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Il Comitato Organizzatore del 44° Paladino d’Oro Sport Film Festival comunica ufficialmente che il festival si svolgerà a Palermo dal 10 al 15 dicembre 2024 con il seguente programma:

10 dicembre 2024 – Presentazione Nazionale e Conferenza Stampa
11 – 14 dicembre – Proiezione Film in Concorso
14 dicembre – Convegno “Cinema, Sport e Salute” Prevenzione della Salute
15 dicembre – 2024 Gran Galà Paladino d’Oro – Teatro Politeama

The Organizing Committee of the 44th Paladino d’Oro Sport Film Festival officially announces that the festival will take place in Palermo
from 10 to 15 December 2024 with the following program:

10 December 2024 – National Presentation and Press Confe
11 – 14 December 2024 – Expo – Exhibition
11 – 14 December – Screening of Films in Competition
14 December – Conference “Cinema, Sport and Health” Health Prevention
15 December – 2024 Paladino d’Oro Grand Gala – Politeama Theater

For further information

write to: communication@sportfilmfestival.it
or via whatsapp at +39 329 8409253.

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I FILM VINCITORI DELLA 43ESIMA EDIZIONE DEL PALADINO D’ORO 2023

 

BEST SOUND MIXING TITLESHOT by Gaylen Ross – USA

BEST SCREENPLAY THE HIDDEN COURT by Walter Schlomann – USA

SOCIAL AWARD SOCIAL SOCCER by Daniele Pitarresi – ITALIA

BEST EDITING THE GROUND under OUR FEET by Jim Williams – INGHILTERRA

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY GROUND SWELL…OF FEAR by Paul Taublieb – USA

SCHOOL AWARD UNNAMED by Iranmerhr Salimi – IRAN

LEADING ROULE MOCRAZY  – Jamie Mocrazy – USA RECEDING – Sophia Nesterova – USA

BEST DIRECTION UN ANNO STRAORDINARIO by Mario Maellaro – ITALIA

UNIVERSITY AWARD THE ASYLUM by Jaime Gutierrez – USA

BEST FICTION 999 L’ALTRA ANIMA DEL CALCIO by Federico Rizzo – ITALIA

BEST DOCUMENTARY ALBERTO TOMBA, Vincere in salita by Tommaso Deboni – ITALIA

ALTRO CINEMA THE BREATH by Beahzad Rezaei – IRAN

BEST ESPORT FILM ESPORT WORLD PIXEL by Bastien Martin – BELGIO

FOOTBALL FILM SOGNO AZZURRO LA STRADA PER WEMBLEY by Manuele Mandolesi – ITALIA

BEST PRODUCTION NEYT INC by Jake Fay – USA

BEST PARALYMPIC FILM BOUNDLESS CHAMPIONS S3: TOGHETERYMPIC By Seongkwon Bamboo Sohn – COREA

BEST OLYMPIC FILM BENEATH THE SURFACE by Zhang Xiquan – CINA

VITO MAGGIO AWARD DOPING TOP SECRET: DEALER by Hajo Seppelt – GERMANIA MIGLIOR SHORT FILM FROM HERE TO ANYWHERE: The story of football in Qatar by J.Kramer – QATAR MIGLIOR FEATURE FILM WILLIAMS AND MANSELL “RED 5” by J.Wiseman – INGHILTERRA MIGLIOR SPORT FILM LEV YASHIN THE DREAM GOALKEEPER  by Vasily Chiginsky – RUSSIA

 

The 43rd edition concluded with the awarding of the Golden Paladin(ANSA) – PALERMO, NOV 27 – The 43rd edition of the Sportfilmfestival, the international sports cinema festival, which took place in the Pirandello theater in Agrigento and saw the participation of over 150 films, representing 40 participating nations. The film Lev Yashin the dream goalkeeper by director Chiginsky won the Golden Paladin for best film. The recognition was also awarded to Francesco Bellomo, artistic director of the theater and producer and actor, to Gaetano Aronica, the protagonist actor of the commercial on Agrigento Capital of Culture 2025, and to the president of Coni Giovanni Malagò, connected in streaming. The awards ceremony opened with the memory of the entrepreneur Alberto Re, organizer and head of public relations of the festival, by his daughter Natalia, president of the Italian Movement for Kindness, who wanted to underline the importance of the weight of words in communication after his father’s suicide due to violent attacks on social media in relation to the Festival. During the event, which saw the participation of the mayor of Agrigento Francesco Miccichè and the prefect Filippo Romano, the Paladin Excellences were awarded to local personalities who distinguished themselves in various fields. “We are proud – said the artistic director Roberto Marco Oddo – for the positive feedback we have found among the international directors, over one hundred, also in this edition, happy to combine cinema with the possibility of admiring the beauties of the artistic and cultural heritage of Agrigento. Most of them in fact stayed for several days to visit our Sicily, confirming how the festival is a strong tool for promoting our territory”. “The Sportfilmfestival – concluded Mayor Miccichè – has transformed Agrigento into the capital of world cinema, with the presence of many international directors and producers who have showered me with appreciation and thanks for the event, for the hospitality, for the city they have had the opportunity to admire these days. I want to dedicate this festival to my friend Alberto Re”. (HANDLE).
NU/ S45 QBKS

