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WITA - WILDCAT INTERNATIONAL TALENT

experimentation and artistic value. On an annual basis, Italy

Festival overview

About WITA - WILDCAT INTERNATIONAL TALENT

Physical film festival in experimentation and artistic value. On an annual basis, Italy with submission categories including COMBO SHORT: SHORT FILM + OTHER CATEGORIES and COMBO DOCU: DOCUMENTARY + OTHER CATEGORIES.

Our mission is to recognize, enhance and give visibility to the true talents of independent cinema that, like the Wildcat, a wonderful protected species in danger of extinction, risk not being rightly appreciated in the international independent scene and therefore not being considered.

Our goal is to reward all the artistic figures who contribute to the making of a film: directors, screenwriters, actresses and actors, authors of photography, music, editing and scenography, because only thanks to the work of everyone can a good film be made. The jury is composed of experts in the sector and the works will be evaluated based on criteria such as originality, technical quality, experimentation and artistic value.

On an annual basis, the Festival selects the finalists of each category by promoting the trailers of their works and related video interviews on all social channels and on the festival website. The winners will be announced within 15 days of the official announcement of all the finalists.

The times and methods of awarding will be communicated on the festival channels and via email to participants. ONLY FOR WILD TALENTS!

Schedule

Important Dates

Call for Entries Opens
Jun 9, 2026
Final Submission Deadline
Mar 31, 2027
Notification Date
Apr 30, 2027
Festival Ends
May 14, 2027
Recognition

Awards & Prizes

Best Feature FilmBest DocumentaryBest Short Film WITA AWARD - OTHER CATEGORIESBest DirectorBest ScreenwriterBest ActorBest ActressBest D.O.PBest MusicianBest Movie editorBest Set Designer Special Award
Eligibility

Rules & Eligibility

General Rules+

  1. The WITA Festival is an international award, so the accepted works can be of any genre, in any language and from all over the world.

  2. All the complete works registered for the WITA Festival will not be distributed online or screened in public theaters in order not to compromise the international preview required by other festivals. The screenings will be for private use only for the jury.

  3. The participating works must have been made within three years prior to the registration date.

  4. All works must be subtitled in English.

  5. Each work, based on the category it belongs to, must respect the following durations: Feature film: over 69 minutes Documentary: over 29 minutes Short film: under 29 minutes.

  6. Each finalist must share the content published by the Wildcat Festival on its channels.

  7. Each proposer declares that they have the right to register the work for WITA.

  8. Registration fees are not refundable under any circumstances.

  9. The winners of the Major categories have the opportunity to become part of the jury of the following edition.

Current Categories, Deadlines & Fees

Category

COMBO SHORT: SHORT FILM + OTHER CATEGORIES

Listed fees include EUR 12 early-bird, EUR 15 regular, EUR 18 late, and EUR 18 extended.

Current FeeEUR 12.00Early
Category

COMBO DOCU: DOCUMENTARY + OTHER CATEGORIES

Listed fees include EUR 15 early-bird, EUR 18 regular, EUR 21 late, and EUR 21 extended.

Current FeeEUR 15.00Early
Category

COMBO FILM: FEATURE FILM + OTHERS CATHEGORIES

COMBO FILM: FEATURE FILM + OTHERS CATHEGORIES currently lists a maximum runtime of 120 minutes. Listed fees include EUR 18 early-bird, EUR 21 regular, EUR 24 late, and EUR 24 extended.

Current FeeEUR 18.00Early
RuntimeMaximum runtime: 120 minutes