFTER OIL Best Animation (max 20min) LIFE AFTER OIL Best World Panorama free-theme (max 20min)

  3. Purposes The main purpose of the festival is to promote films on the experiences and projects for alternatives to oil and fossil fuels. They can participate in LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival movies or audiovisual documents without time limit and/or genre. As we are preparing for the post-petroleum era?

  4. Official language All works will be accepted in all languages with subtitles in English or Italian.

  5. Entry to the festival and deadline Competitions include environmental and human rights theme films produced from January 1st 2025. Works accepted realized within cinema workshops organized by public and also produced films such as dissertations. The deadline for submissions, is set to January 15th 2027. Films entered in past editions will be automatically excluded.

  6. Selected Films The jury of pre-selection and the artistic director of the festival will select the works to be shown to the public and those eligible for prizes

Current Categories, Deadlines & Fees

Category

LIFE AFTER OIL Environmental or Human Rights feature documentary - "Premio Giuseppe Ferrara"

ENVIRONMENTAL & HUMAN RIGHTS. ONLY documentaries. Runtime between 50 and 90 minutes

Current FeeEUR 15.00Standard Fee
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 90 minutes
Category

ENVIRONMENTAL & HUMAN RIGHTS. ONLY documentaries. Runtime between 50 and 90 minutes

Current Fee
Category

LIFE AFTER OIL Environmental Short-film

ENVIRONMENTAL. Fiction or documentary. Runtime under 20 minutes

Current FeeEUR 10.00Standard Fee
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 20 minutes
Category

LIFE AFTER OIL Human Rights Short-film - "Premio Valentina Pedicini"

HUMAN RIGHTS. Fiction or documentary.. Runtime under 20 minutes

Current FeeEUR 10.00Standard Fee
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 20 minutes
Category

LIFE AFTER OIL Animation

ENVIRONMENTAL & HUMAN RIGHTS. Runtime under 20 minutes

Current FeeEUR 10.00Standard Fee
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 20 minutes
Category

WORLD PANORAMA free theme Only Fiction

WORLD PANORAMA free theme Only Fiction currently lists a maximum runtime of 20 minutes. Listed fees include EUR 10 regular.

Current FeeEUR 10.00Standard Fee
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 20 minutes
Category

AI Artificial intelligence

AI Artificial intelligence currently lists a maximum runtime of 20 minutes. Listed fees include EUR 10 regular.

Current FeeEUR 10.00Standard Fee
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 20 minutes