{"id":9236,"date":"2026-02-21T11:42:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T11:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/?page_id=9236"},"modified":"2026-02-21T12:47:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T12:47:04","slug":"trieste-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/trieste-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Trieste film festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9236\" class=\"elementor elementor-9236\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91c566b hero-Screenplay e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91c566b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d22e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8d22e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-badc7ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"badc7ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trieste film festival<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965d6d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"965d6d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\">Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e692bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e692bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-218665c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"218665c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Festival at a Glance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8fd3e0 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8fd3e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-450a20c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"450a20c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Website<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7986ffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7986ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"G1KDchPMGe\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triestefilmfestival.it\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Home&#8221; &#8212; TriesteFilmFestival\" src=\"https:\/\/triestefilmfestival.it\/en\/embed\/#?secret=2xYsVT94SJ#?secret=G1KDchPMGe\" data-secret=\"G1KDchPMGe\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbaf9cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbaf9cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Submission Platform<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a46ddf e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a46ddf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-116fdda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"116fdda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Event Dates<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4bffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b4bffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\">January 16\u201324, 2026<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb2d84 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3cb2d84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-864dace elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"864dace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contact Email<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a4d89a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a4d89a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>info@alpeadriacinema.it<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c291501 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c291501\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6fc5a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6fc5a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Festival Type<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b235df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b235df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">International film festival focused on Central and Eastern European cinema \/ Fiction, Documentary, Shorts \/ Industry + Public<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"auto\" style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7952373 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7952373\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-973e90b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"973e90b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Suitable For<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312e43d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"312e43d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\">Filmmakers from Central and Eastern Europe (or works related to the region) submitting feature films, documentaries (Italian premieres preferred), short films (fiction\/animation); emerging talents and established directors seeking visibility in Italy&#8217;s leading platform for CEE cinema, Italian premieres, awards, and networking via When East Meets West co-production forum<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b855ebb e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b855ebb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e623d77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e623d77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Estimated Participants<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537af25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"537af25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Several thousand attendees (public screenings, events, and industry meetings; exact figures vary, often in the range of 5,000\u201310,000+ spectators across editions, plus professionals)<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2f752f e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e2f752f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74baa99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74baa99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Location<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a08d3fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a08d3fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\">Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c209de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c209de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20fb3ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20fb3ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24dd150 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24dd150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0Easy\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e540d0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e540d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Moderate<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b07e801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b07e801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0\u00a0Very Competitive<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da7d62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"2da7d62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"90\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"90\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e947b6b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e947b6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a668b30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a668b30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Festival Guide\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a69f85 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a69f85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2166a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d2166a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OverView<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6cf2b3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6cf2b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Film Submission