Amantea is a small town of 15.000 inhabitants located in the Coast of the Calabria Region, between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the mountain.
The only three theaters have been shut down and the only way to see a movie is going to the cinemas in the nearest cities.

La Guarimba International Film Festival was born to bring the cinema to the people and the people to the cinema, with the aim of giving back the magic of the cinematograph to the town’s inhabitants, to spread the work of local and international filmmakers and also to foster the culture of Calabria.

During the event we will offer a chance to taste the gastronomy of the region, to attend to filmmaking workshops, live music and outdoor projections of our official selection.

Additional notes

Since this is a Festival whose main goal is to promote culture, we offer information about the places that are worth seeing, their best flavors and more to our contestants.

Year established: 1

Submission deadline: 20 June 2013

Entry fee: €10

Films must be made after: 1 January 2011

Requirements: -All short films of any nationality and language can participate. Those short films that are not in Italian or Spanish, should be introduced with subtitles in Italian or English once they are selected.

-All selected short films must be subtitled in Italian.

- All themes are allowed.

The maximum length will be 20 minutes (including credits).

-Only those films produced after January 1st of 2011 will be accepted.

-Each contestant can participate with a maximum of 2 works, but these have to be subscribed separately.