Born in 2002, Concorto Film Festival is an international event focussed on short films and on arts, namely music, illustration, photography and video-art. Through the years the Festival has managed and promoted the short film world together with other cultural initiatives such as film education, workshops and live sonorizations of silent movies. From its first edition, Concorto has seen submission
s increase from 72 to over 3000, and the call for submissions is now open to short films from all over the world. Concorto’s identity evolved over the years as the festival grew international and more and more committed to cutting-edge works. Every year, at the end of August, the festival is held in a beautiful open-air park arena near Piacenza where a professional jury awards the first prize (Asino d’Oro) to the winner of the main competition, together with a Young Jury composed of cinema students and an Audience Award. Thematic and geographical parallel sections complete the event which also hosts live concerts, Q&A sections, industry meetings and unexpected journeys in the stunning surroundings of Piacenza. Concorto had the honour to host in its main competition the work of many directors such as Denis Villeneuve, Werner Herzog, Ben Rivers, Ruben Östlund, James Franco, Ariane Labed, Chloe Sevigny, Laura Bispuri, Antonio Piazza and Fabio Grassadonia. Notable members of past juries include Daniele Ciprì, Teho Teardo, Jacopo Benassi, Monika Bulaj and Tano D’Amico.