Details<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613729e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"613729e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\">Participators<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12ccc4e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12ccc4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Technical Specs<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45dcd4e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45dcd4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\">Requirements<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eed4558 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eed4558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\">Genres<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed6883a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed6883a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\">Travel Perks<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3f67a7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3f67a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\">Past Winners<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcdfe7f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcdfe7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\">Success Story<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f39a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78f39a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a55372 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a55372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Festival Overview\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea6ec40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea6ec40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\">Trieste Film Festival (TSFF) is Italy&#8217;s leading showcase for Central and Eastern European cinema, held annually in the historic port city of Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Founded in 1989, it celebrates its 37th edition from January 16\u201324, 2026, attracting thousands of spectators with over 120 events spanning world premieres, red-carpet screenings, masterclasses, and cultural activities over 9 days.<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">The festival is dedicated to promoting emerging talents and innovative storytelling from the region, featuring competitive sections for feature films (fiction, with Trieste Prize), documentaries (non-fiction, including investigative and experimental works), shorts (fiction\/animation\/experimental), and specialized focuses like Wild Roses for female directors (spotlighting Slovenian voices in 2026).<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">Complementing the competitions are non-competitive showcases like retrospectives, industry meetings through When East Meets West co-production forum, educational programs for young audiences, and social initiatives.<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">Trieste awards prizes like the Trieste Prize for Best Feature (\u20ac5,000), serving as a key bridge between Eastern and Western European cinema, fostering dialogue, co-productions, and global visibility in the film ecosystem.<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6631cac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6631cac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a8fb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12a8fb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99f1509 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99f1509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Is Trieste film festival  Best For?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8af821e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8af821e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>Trieste Film Festival<\/strong> stands out as a welcoming and culturally focused event, recognized as the leading Italian festival dedicated to Central and Eastern European cinema.<\/p><p>It serves as a vital bridge between Eastern and Western European filmmaking, fostering dialogue, cultural exchange, and mutual understanding through high-quality, often innovative films that explore societal issues, identities, and contemporary realities in the region.<\/p><p>It caters to a diverse range of participants, including local and international audiences passionate about world cinema, cinephiles interested in underrepresented voices, students, families (via sections like animated programs for children), and the general public through accessible screenings, retrospectives, special focuses (such as on women filmmakers or queer visions), and community-oriented events. However, it shines most for emerging and independent filmmakers, directors, documentarians, and short film creators from Central and Eastern Europe (and sometimes beyond) seeking visibility in Italy and Europe, Italian premieres, audience awards, jury prizes (like the Trieste Award), professional encounters, masterclasses, networking opportunities, and potential distribution support in a supportive, discovery-oriented environment that highlights originality, linguistic innovation, and bold storytelling.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a79f420 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a79f420\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8d1150 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8d1150\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5f648c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5f648c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2705 Good Fit If<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a0b771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a0b771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\">Your film is a feature, documentary (Italian premiere required for competitions), or short (fiction or animation) from Central and Eastern European countries, completed after January 2024, with originality, linguistic innovation, and a focus on societal, cultural, or contemporary issues from the region.<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">You are an emerging or established filmmaker, director, or producer from Central\/Eastern Europe seeking an Italian premiere, regional visibility, audience engagement, and professional growth in a festival dedicated to bridging Eastern and Western cinema.<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">Your work aims for cultural exchange, discovery, and a supportive, community-oriented platform rather than mainstream glamour.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4004477 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4004477\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df0d1de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df0d1de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u274c Not a Good Fit If<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caa8e23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caa8e23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\">Your film originates outside Central\/Eastern Europe or lacks thematic connection to the region&#8217;s cinematographies (festival prioritizes these areas).<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">The work has already been publicly screened, released, or premiered in Italy (strict Italian premiere status required for feature and documentary competitions).<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">The work is a short without strong innovation or a feature\/documentary lacking cultural depth or originality (festival emphasizes bold, regionally focused storytelling).<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">You are looking for a high-profile, star-studded event (Trieste offers a more intimate, boutique atmosphere).<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2186b47 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2186b47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ab6c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46ab6c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Might Not Be a Good Fit?