DUBBING GLAMOUR FILM FESTIVAL
8th Edition (15th ActorsPoetryFestival)
International Call 2026 — Filmmaker | Actors | Authors
Genoa, June 15 – July 5, 2026
Already supported by the MIC Ministry of Culture - Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual, the Liguria Region, and the Municipality of Genoa, the Dubbing Glamour Film Festival opens Call 2026 with a first: for the first time, the festival is combining the established competition for actors and authors with an international competition for filmmakers.
Each culture carries within itself a founding imaginary — myths, archetypes, figures that cross generations and borders. Cinema is where this imagination lives, transforms, and speaks in many languages at once.
The Dubbing Glamour Film Festival takes its name in Portofino, after 7 editions since 2012, on the Ligurian coast, where the Mediterranean begins its long journey to other seas, other civilizations, other stories. From the Pillars of Hercules to India and beyond: this is the geographical and cultural horizon of our festival. How archetypes leave the screen and enter reality with the transition from myth to collective behavior — for a festival on the political function of the imaginary.
In 2026, in collaboration with Disney, the DGFF inaugurates its first international competition dedicated to directors — with particular attention to emerging voices: directors under 35, their first or second feature film or short film, and Italian directors over 35.
The project invests in the audiovisual sectors —cinema, TV series, dubbing, audiobooks, script adaptation and screenplay— with a large program of screenings, masterclasses, round tables and speed dates with productions.
SECTION A — FILMMAKER COMPETITION
Purpose
The competition promotes international cinema in all its forms, with particular attention to the works of young authors under 35 in their first or second production and to directors from Italy and the Mediterranean area. The festival favors works that express original poetic, visual, or narrative value, regardless of genre and format.
Sections in competition
Short film (under 50 minutes)
Feature film (over 50 minutes)
Animation
Video Art
AI & Generative Cinema
Films out of competition may be hosted at the discretion of the art direction.
Selection
The artistic directorate appoints a selection committee responsible for choosing the works in competition. A high-profile international jury awards the category prizes and the Grand Prix. Participants will be notified of the selection outcome by June 10, 2026. Selected works may not be withdrawn under any circumstances. The DGFF does not correspond screening rights for films in the official selection.
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SECTION B — ACTORS AND AUTHORS COMPETITION
Registration via www.teatrogag.com — info@teatrogag.com
Recipients
Participation is open to actors (professional and emerging) and adult performing authors of any nationality. For minors, please refer to the Regulations.
Actors Sections:
Live Performance
Audiovisual (Cinema, Dubbing, Audiobooks, Video Acting)
Speakers
Companies
Authors:
Poetry Section (dialogists, screenwriters, poets)
Participation in the Dubbing Battles is open only to the finalist actors in the specific Section.
