The RED LINE – International Film Festival returns for its third edition from June 10 to 14, 2026, in Montalcino, in the heart of the Val d’Orcia.
Five days of screenings, talks, and workshops dedicated to national and international cinema.
Feature films, short films, and the Red Line KIDS section—designed for younger audiences—will animate the town and its surrounding area. The selected works, presented by their filmmakers, will offer audiences moments of reflection, engagement, and meaningful cultural exchange.
An inclusive, accessible festival conceived as a platform for dialogue, education, and intercultural discovery.
RED LINE represents the meeting point between cinema, territory, and civic participation: an experience to be shared by the entire community.
The third edition of the RED LINE – International Film Festival will take place in Montalcino from June the 10th to June the 14th 2026. The Festival is divided in the following sections (Rules and regulation are available here):
- International Features Competition (for films of any genre, length: more than 60 minutes).
- International Short Competition (for films of any genre, length: up to 30 minutes).
- Red Line KIDS Short Competition (for films for children 6-14 y.o. of any genre, length: up to 20 minutes).
OBJECTIVES
The festival aims to constitute a meeting point for cutting-edge National and International cinema. The festival’s purpose is to promote cinematography and to give value as an expressive and story-telling means, as well as a way of knowledge and in depth-analysis of reality; the understanding driven by cinema as a mean for a message of peace and solidarity.
AWARDS AND PRIZES
The festival direction will nominate an international jury that will bestow the following awards:
- Best Feature Film: € 1200;
- Best Documentary Film: € 700;
- Best Short Film: € 600;
- Best Director: € 250;
- Best Cinematography: € 250;
All selected works in the International Features competition and International Short Competition—regardless of category or genre—will be eligible for the Best Director and Best Cinematography awards.
Documentaries in competition may receive both the prize corresponding to their length category and the prize corresponding to their genre.
Among the films selected for the Children’s section (RED LINE KIDS), aimed at viewers aged 6 to 14, the following prize will be awarded:
Best Film for “Red Line KIDS” competition: 250 €
A special award for the best short film will be presented by the inmates of the “Mario Gozzini” penitentiary in Florence. The award is presented in collaboration with the “Lanterne Magiche” program of the Tuscany Region.
No rental or screening fees will be paid for selected films.