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da6feb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7da6feb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\">Filmmakers with non-premiere films in Italy or prior widespread releases.<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">Commercial studio-driven projects without innovative or auteur elements tied to Eastern European contexts.<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">Directors seeking glamorous, red-carpet festivals rather than culturally immersive, discovery-oriented ones.<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">Emerging talents from non-regional backgrounds without polished works aligned with the festival&#8217;s focus on Central\/Eastern voices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf1f4fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf1f4fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fd25fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8fd25fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Extra-6-2-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-9264\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Extra-6-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Extra-6-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Extra-6-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Extra-6-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Extra-6-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a08d873 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a08d873\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15fbebf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15fbebf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40914e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40914e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">key festival Facts<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa48ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa48ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><div><p><strong>Founded:<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"auto\">1989<\/p><\/div><div><p><strong>Location:<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"auto\">Trieste, Italy<\/p><\/div><div><p><strong>Festival Type:<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"auto\">International Film Festival \/ Central and Eastern European Focused \/ Industry + Public<\/p><\/div><div><p><strong>Frequency:<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"auto\">Annual (mid-January; 37th edition January 16-24, 2026)<\/p><\/div><div><p><strong>Submission Platform:<\/strong><\/p><p><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jYT1Y96EFN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triestefilmfestival.it\/en\/register-your-film-for-the-37th-tsff\/\">REGISTER YOUR FILM FOR THE 37TH TSFF!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;REGISTER YOUR FILM FOR THE 37TH TSFF!&#8221; &#8212; TriesteFilmFestival\" src=\"https:\/\/triestefilmfestival.it\/en\/register-your-film-for-the-37th-tsff\/embed\/#?secret=FddoJTkteX#?secret=jYT1Y96EFN\" data-secret=\"jYT1Y96EFN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div><div><p><strong>Premiere Status:<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"auto\">Italian premiere required for features and documentaries in competitive sections (shorts from Central and Eastern Europe may not require premiere status).<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7217b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d7217b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5ddc18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5ddc18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17219fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17219fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Film Submission Details\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57662db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57662db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\">Trieste Film Festival film submission details (for the 37th edition in 2026, calls open as of May 2025 \/ current as of February 2026):<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">Submissions via the official online platform (<a href=\"https:\/\/vp.eventival.com\/trieste\/2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/vp.eventival.com\/trieste\/2026<\/a> for features, documentaries, and shorts).<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Deadlines:<\/strong> September 30, 2025 (single deadline for all categories; notifications typically in late 2025 or early 2026 ahead of the January festival).<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Fees:<\/strong> No submission or registration fees (free for all categories: features, documentaries, fiction shorts, and animated shorts).<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong> Films from Central and Eastern European countries (or strongly connected to their cinematographies); features and documentaries must be Italian premieres; shorts (fiction or animation) have no premiere requirement specified but should align with the festival&#8217;s focus; films typically completed recently (e.g., after January 2024 based on prior editions); English subtitles required for non-Italian\/English-language films; secure viewing link (e.g., Vimeo password-protected) mandatory.<\/p><p dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"auto\"><strong>Categories:<\/strong> International Competition for feature films (fiction\/documentary, Italian premieres), short films (fiction and animation), with emphasis on emerging talents, innovative storytelling, and works exploring societal\/cultural themes from Central and Eastern Europe; additional sections may include retrospectives, special focuses, children&#8217;s programs (TSFF dei Piccoli), and student\/academy initiatives, though submissions target the main competitive strands.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b0a3e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b0a3e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c32b94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c32b94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603f813 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"603f813\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8616cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8616cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Submission Notes:\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdef993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdef993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"auto\">When East Meets West Co-Production Forum (WEMW, Trieste Film Festival&#8217;s primary industry platform): Calls generally open in summer\/fall the prior year (e.g., 2026 edition selections announced December 2025; based on patterns, 2027 calls likely June-August 2026). Targets works-in-development or in-progress (features, creative docs, animated shorts) for co-productions, financing, partnerships, and meetings at the forum (~January 20-22, 2027). Features pitching, one-on-ones, inspirational labs, EAVE Slate, Films x Games Hub, Midpoint Shorts; bridges Eastern\/Western Europe with annual spotlights (e.g., Baltic &amp; GAS regions 2026); offers exposure, awards (development grants, post-production aid), collaborations. Open to Europe, North\/Latin America, emphasizing Central\/Eastern links. Submit via wemw.it; no fees noted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99f5eda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99f5eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Films must be in the festival\u2019s focus area (Central &amp; Eastern European cinemas). <br \/>Italian premier requirement: Feature films and documentaries in competition must be Italian premieres. <br \/>Short films: Fiction and animation from Central &amp; Eastern