The 18th annual SiciliAmbiente Film Festival will take on July 13-18, 2026.
SiciliAmbiente Film Festival aims to promote independent and documentary cinema while fostering creative exchange and networking among filmmakers.
The Festival is organized and sponsored by Demetra Produzioni SAS and Cultural Association CANTIERE 7, with support from public and private partners and sponsors who share the Festival's ethical values.
The Festival accepts films that address:
Environment / Anthropology / Human Rights / Biodiversity / War / Integration / Civil Rights / Sustainable Development / Human-Environment Relationships
The Festival is divided into the following sections:
- Documentary Competition (minimum runtime: 31 minutes)
- Fiction Feature Competition (minimum runtime: 70 minutes)
- Fiction and Documentary Short Film Competition (maximum runtime: 31 minutes)
- Animation Short Film Competition (maximum runtime: 31 minutes)
- Screenings of documentaries, fiction films, short films, tributes, retrospectives, seminars and panel discussions
The Selection Committee will assess films based on the quality of their writing, cinematography and creative language.
