Imola Festival - Mostra Concorso Internazionale del Cortometraggio - is a cultural manifestation organised on a yearly basis. In this context, the aim of the manifestation is that of setting up an event to express the enormous potential of the short film cinema, bringing together the most important and significative artistic and productive experiences in Italy and in the whole world. In particular those concerned with the experimentation of new visual forms in the "short" format.

Participation in the International Competition is open to short films shot in all formats, of all genres and techniques (fiction, animation, documentary, experimental), regardless of their country of origin.