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Press release N.2
TITLE: 43rd Golden Paladin, among the winners also Alberto Tomba, Jacopo Volpi and Maurizio CasascoThe 43rd edition of the Paladino d’Oro Sportfilmfestival will kick off in Agrigento on Monday 20 November. The week of sports cinema will begin with the screening of the finalist films. High school students, university students and cinema and sports enthusiasts will attend the free entry screenings. Films from 40 countries are in competition. the 43rd edition of the Sport FilmFestival, scheduled from 20 to 26 November 2023, also includes meetings with producers, directors and actors, the “Sport, cinema and medicine” conference and the award ceremonies of the 2023 Golden Paladins, during the who will be awarded Illustrious figures from cinema and sport, among these: the president of Coni Giovanni Malagò, the director of RAISPORT Jacopo Volpi, the directors Massimiliano Bruno and Francesco Bellomo and many others.
Among the films that will compete for the prestigious award for the oldest sports cinema in the world, we remember the Italian one “Sogno Azzurro, the road to Wembley by Marco Maraniello, the Russian production film “Lev Yashin, the Dream GoalKeeeper, the English film “Williams & mansell RED 5”, An extraordinary year by director Mario Maiellaro and that of the story of one of the greatest Italian athletes, “Alberto Tomba, winning uphill” by director Tommaso Deboni.
The festival will end with two ceremonies, on November 24th with the awarding of the Exellence Paladins and on November 25th with the awarding of statuettes to the winning sports cinema films of the 43rd edition of the festival.
On the occasion of the 43rd Edition of the Sport Film Festival, Natalia Re President of the MIG (Italian Movement for Kindness) will launch the ‘Woman’s Kindness Power’. This is an annual recognition given to women who have distinguished themselves in different sectors within the Italian fabric. Women, who have combined their skills with the value of Kindness. This year the Award will be awarded to 2 Women.________________________________________________________________________________________________Agrigento will be the world capital of Sports Cinema. The 43rd Paladino d’Oro Sport Film Festival will be held from 20 to 26 November. Among the winners were the president of CONI Giovanni Malagò and the director Massimiliano Bruno.The 42nd edition of the Paladino d’Oro Sport Film Festival, scheduled from 20 to 26 November 2023, will take place for the first time in 42 years in Agrigento (already designated Capital of Culture 2025), the city of the Valley of the Temples will be for a week the world capital of sports cinema.The event organized by the Toros Centro di Comunicazione Visiva Association, directed by Roberto Oddo, in collaboration with the Municipality of Agrigento, is sponsored by the Sicilian Regional Assembly, CONI, the Italian Paralympic Committee, the University of Studies of Palermo, by the MIG (Italian Kindness Movement) and with the support of Edizioni Kalòs and Unicoop.Productions from various nations participate in the international film award, including the United States, Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Canada, Cyprus, China, India, Thailand, Palestine, Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, New Zealand and almost all of Europe .A record-breaking 43rd edition which registered 39 participating nations and over 150 films, including short films, feature films, Olympic and Paralympic films, football and Esport films.The international jury chaired by the festival director Roberto Oddo and composed of Massimiliano Bruno (Italy), Hugo Pallete (USA), Mikhail Degtyar (Russia), Maxim Akbarov (Kazakhstan), Natalia Re (Italy), will award the statuettes for the following sections : Best Film, Best Short and Feature Film, Best Documentary, Olympic Film, Paralympic Film, Football and Esport Film and also for best photography, sound-mixing, screenplay, editing, direction, production, actor/actress, furthermore statuettes will be awarded to special prizes Social Award (best Trailer), School and University Award, for the Other Cinema and the one named after “Vito Maggio”.The Paladino d’oro Sport film festival is the oldest sports film festival in the world, born in 1979 in Palermo from an idea by Vito Maggio and Sandro Ciotti, an icon of Rai radio commentators of all time. Among the protagonists of past editions, directors of the caliber of Tom Gries, Ted Kotcheff, Michael Mann, Luigi Comencini, Mario Monicelli, Max Nosseck, Wim Wenders, Pupi Avati and others.The press conference presenting the 43rd edition of the Paladino d’Oro Sport Film Festival will be held in Palermo on November 15th at 11.00 am, at the Sicilian Regional Assembly.The public and cinema and sports enthusiasts will be able to participate for free in all the events of the sports cinema week.To request interviews and accreditations, please contact: press@sportfilmfestival.itWe remind all the productions, that according to the regulations, not being present at the award ceremony, determines the cancellation of the prize, we also remember that all the films present will receive: a recognition for having reached the final, or a special prize now to Paladin d’Oro.
The direction of the FestivalThe Nominations
Best Sound Mixing
TITLESHOT by Gaylen Ross – USA
AGAINST THE LOCH by Chris Nicholas – UK
NAPOLI PRIMA by Paolo Geremei – Italia
#MOCRAZY by J.MoCrazy/M.Locki – USA
THE SEEKING by Yan Imbeault – CinaBest Screenplay
CLOSE CONTAC by Viktoriya Olkhovskaya -Russia
THE HIDDEN COURT by Walter Schlomann-USA
PUNCH DRUNK by Adel Tabrizi – IRAN
TEAM LADU by I.Q.Zaman/W.Zaid i/K.Saleem – USA
THE FLIGHT OF THE DRAGONFLIESS by Inaki Alforja – SpagnaSocial Award (final ranking)
SOCIAL SOCCER by Daniele Pitarresi – Italia
LIONS OF MESOPOTAMIA by Mahdi Ahmadpour-Canada
BENEATH THE SURFACE by Zhang Xiquan -Cina
MUAY THAI 5 STYLESby Kullachat Jitcajonwanich – Thailandia
THE ASYLUM by Jaime Gutierrez – USABest Editing
THE GROUND OUR FEET UNDER by Jim Williams-UK
ENOCK Tough Love by Mikkel Keldorf – Danimarca
THE MOUNTAIN HOCKEY A.Pradhan/D.Mohapatra – India
UN ANNO STRAORDINARIO by Mario Maellaro – Italia
THE SHAPE by Geraldine Jonckers – Belgio

