Road to Euro Connection/Italy is the new project designed and organized by the Italian Short Film Center, in its first edition during the 2024/2025 biennium. The project is made possible thanks to the support of the “Linee guida per la formazione e l’avviamento alla professione culturale 2024” (Guidelines for Training and Career Development in the Cultural Sector 2024), developed by the Mission Developing Skills of the Foundation Compagnia di San Paolo, and to the partnership with the association Sauve Qui Peut le Court Métrage, organizer of the Festival International du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand.
Designed as a parallel program to the European call for short film projects Euro Connection, Road to Euro Connection/Italy selects five short film projects in development, with an already established team of director and producer. The selected projects have the opportunity to participate in two market events: the ShorTO Film Market in Turin and the Marché du Film Court in Clermont-Ferrand, gaining international skills and professional experience.
In 2024, the five selected projects were first supported through ShorTO Film Market (November 26-27), which gave them the opportunity to take part in a pitching training, a pitching session in front of an audience of decision-makers and one-on-one meetings.
In 2025, from February 3 to 6, Road to Euro Connection/Italy will continue at Marché du Film Court, part of the Festival International du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, the largest global event dedicated to short films.
In February the selected teams will take part in the Talent Connexion program, a section of the Marché du Film Court that supports French, European and international talents. Participation in the program will provide visibility, networking opportunities, workshops, and chances to meet industry professionals from all over the world. In the end the teams of Road to Euro Connection/Italy will participate in the pitching session of the Agorà at the Marché du Film.
We invite you to follow the Road to Euro Connection/Italy journey on the social media of the Italian Short Film Center and ShorTO, and to get ready next September to submit your short film project in development for Euro Connection 2026!
Here are the selected projects for Road to Euro Connection/Italy 2024/2025:
Accendere un fuoco / To Build a Fire
directed by Lorenzo Puntoni
produced by Sayonara Film
L’anello di Alice / Alice’s Ring
directed by Luca Zentilin
produced by Zerostress Productions Srl
Come la luna / Moonlike
directed by Francesco Lorusso
produced by Dinamo Film
Dattilo
directed by Claudio Quattrone
produced by Q. Animations Film
Teacher Andy
directed by Giulia Borges Cafagna
produced by Eclettica, Studio Domu
More information about selected projects can be found in the ShorTO Film Market 2024 catalogue HERE.