PiFF - Pinerolo Film Festival

The short film festival in the heart of Piedmont

The PiFF - Pinerolo Film Festival is a film event dedicated to short films and independent cinema, held in Pinerolo, a city in the province of Turin at the foot of the Piedmontese Alps. Created to give a voice to emerging talent and bring high-quality cultural programming to the city, the festival has established itself since its first edition as a benchmark for Italian and international shorts, with a special eye on the Piedmontese territory.

A four-day program

The structure of PiFF is divided into four thematic days, each dedicated to a specific competition section. The audience can follow a journey ranging from short films for children and teenagers to works addressing strong social and human issues, as well as productions made in Piedmont and works by authors affiliated with FEDIC (Italian Federation of Cineclubs). The final day is reserved for the screening of the finalists' trailers and the awards ceremony.

Competition sections

• Italian and international short films, selected from the most recent works
• Corti Piemonte, dedicated to regional productions
• Corti Kids, designed for younger audiences, featuring animation, fantasy, and adventure
• Corti FEDIC, reserved for authors from Italian cineclubs
• Social Themes, a section dedicated to cinema with a social impact

Awards

The festival offers a total prize pool of 1,000 euros, distributed among numerous awards: from the Social Cinema Award to the Young Cinema Award, the Cinema Piemonte prize, the FEDIC recognition, as well as the Audience Award and technical awards for directing, editing, cinematography, and music, in addition to prizes for the best Italian, foreign, and animated short film. The selection of works is managed through major international submission platforms such as FilmFreeway, FestHome, and ShortFilmDepot.

A deeply rooted event

Promoted by the Wel Theater and Movie aps association with the patronage of the Municipality of Pinerolo, PiFF is much more than a series of screenings: it is a cultural project that involves local schools, promotes young actors and directors, and helps make Pinerolo a small hub for independent cinema in Piedmont. Screenings are held at the association's headquarters and in the city's cinemas, in an atmosphere of participation and exchange between authors and spectators.