Best Cinematography
AGAINST THE LOCH by Chris Nicholas – UK
BAGUS LAGI by Alexandre Ribas – Brasile
Aiguille du Midi Operation Electric Avenue by G.Kerezov/S.Dimitrov – Bulgaria
GROUNDSWELLTHE OTHER… by Paul Taublieb – USA
LEV YASHIN THE DREAM GOALKEEPER by Vasily Chiginsky – RussiaSchool Award
A PROMISE by Xiquan Zhang – Cina
UNNAMED by Iranmerhr Salimi – Iran
SOCIAL SOCCERby Daniele Pitarresi Italia
SWEET CONFIDENCE by S.F.Elwood Usa
ERA ORA by Alessandro Alicata – ItaliaBest Leading Role
THE BREATH – Claudia Borgia
RECEDING – Sophia Nesterova
GLI ANNI FOLLI DELLA VELOVITA’ – Elena Schiavoni
#MOCRAZYSTRONG – Jamie Mocrazy
IL BERRETTO DI SQUILLE – Marina CioppaBest Director
LEV YASHIN THE DREAM GOALKEEPER by Vasily Chiginsky – Russia
UN ANNO STRAORDINARIO by Mario Maellaro – Italia
PUNCH DRUNK by Adel Tabrizi – Iran
BENEATH THE SURFACE by Zhang Xiquan -Cina
THE BREATH by Behzad Rezaei – IranUniversity Award
ALBERTO TOMBA VINCERE IN SALITA by Tommaso Deboni – Italia
EDGE by Nausicaa Dell’Orto – Italia
MUAY THAI 5 STYLES by Kullachat Jitcajonwanich -Thailandia
PROMISES, PROMISES by Yunyi Zhu – Cina
THE ASYLUM by Jaime Gutierrez – USA

Best Fiction
UN CUORE DUE COLORIby Marco Maraniello – Italia
PROMISES, PROMISES by Yunyi Zhu – Cina
RECEDING by Renee Garcia – USA
999 L’ALTRA ANIMA DEL CALCIO by Federico Rizzo – Italia
LIONS OF MESOPOTAMIA by Mahdi Ahmadpour – Canada

Best Documentary
SOGNO AZZURRO LA STRADA PER WEMBLEY by Manuele Mandolesi – Italia
UN ANNO STRAORDINARIO by Mario Maellaro – Italia
THE ASYLUM by Jaime Gutierrez – USA
WILLIAMS AND MANSELL: RED 5 by J.Wiseman – UK
ALBERTO TOMBA VINCERE IN SALITA by Tommaso Deboni – Italia

Best Other Cinema
A CHANCE ENCOUNTER by Stefanie Butler – USA
THE BREATH by Behzad Rezaei – Iran
IL BERRETTO DI SQUILLE by Gaetano Cicciardi – Italia
DOPING TOP SECRET: DEALER by Hajo Seppelt – Germania

Best Esport Film
ESPORT WORLD PIXEL by Bastien Martin – Belgio
GAMING QUEENS by Beatriz Scavazzini – Brasile

Best Football Film
THE BEST DAY OF MY LIVE by Ivica Vidanovic – Serbia
SOGNO AZZURRO LA STRADA PER WEMBLEY by Manuele Mandolesi – Italia
AZZURRO SHOCKING by Azzurra Di Tomassi – Italia
THE SILVER TEAM by István Borsody – Ungheria
FROM HERE TO ANYWHERE: The story of football in Qatar by J.Kramer – Qatar

Best Production
NEYT INC by Jake Fay – USA
TITLESHOT by Gaylen Ross – USA
WILLIAMS AND MANSELL: RED 5 by J.Wiseman – UK
ALBERTO TOMBA VINCERE IN SALITA by Tommaso Deboni – Italia
THE GROUND OUR FEET UNDER by Jim Williams – UK

Best Paralympic Film
REBOUND by G.Simonet/V.Stevens/T.Vervoort – Belgio
Boundless Champions S3: Togetherympic By Sun-Ah Jung – Korea
PARALESTINE by Yasser Abu Wazna – Palestina
THIS WORLD IS MY ARENA by Tedy Necula – Romania
TRACK by Anastasia Vorotnikova – Russia

Best Olympic Film
BENEATH THE SURFACE by Zhang Xiquan -Cina
SNIPER by Giorgi Toradze – Georgia
ALBERTO TOMBA VINCERE IN SALITA by Tommaso Deboni – Italia
DOPING TOP SECRET: DEALER by Hajo Seppelt – Germania

Award “Vito Maggio”
LIONS OF MESOPOTAMIA by Mahdi Ahmadpour – Canada
DOPING TOP SECRET: DEALER by Hajo Seppelt – Germania
WITHOUT ANGST – Culturechange in Gymnastics by Walter Braehler – Germania
HAWKS, Anti Idiots by Hossam Sarhan – UK
THE SILVER TEAM and the ’38 World Cup Final by J.L. R.Borbon – Colombia

Best Short
FROM HERE TO ANYWHERE: The story of football in Qatar by J.Kramer – Qatar
BEHIND THE DREAM by Mauro Talamonti – Italia
RECEDING by Renee Garcia – USA
AZZURRO SHOCKING by Azzurra Di Tomassi – Italia
PROMISES, PROMISES by Yunyi Zhu – Cina

Best Feature
UN ANNO STRAORDINARIO by Mario Maellaro – Italia
WILLIAMS AND MANSELL: RED 5 by J.Wiseman – UK
THE BEST DAY OF MY LIVE by Ivica Vidanovic – Serbia
EDGE by RICCARDO LUPOLI – Italia
TITLESHOT by Gaylen Ross – USA

Best Film
PUNCH DRUNK by Adel Tabrizi – Iran
BENEATH THE SURFACE by Zhang Xiquan -Cina
LEV YASHIN THE DREAM GOALKEEPER by Vasily Chiginsky – Russia
999 L’ALTRA ANIMA DEL CALCIO by Federico Rizzo – Italia
BLUE LIONS FOOTBALL CLUB by Qing Shang – Cina

We remind all the productions, that according to the regulations, not being present at the award ceremony, determines the cancellation of the prize, we also remember that all the films present will receive: a recognition for having reached the final, or a special prize or a Paladino d’Oro.
The direction of the Festival

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43° Paladino d’Oro SportFilmFestival – Regulation/Regolamento
Art. 1 – ORGANIZERS
The Paladino d’oro Sport Film Festival (SFF) is organized by Toros Centro di Comunicazione Visiva,  that nominated yearly a Movie Commission to select the best films focused on sports. The Festival is directed by Roberto Oddo.