European countries are eligible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c2d52 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13c2d52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d04ef6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d04ef6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/miob_logo_member_tr-2084x2084-q80-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9275\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/miob_logo_member_tr-2084x2084-q80-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/miob_logo_member_tr-2084x2084-q80-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/miob_logo_member_tr-2084x2084-q80-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/miob_logo_member_tr-2084x2084-q80-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/miob_logo_member_tr-2084x2084-q80-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/miob_logo_member_tr-2084x2084-q80-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9618871 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9618871\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb30dd0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb30dd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e31d1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e31d1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Genres &amp; Program Sections\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acc81c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acc81c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Central eastern European cinema, feature films, short films, Wild Roses, Queer Visions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d87ffca e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d87ffca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d9a77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"72d9a77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Central eastern European cinema<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5b613c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b5b613c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">feature films<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c6b78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f9c6b78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">short films<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56b7b7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"56b7b7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Wild Roses<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d86abfb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d86abfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a98f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14a98f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b0a5bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b0a5bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Career Impact &amp; Success Stories\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe3f6d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe3f6d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Trieste serves as a premier launchpad for Central and Eastern European filmmakers, directors, and talents in cinema, offering awards that propel careers forward\u2014often leading to international distribution, festival circuit momentum, with alumni transitioning from regional premieres to acclaimed successes and global recognition.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Toxic (won Trieste Award in 2025, by Saul\u0117 Bliuvait\u0117) \u2013 This Trieste success solidified the film&#8217;s acclaim after its Golden Leopard win at Locarno, boosting Bliuvait\u0117&#8217;s status as a rising European director with her raw debut on adolescence and toxic beauty standards, leading to broader festival exposure, distribution deals, and ongoing projects in Lithuanian cinema.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Tata (won Alpe Adria Cinema Award in 2025, by Lina Vdov\u00eei and Radu Ciorniciuc)\u00a0 Building on their prior success with Acasa, My Home (Sundance winner, Oscar shortlist), this Trieste honor for their exploration of intergenerational trauma further established the duo in documentary filmmaking, securing grants, international screenings, and collaborations in humanistic storytelling.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Fantasy (won Trieste Award in 2026, by Kukla)\u00a0 This debut fiction feature&#8217;s win at Trieste launched Kukla&#8217;s career, highlighting themes of self-discovery in a Balkan context, leading to Cineuropa recognition, potential co-productions, and visibility for Slovenian talent in European festivals.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Factory to the Workers (won Best Documentary in 2022, by Sr\u0111an Kova\u010devi\u0107)\u00a0 The Trieste win propelled this Croatian doc on labor struggles to over 20 international festivals, additional awards, and distribution, enhancing Kova\u010devi\u0107&#8217;s profile in socially engaged cinema.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487e7e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"487e7e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e012725 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e012725\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8222702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8222702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Travel Perks :<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b24028 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b24028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The official site does not mention travel support (flight tickets, hotel, per diem, invitation) for participants.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ebc54 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33ebc54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca77210 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca77210\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8672335 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8672335\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c63cec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c63cec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Festival Contact &amp; Information\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea66fa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea66fa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p><strong>Official Website<\/strong><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/triestefilmfestival.it\/en\">https:\/\/triestefilmfestival.it\/en<\/a><\/div><div><p><strong>Email<\/strong><\/p><p>info@alpeadriacinema.it<\/p><\/div><div><p><strong>Submission Platform<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"auto\">Official submission platform: <a href=\"https:\/\/vp.eventival.com\/trieste\/2026\">https:\/\/vp.eventival.com\/trieste\/2026<\/a> (features, documentaries, shorts)<\/p><\/div><div><p><strong>Social Media<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/triestefilmfestival\/?hl=en\">Instagram\u00a0<\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trieste film festival Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Festival at a Glance Website Home Submission Platform Event Dates January 16\u201324, 2026 \u00a0 Contact Email info@alpeadriacinema.it Submission Fee Free Festival Type \u00a0International film festival focused on Central and Eastern European cinema \/ Fiction, Documentary, Shorts \/ Industry + Public \u00a0 \u00a0 Suitable For Filmmakers from Central and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9236","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9236"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9302,"href":"https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9236\/revisions\/9302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rightika.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}