An opportunity to bring the ideas of young authors and filmmakers to the attention of cinema and TV professionals: for the fifth year in a row, NABA and Fondazione Cinema per Roma are promoting the Z-PITCH contest as part of the Rome Film Festival. On October 21, from , the initiative will be presented at the Roma Lazio Film Commission space within the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone (Viale Pietro de Coubertin 30, Rome).
Admission is free and open to the public upon registration here: eventbrite.it – Z-PITCH contest launch (5th edition) .
Z-PITCH – the audiovisual storytelling contest and launch panel
Z-PITCH is a competition dedicated to current students and recent graduates from Italian Schools of Cinema and Media Design. Its goal is to enhance the education and creativity of the new generations in the audiovisual field, fostering connections between industry professionals and emerging talents. It is aimed at Generation Z and those wishing to propose audiovisual storytelling projects – whether feature films or serial formats – capable of addressing contemporary and relevant themes. All submitted projects must be original and previously unpublished.
Students interested in taking part are invited to submit their projects between and . A committee of lecturers and industry professionals will evaluate submissions. The authors of the top seven projects will be selected to attend a high-level masterclass focused on training and preparing for the live pitching session.
To mark the launch of the competition, a presentation talk will take place on October 21, featuring a panel discussion with Francesca Staasch (NABA Academic Master in Screenwriting for Series Course Advisor Leader), Alexia De Vito (Special Projects – Fondazione Cinema per Roma), and several finalists from previous editions, who will share their experiences in the contest.
NABA at Alice nella Città
The Academy will also take part in the Rome Film Festival with the screening of two short films selected for Alice nella Città, the festival’s independent and parallel section dedicated to debuts, emerging talent, and new generations. The two short films – “Eden” by Lisaly Martinez and “Mix Estate 83” by Cristian Vassallo (both students of the BA in Film and Animation at NABA’s Milan campus) – are competing for the Onde Corte – Panorama Italia Academy award and will be screened as part of the programme.
Z-PITCH presentation – event information
Tuesday October 21, from 4:30 PM
Roma Lazio Film Commission space
Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone
Viale Pietro de Coubertin 30, Rome
Free admission upon registration here: https://www.eventbrite.it/e/lancio-z-pitch-contest-v-edizione-tickets-1801147313099
Click here to register to the fifth edition of Z-Pitch and here to read the call for application.