Heroes International Film Festival 2025
From 9 to 11 December 2025 the Cinema The Space Moderno in Rome will once again transform itself into the home of artists and professionals who work behind the scenes of cinema, series and audiovisual.
The sixth edition of the Heroes International Film Festival (Heroes IFF) focuses on the theme “Cinema, Series & Videogames: storytelling and new technologies”, exploring the evolution of narrative languages and the growing impact of digital technologies in contemporary production.
A festival dedicated to the craftsmen: the invisible heroes of entertainment
Heroes IFF was born with a specific goal: to celebrate the technical and artistic professions that contribute to the magic of the big and small screen. From set design to costumes, from visual effects to sound design, from animations to video games, the festival wants to give voice to those who build the imagination of the most beloved genres: horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action, thriller and crossover.
It is not just a meeting place, but a real creative community, supported by the main Italian associations of audiovisual arts and techniques. The program includes previews, masterclasses, international talks, awards, moments of celebration and an important competition dedicated to short films.
Heroes Stories: Independent and Academy Short Films
The international jury called to award the winners selected among the 10 finalists of the two sections Author Shorts and Academy Shorts is composed of Alex Rebb (Hungary), Jacopo Reale (Italy), Lucia Borgognoni (Italy), Isabelle Caillaud (France), chaired by the Artistic Director Max Giovagnoli. The winners of the competitions, to which 3164 works from 31 countries were submitted, will be awarded by Biunivoca/PolygonFlow with the Dash platform with World-Building tools for real-time production.
Event Speaker:
Victor Perez | Visual Effects & Storytelling |
Carlo Tuzza | Keynote: Soundtrack and Sound Design for videogames and cinema |
Livia Borgognoni | Production Design |
Alessandra Korompai and Stefano Onofri | Dubbing for animation |
Annarita Calligaris | Keynote: set design for animation |
Andrea Cavalletto | Presentation Design: the new Italian western |
Jacopo Reale | Keynote: direction & AI cinema |
Tecla Zorzi | Keynote: soundtrack and sound design |
Alex Rabb | Heroes “Studio Of The Year”: Digic – Keynote Movies & Games |
Tiziano Palumbo | Keynote: Character Art for Cinematics |
Max Montigiani | Direction for animation: Minieroi della Foresta |
Anastasia Tolea | Keynote: Visual Effects for Storytelling |
An incredible opportunity for all creative schools to listen to the experiences and advice of national and international professionals.
Here you can view the press release.
For more information visit the official website.
Here are some photos from the event which ended on December 11th:
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