The Prizes

The International Jury of the TrentoFilmfestival will award the following prizes:

Gran Premio “Città di Trento” – Gold Gentian– for the best film of all, possessing high artistic qualities, that corresponds to the cultural aims pursued by the Festival.

Italian Alpine Club Prize – Gold Gentian– for the best film on mountaineering or mountains.

City of Bolzano Prize – Gold Gentian– for the best film on exploration or adventure.

Silver Gentian – for the best artistic technical contribution.

Silver Gentian – for the best medium-length film.

Silver Gentian – for the best short film.

It may also award at its sole discretion a Jury Prize.

Two Audience prizes will also be awarded: all full length films in the contest, along with those that are ineligible to compete, will be entered for one Audience prize and films about mountaineering, climbing and mountain sports will be entered for the other.

SPECIAL PRIZES AWARDED BY A INDIPENDENT JURY

The SNGCI “Luciano Emmer” Prize
in association with the National Union of Italian Film Journalists (SNGCI).
A jury of journalists from the National Executive of the SNGCI will award this prize to the most deserving feature film at this year’s event.

MUSEO USI E COSTUMI DELLA GENTE TRENTINA PRIZE
For a film that best interprets the uses and customs of mountain people with socio-anthropologic documentary precision.

“MARIO BELLO” PRIZE
For a mountaineering film made by alpinists who reveal their feats through cinema and on a tight production budget. With this prize we mainly want to acknowledge the initiatives of people making their first mountain film, who show new ideas and language in communication through images.

PREMIO “GIANBATTISTA LENZI, RINO ZANDONAI E LUIGI ZORTEA”
For the Best TV Report

“CITTA’ DI IMOLA” PRIZE
The “Città di Imola” prize was awarded to the best Italian film at the Venice Film Festival before the prize was abolished. It was brought to the TrentoFilmfestival in 2004 and is awarded, as it was in Venice, “to the best Italian film, documentary or feature film produced in Italy”. Visit the website

CASSA RURALE DI TRENTO SOLIDARITY PRIZE
For the film that best interprets situations of poverty, injustice, social marginalization and isolation redeemed by solidarity and mutual help, as occurred at the beginning of the cooperative movement in the valleys and mountains of Trentino.

UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO AND INNSBRUCK STUDENTS' PRIZE
Is awarded to a film of a particular cultural level and made by an author/director younger than 33 years.

“BRUNO CAGOL” PRESS PRIZE
To a film that is close to the mood of a journalistic news report.