Art. 2 – PURPOSE
The SFF wants to promote the values of sport (respect for rules, fair play, overcoming limits, team play, etc.) through the best films all over the world that are focused on sports. The “SFF promotes the diffusion of sport films that, in different ways, contribute to the development of artistic and cultural trends in the cinema business. The goal is to promote the best quality in sports films; to stimulate, thanks to the mass media and the partnership with schools and universities, the interest in sport and cinema, fostering didactic-cultural meetings.

Art. 3 – WHEN AND WHERE (Sport Movie Week)
The 43st Paladino d’oro SFF will be held in Agrigento / Sicily from 20-26 November 2023. The festival program includes film screening, meetings with productions, conference and awards ceremony. The SFF ends with the awards ceremony (Grand Gala). During the Grand Gala the prize named “PALADINO D’ORO” will be assigned to the best films in competition; the direction can be assign some special “PALADINO D’ORO” to the most important figures of movie and sports.

Art. 4 – ELIGIBILITY
All films produced between 2019 and 2023 with sports or non-sports subjects, already published, distributed or previewed, can participate in the festival. Films that have already participated in the SFF are excluded.

Art. 5 – REGISTRATION
The registration is active between the November, 2022, the registration deadline to July 31th, 2023.
If by July 31th 2023, the registered productions do not comply with all the requests of the organization, they will be automatically excluded. To complete the registration, after completing the online form, producers must send the following material no later than June 2023 to: production@sportfilmfestival.it:
– 1 copy of the movie file in HD MP4, to download, with  subtitled in Italian or English;
– a 2-minute (max) file of the trailer in HD MP4, to download, with subtitled in Italian or English;
– a summary (synopsis) of the film in English and Italian.
– a bio film of the director and / or the main actors, in English and Italian ;
– a good resolution poster
– the Regulations Form, printed, completed and signed, for the free use of all the material provided for publications, for the Official Catalog, for the Press Office and for the promotion of the SFF.
– The payment of 50 euros for the secretarial expenses contribution by bank transfer, to: TOROS CCV – Via Olivella, 32 – 90100 Palermo – IBAN: IT60X0306909606100000164071. Or with paypal with paypal to robertooddo9@gmail.com. If the film’s documentation is incomprehensible or incomplete, the film will be excluded from the SFF.

Art. 6 – SELECTION
The Sports Cinema Academy, has foreseen a first selection among all the films entered, if in order
with the registration (art. 5), All selected films are invited to the festival. The Sports Cinema Academy will assign the nominations, the communication will take place by 31 August 2023. A second selection, for the assignment of the nominations, which provides for the mandatory presence of a production representative at the award ceremony (art. 10) , the productions will have to confirm the presence of a representative by 30 September 2023. The communication of the nominations will take place by 15 September 2023, with publication on the official website of the festival www.sportfilmfestival.org.
All the selected films are invited to the festival, the organization will pay for a stay for two people in B&B hotel formula for the night of the final on November 25, 2023. The Golden Paladin is awarded by the Sports Cinema Academy, made up of illustrious personalities cinema, journalism and sport. Here are the prizes awarded in each edition. Four main categories: Best Olympic Film, Best Paralympic Film, Best Football Film and Best E-Sport Film. The awarded sections are for best feature film, best short film, best documentary, best fiction, best direction, best actor, best sports protagonist, best editing, best screenplay, best sound, films are also awarded with special prizes: social prize, “Vito Maggio” prize, the “Altro Cinema” prize (non-sporting subject) and the “School & University” prize. All nominated films will receive an award during the final ceremony of the festival.

Art. 7 – SOCIAL AWARD
The “Social Award” is the only “Paladino d’Oro” awarded by the public. All the trailers of the films selected by the Management will be published on the official website and on the official social pages of the Festival. The winning trailer will be the one with the most views on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, the final total of all views will be counted on 30th October , 2023, views obtained after this date will not be valid. Here are the links of the official social pages:
https://www.facebook.com/sportfilmfestival
https://www.youtube.com/c/SFFSPORTFILMFESTIVAL/featured
https://www.instagram.com/sportfilmfestival/channel/

Art. 8 – SCREENING OF CANDIDATE FILMS
The films that have been nominated and that will be present at the festival with at least one production representative at the award ceremony will be screened at the festival, the screening billboard will be published on October 30, 2023, on the official festival website. Films not represented at the festival during the ceremony will not be screened.

Art. 9 – UTILIZATION OF PARTICIPATING FILMS AND COPYRIGHTS
The films will be used by the festival exclusively for cultural ends and promotional ends of the SFF, before, during and after the SFF, also in collaboration with Public authorities, private society, media, schools, universities, etc. For a further promotion, the participating films can be shown during other events. They cannot be supplied for other uses without the expressed authorization of the producer. Who enters his/her film to the festival declares him/herself owner of it according to this Regulation and undersigning the Regulation, he/she authorizes:
the maximum distribution of the film (it means that it’s not subjected to any right or to other compensations);
the vision of the film by the delegates, accredited journalists, observers, pubblic etc.
the deposit, in SFF’s archive, of the copies of the film only for study, as documentation and for institutional activities.
The participants will directly be responsible for any demands or claims of reimbursement by third parts, as they have entered their films to the SFF. The TOROS CCV has the right to use the names of the participants to the Festival for its own promotional activity.

Art. 10 – GENERAL RULES
The productions of the selected films will have the right to hospitality in a hotel for one night in a B&B (November 25, 2023) for two people indicated by the film production, on the occasion of the awarding ceremony of the Golden Paladins on November 25, 2023, at the Theater and their transfer to and from the airport, further stays will be paid for by the film productions. The productions that will not be present at the final ceremony will not be entitled to any prize. Any disputes and anything not covered by this regulation will be governed exclusively by Italian law. The final decisions are the responsibility of the Festival management. For any complaint relating to the meaning of the articles of these Regulations, only the original text in Italian of the Regulations published on the official website of the Paladino d’Oro Sport Film Festival will be the basis for any dispute.

Art. 11 – UPDATES
The TOROS CCV reserve the right to make decisions on matters not specified herein. The CCV can change this Regulation at any time and without notice.

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Regolamento in Italiano

Art. 1 – ORGANIZZAZIONE
Il Paladino d’oro Sport Film Festival (SFF) è organizzato dall’Associazione Toros Centro di Comunicazione Visiva. La direzione artistica del Festival, nomina ogni anno l’Accademia del Cinema Sportivo, che seleziona, assegna le nomination e i premi ai migliori film a soggetto sportivo e non.
Il Festival è diretto da Roberto Oddo.

Art. 2 – OBIETTIVI
La SFF vuole promuovere i valori dello sport (rispetto delle regole, fair play, superamento dei limiti, gioco di squadra, ecc.) attraverso i migliori film di tutto il mondo incentrati sullo sport. La “SFF promuove la diffusione di film sportivi che, in modi diversi, contribuiscono allo sviluppo di tendenze artistiche e culturali nel mondo del cinema. L’obiettivo è promuovere la migliore qualità nei film sportivi; stimolare, grazie ai mass media e alla partnership con scuole e università, l’interesse per lo sport e il cinema, favorendo incontri didattico-culturali.

Art. 3 – QUANDO E DOVE (Settimana del cinema sportivo)
Il 43° Paladino d’oro SFF si terrà ad Agrigento dal 20 al 26 novembre 2023. Il programma del festival prevede proiezioni di film, incontri con le produzioni, conferenze e premiazioni. Lo SFF si conclude con la cerimonia di premiazione (Gran Galà). Durante il Gran Galà verranno assegnati i premio denominati “PALADINO D’ORO” ai migliori film in concorso; l’Accademia del Cinema Sportivo può assegnare i “PALADINO D’ORO” speciali ai personaggi del cinema, dello sport, dell’editoria e del giornalismo.

Arte. 4 – AMMISSIBILITA’
Possono partecipare al festival tutti i film prodotti tra il 2019 e il 2023 a soggetto sportivo o non, già pubblicati, distribuiti o in anteprima. Sono esclusi i film che hanno già partecipato al SFF.

Art. 5 – ISCRIZIONE
L’iscrizione è attiva dal mese di novembre 2022, termine di iscrizione al 31 luglio 2023.
Se entro il 31 luglio 2023 le produzioni iscritte non dovessero ottemperare a tutte le richieste dell’organizzazione, verranno automaticamente escluse. Per completare la registrazione, dopo aver compilato il modulo online, i produttori devono inviare il seguente materiale entro giugno 2023 a: production@sportfilmfestival.it:
– 1 copia del file del film in HD MP4, da scaricare, con sottotitoli in italiano o inglese;
– un file di 2 minuti (max) del trailer in HD MP4, da scaricare, con sottotitoli in italiano o inglese;
– un riassunto (sinossi) del film in inglese e italiano.
– un film biografico del regista e/o degli attori principali, in inglese e italiano;
– un poster di buona risoluzione
– il Modulo Regolamento, stampato, compilato e firmato, per l’utilizzo gratuito di tutto il materiale previsto per le pubblicazioni, per il Catalogo Ufficiale, per l’Ufficio Stampa e per la promozione del SFF.
– Il versamento di 50 euro per contributo spese di segreteria tramite bonifico bancario, intestato a: TOROS CCV – Via Olivella, 32 – 90100 Palermo – IBAN: IT60X0306909606100000164071. Oppure con paypal con paypal a robertooddo9@gmail.com. Se la documentazione del film è incomprensibile o incompleta, il film sarà escluso dal festival.

Arte. 6 – SELEZIONE
L’Accademia del Cinema Sportivo ha previsto una prima selezione tra tutti i film iscritti, se in regola
con l’iscrizione (art. 5), tutti i film selezionati sono invitati al festival. L’Accademia del Cinema Sportivo assegnerà le nomination, la comunicazione avverrà entro il 31 agosto 2023. Una seconda selezione, per l’assegnazione delle nomination, che prevede la presenza obbligatoria di un rappresentante della produzione alla premiazione (art. 10), le produzioni dovranno confermare la presenza di un rappresentante entro il 30 settembre 2023. La comunicazione delle nomination avverrà entro il 15 settembre 2023, con pubblicazione sul sito ufficiale del festival www.sportfilmfestival.org.
Tutti i film selezionati sono invitati al festival, l’organizzazione pagherà un soggiorno per due persone in formula hotel B&B per la notte della finale del 25 novembre 2023. Il Paladino d’Oro viene assegnato dall’Accademia del Cinema Sportivo, composta da personaggi illustri del cinema, del giornalismo e dello sport. Ecco i premi assegnati in ogni edizione. Quattro le categorie principali: Miglior Film Olimpico, Miglior Film Paralimpico, Miglior Film sul Calcio e Miglior Film E-Sport. Le sezioni premiate sono per il miglior lungometraggio, il miglior cortometraggio, il miglior documentario, la migliore fiction, la migliore regia, il miglior attore, il miglior protagonista sportivo, il miglior montaggio, la migliore sceneggiatura, il miglior sonoro, i film sono inoltre premiati con premi speciali: premio sociale, ” Vito Maggio”, il premio “Altro Cinema” (soggetto non sportivo) e il premio “Scuola & Università”. Tutti i film nominati riceveranno un riconoscimento durante la cerimonia finale del festival.

Art. 7 – SOCIAL AWARD
Il “Social Award” è l’unico “Paladino d’Oro” assegnato dal pubblico. Tutti i trailer dei film selezionati dalla Direzione saranno pubblicati sul sito ufficiale e sulle pagine social ufficiali del Festival. Il trailer vincente sarà quello con il maggior numero di visualizzazioni su Facebook, Instagram e YouTube, il totale finale di tutte le visualizzazioni verrà conteggiato il 30 ottobre 2023, le visualizzazioni ottenute dopo questa data non saranno valide. Di seguito i link delle pagine social ufficiali:

https://www.facebook.com/sportfilmfestival
https://www.youtube.com/c/SFFSPORTFILMFESTIVAL/featured
https://www.instagram.com/sportfilmfestival/channel/

Art. 8 – PROIEZIONE DEI FILM CON NOMINATION
I film che sono stati nominati e che saranno presenti al festival, con almeno un rappresentante della produzione alla cerimonia di premiazione saranno proiettati al festival, il cartellone di proiezione sarà pubblicato il 30 ottobre 2023, sul sito ufficiale del festival. I film non rappresentati al festival durante la cerimonia non saranno proiettati.

Art. 9 – UTILIZZO DEI FILM PARTECIPANTI E COPYRIGHT
I film saranno utilizzati dal festival esclusivamente per fini culturali e promozionali del SFF, prima, durante e dopo il SFF, anche in collaborazione con Autorità pubbliche, società private, media, scuole, università, ecc. Per un’ulteriore promozione, i film partecipanti potranno essere proiettati durante altri eventi. Non possono essere forniti per altri usi senza l’espressa autorizzazione del produttore. Chi iscrive il proprio film al festival ne dichiara proprietario ai sensi del presente Regolamento e sottoscrivendo il Regolamento stesso autorizza:
la massima distribuzione del film (significa che non è soggetto ad alcun diritto o ad altri compensi);
la visione del film da parte di delegati, giornalisti accreditati, osservatori, pubblico ecc.
il deposito, nell’archivio della SFF, delle copie del film solo per studio, come documentazione e per attività istituzionali e promozionali del festival.
I partecipanti saranno direttamente responsabili di eventuali richieste o pretese di rimborso da parte di terzi, in quanto iscritti al SFF con i loro film. La TOROS CCV si riserva il diritto di utilizzare i nominativi dei partecipanti al Festival per la propria attività promozionale.

Art. 10 – NORME GENERALI
Le produzioni dei film selezionati avranno diritto all’ospitalità in Hotel per una notte in B&B (25 novembre 2023) per due persone indicate dalla produzione cinematografica, in occasione della cerimonia di premiazione dei Paladini d’oro del 25 novembre , 2023, presso il Teatro e il loro trasferimento da e per l’aeroporto con navette organizzate, ulteriori soggiorni saranno a carico delle produzioni cinematografiche. Le produzioni che non saranno presenti alla cerimonia finale non avranno diritto ad alcun premio. Eventuali controversie e quanto non previsto dal presente regolamento saranno regolate esclusivamente dalla legge italiana. Le decisioni finali sono di competenza della direzione del Festival. Per qualsiasi reclamo relativo al significato degli articoli del presente Regolamento farà fede esclusivamente il testo originale in lingua italiana del Regolamento pubblicato sul sito ufficiale del Paladino d’Oro Sport Film Festival.

Art. 11 – AGGIORNAMENTI
Il TOROS CCV si riserva il diritto di prendere decisioni su questioni non specificate nel presente documento. Il CCV può modificare il presente regolamento in qualsiasi momento e senza preavviso.

42° Paladino d’Oro Sport Film Festival.  Per la prima volta vincono le sezioni corto e lungometraggio due film italiani. Alla Francia l’Olympic e il Football Film, alla Spagna il Paralympic Film. Gli americani conquistano lo Special Award “Vito Maggio”.

Si è conclusa con la serata di gala e le premiazioni di ieri sera la 42esima edizione del premio internazionale cinematografico Paladino d’Oro Sport Film Festival, nella splendida cornice del Teatro Politeama che riconferma Palermo capitale mondiale del cinema sportivo.

Protagonisti film in concorso provenienti da tutto il mondo, tra America, Australia, Cina, Canada, Russia, Kazakistan e da quasi tutta Europa. 

Anche per questa edizione numeri da record: 27 nazioni partecipanti, 150 film, 90 cortometraggi, 60 lungometraggi, 60 film olimpici, 30 film paralimpici, e 60 i football film.

PALADINO D’ORO SPORTFILMFESTIVAL 2022:

Best Screenplay: In The Middle – GB – By Greg Cruttwell
Best Editing: Racing Hood – Spagna – By Miki Durán
Best Picture: Savage Waters-Francia-By Mikey Corker
Best Leading Role: Emanuele Blandamura E.Sioux Blandamura – Italia
Best Director: Tom Kolinski – Invincible – Polonia
Best Fiction: Pressure – Inghilterra – By Tamás Fekete
Best Documentary: Noi Crusaders – Italia – By S. Sernagiotto
Best Football Film: Nadia – Francia – By Anissa Bonnefont
Best Paralympic Film: Cosas Que Contarte Antes De Un Tunel – Spagna – By Nacho Ros
Best Olimpyc Film: Steven Da Costa- Francia – By Damien Muratel
Best Short Film: 1982 Italia Vs Brasile- Italia – By A.Della Villa/ A.Moscatt
Best Feature Film: L’afide E La Formica – Italia By Mario Vitale

Gli  “Special Awards” sono andati ai film:

Special Social Award: The Start-Kazakistan-By Yernar Nurgalev
Special Other Cinema: Doping Top Secret – Gb- By Hajo Seppelt
Special School & University: Il Ragazzo Gioca Bene – Italia – By P.Daviddi / D.Gallerano
Special “Vito Maggio”: Dear Hero – Usa – By Joosung Kwon

SPECIAL PRIZE per i film che hanno ottenuto le nomination:

Ainsworth – Inghilterra
Ali’ Vs Ali’ – Iran
Arsene Wenger:Invincible – Inghilterra
Ausnores – Italia
Diary Of Tennis Player – Serbia
Fitness California – Germania
Girl! Go – Cina
Jonas Deichmann – Germania
Nail In The Coffin – Canada
Namibia’s Number Nine – Germania
No Wheel To Die – Francia
O-Lym-Pic Football Dream – Australia
Point In Line – Francia
Tomorrow’s Game – Usa
The Hit – Usa
What Brought You Back? – Usa
Borzenko: ring behind barb wire – Russia

Tra gli ospiti premiati con il Paladino d’Oro per il cinema e teatro a Fulvio Lucisano (alla carriera di produttore cinematografico), Pamela Villoresi (alla carriera teatrale e cinematografica), Vincenzo Ferrera (miglior attore), per lo sport a Dario Mirri (dirigente sportivo dell’anno). Altri riconoscimenti andranno ad organizzazioni o eventi di elevato interesse sociale, come quelli assegnati alla Fondazione della Lega del filo d’oro, a Natalia Re Ambasciatrice per la Sicilia del Movimento Italiano per la Gentilezza, all’Associazione “Marco Sacchi”, al Progetto Regionale sulle Mielolesioni, diretto dal Dr.  Antonio Iacono e AOPCS diretta da David Gandolfo (Protezione Civile).

Presentata dalla giornalista Nadia La Malfa e Roberto Marco Oddo, la serata ha visto la partecipazione del sindaco di Palermo, Roberto Lagalla ed eccellenti personalità del mondo delle istituzioni, del cinema e dello sport.

La kermesse organizzata dalla Toros Centro di Comunicazione Visiva, in collaborazione con l’Associazione Siciliana Amici della Musica, è stata patrocinata dall’Assessorato Regionale al Turismo, Sport e Spettacolo, dalla città metropolitana di Palermo, dal comune di Palermo, del comune di San Marco d’Alunzio, dal Coni Sicilia, dal CIP Comitato Italiano Paralimpico, dalla federazione Medico Sportiva, dall’università degli Studi di Palermo, Edizioni Kalòs e dal liceo Linguistico Linguistico Ninni Cassarà.
Il Paladino d’oro Sport film festival è il più antico festival di cinema sportivo, nato nel 1979 a Palermo da una idea di Vito Maggio e Sandro Ciotti, icona dei radiocronisti rai di tutti i tempi. Tra i protagonisti delle passate edizioni, registi del calibro di Tom Gries, Ted Kotcheff, Michael Mann, Pupi Avati, Luigi Comencini, Mario Monicelli, Max Nosseck, Wim Wenders e tanti altri.

42th Paladino d’Oro SportFilmFestiva – 7 – 13 Novembre 2022

42° SFF Screening

The Nomination

Best Sound Mixing

HOOPITIES – USA – Jeremy Berger
RACINHOOD – SPAGNA – Miki Durán
THE HIT – USA – C. Jon Halsne
WHAT BROUTGH YOU BACK? – USA – Lilliana Rose Lyons
ALI’ VS ALI’ – IRAN – Alireza Rofougaran

Best Screenplay

IN THE MIDDLE – INGHILTERRA – Greg Cruttwell
NAIL IN THE COFFIN: The Fall and Rise of Vampiro – CANADA – Michael Paszt
BRUV – RUSSIA – Leonid Leontev
FITNESS CALIFORNIA – GERMANIA – Nadine Zacharias
NAMIBIA’S NUMBER NINE – GERMANIA – Stephanie Constantin & Sarah Lanz

Best Editing

1982 ITALIA Vs BRASILE – ITALIA – A.Della Villa, A..Moscatt
L’AFIDE E LA FORMICA – ITALIA – Mario Vitale
RACINHOOD – SPAGNA – Miki Durán
SWEET ADVENTURE – USA – Peter Hamblin
BRASIL FORBIDDEN SHIRT- BRASILE – J.P.Castro, D.Mello, R. DM.Machado, I.França

Best Picture

NO WHEEL TO DIE – FRANCIA – Timothée Catherine
SAVAGE WATER – FRANCIA – Mikey Corker
JONAS DEICHMAN Breaking the Limit – GERMANIA – Markus Weinberg
NADIA – FRANCIA – Anissa Bonnefont
STEVEN DA COSTA – FRANCIA – Damien Muratel

Best Leading Role

Beppe Fiorello – L’AFIDE E LA FORMICA – ITALIA
Aleksandra Krunic – DIARY OF TENNIS PLAYER – SERBIA
Emanuele Blandamura – EMANUELE SIOUX BLANDEMURA
Xu Yuan – RUN! SHUNZI – CINA
Zandos Aibassov – THE START – KAZAKISTAN

Best Director

Elena Moshtal – BORZENKO: ring behind barb wire– RUSSIA
A.Della Villa, A..Moscatt – 1982 ITALIA Vs BRASILE ITALIA
Tom Kolinski INVINCIBLE – POLONIA
Yernar Nurgalev – THE START – KAZAKISTAN
Mario Vitale – L’AFIDE E LA FORMICA- ITALIA

Best Fiction

PRESSURE – INGHILTERRA – Tamás Fekete
TOMORROW’S GAME – USA – Trevor Wilson, J.Coria
1982 ITALIA Vs BRASILE – ITALIA – A.Della Villa, A.Moscatt
FIGHTING FOR MY SUNSHINE- RUSSIA – Valentin Makarov
L’AFIDE E LA FORMICA- ITALIA – Mario Vitale

Best Documentary

DIARY OF TENNIS PLAYER – SERBIA – Aleksandra Svonja
SAVAGE WATERS – FRANCIA – Mikey Corker
NOI CRUSADERS – ITALIA – Stefano Sernagiotto
JONAS DEICHMAN – GERMANIA – Markus Weinberg
WHAT BROUTGH YOU BACK? – USA – Lilliana Rose Lyons

Best Football Film

ARSENE WENGER: Invincible – INGHILTERRA – G.Clarke, C.Jeanpierre
GIRL! GO – CINA – Xiaolan Xu
IL RAGAZZO GIOCA BENE – ITALIA – Davide Gallerano
NADIA – FRANCIA – Anissa Bonnefont
O-LYM-PIC Football Dreams – AUSTRALIA – Janet Merewether

Best Paralympic Film

COSAS QUE CONTARTE ANTES DE UN TUNE – SPAGNA – Nacho Ros
DEAR HERO – USA – Joosung Knon
IT’S JUST PARKINSO’S USA – Director Diane Akam
LANDIS JUST WHACHT ME – USA – Eric Cochran

Best Olimpyc Film

DOPING TOP SECRET: Human Trials – The secret experiments in GDR sport – Hajo Seppelt
FIGHTING FOR MY SUNSHINE- RUSSIA – Valentin Makarov
POINT IN LINE – FRANCIA – Joules Roux
STEVEN DA COSTA – FRANCIA – Damien Muratel
BORZENKO: ring behind barb wire – RUSSIA – Elena Moshtal

Special Award ” V.Maggio ”

AUSNORES – ITALIA – Sandro Carnino
AINSWORTH – INGHILTERRA – Sam Blake Talbot
DEAR HERO – USA – Joosung Knon
NADIA – FRANCIA – Anissa Bonnefont
THE START – KAZAKISTAN – Ernar Nurgaliev

Best Short Film

EMANUELESIOUX BLANDAMURA- ITALIA Riccardo Rabacchi
1982 ITALIA Vs BRASILE- ITALIA – A.Della Villa, A..Moscatt
COSAS QUE CONTARTE ANTES DE UN TUNE- SPAGNA – Nacho Ros
BORZENKO: ring behind barb wire – RUSSIA – Elena Moshtal
DOPING TOP SECRET:Human Trials – The secret experiments in GDR sport – Hajo Seppelt

Best Feature Film

FIGHTING FOR MY SUNSHINE- RUSSIA – Valentin Makarov
INVINCIBLE – POLONIA – Tom Kolinski
L’AFIDE E LA FORMICA- ITALIA – Mario Vitale
RUN! SHUNZI – CINA – Chunliang Zhao
THE START – KAZAKISTAN – Yernar Nurgalev

42th Paladino d’Oro SportFilmFestiva – 7 – 13 Novembre 2022

There are at least 17 different Golden Paladin for each edition:  Best Feature Film, Best Short Film (maximum 60′), Best Paralympic, Best Football, Best E-Sport, Best Other Cinema, Best Documentary, Best Fiction, Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Screenplay, Best Sound, Best Picture, Social Award and other Special Awards. 

41° PALADINO D’ORO – SPORT FILM FESTIVAL 2021
Sportfilmfestival, “On the Edge” wins the best feature film, among the shorts triumphs “The Grand Slam”. The Pantani case wins the “Vito Maggio” award in memory of the creator of the festival

Great success for the gala evening of the forty-first edition of the “Sportfilmfestival”, the international film festival, directed by Roberto Marco Oddo, which took place yesterday in the Politeama theater.
During the evening, presented by the journalist Nadia La Malfa, the golden paladins were delivered, the awards to the films in competition from thirty national teams.  Five special prizes went to the president of the FIGC, Gabriele Gravina and the actors, Lino Banfi, Alessio Vassallo and Lucia Sardo.
For the section “The other cinema” the film “The right to happiness” wins the golden champion directed by Claudio Rossi Massimi, the film “Outraged”, by Peter Klomp, wins for the “Football film” section, while for the “Paralimpic Film” section the award goes to the film “Astrid”, by Marc Galver Lacruz. And again the film “Going for Gold” wins the golden champion for the “Olimpic Film” section, while the best short goes to the film “Grand Slam” by Mario Maellaro. And again the best feature film goes to the film “On the Edge”, by Eduard Bordukov, while for the “E-Sport” section the golden champion is won by the film “Good Control” by Xiquan Zhang.
Established the award dedicated to the memory of the creator of the festival Vito Maggio, recently deceased, which went to the film “The Pantani case”, directed by Domenico Ciolfi. “A special edition for me – explains Oddo – not only from an emotional point of view, because it was hard not to have my teacher Vito Maggio next to me, but also of international consecration because we had films and directors from thirty nations. Sportfilmfestifal is confirmed as an international showcase for Palermo and a cultural heritage that must be defended and protected”.

TUTTI I VINCITORI DEL 41° PALADINO D’ORO SPORTFILMFESTIVAL:

BEST SOUND MIXING: O CUMPAGN’ MIJ
BEST SCREENPLAY FLASH LA STORIA DI GIOVANNI PARISI
PALADINO D’ORO DIRIGENTE SPORTIVO DELL’ANNO A GABRIELE GRAVINA C
BEST EDITING SURVIVING BOKATOR BY MARK BOCHSLER
BEST PICTURE A CACCIA DI RELITTI
PALADINO D’ORO ALLA CARRIERA A LINO BANFI
BEST LEADING ROULE LUCIANA DI LAURA THE SPARK OF MY EYES BY HUGO PALLETTE
BEST DIRECTION EDUARD BORDUKOV – ON THE EDGE
PALADINO D’ORO PER LA PROG. DI IMPIANTISTICA SPORTIVA ALL’ ARCH. GINO ZAVANELLA
BEST FICTION THE WHITE SNOW
BEST DOCUMENTARY CHICO HERON AND THE LAST 42 BY ALBERTO SERRA
PALADINO D’ORO MIGLIOR ATTRICE ITALIANA LUCIA SARDO
PALADINO D’ORO PER L’ALTRO CINEMA IL DIRITTO ALLA FELICITA’ BY CLAUDIO ROSSI MASSIMI
BEST FOOTBALL FILM OUTRAGED BY PETER KLOMP
PALADINO D’ORO MIGLIOR ATTORE ITALIANO DELL’ANNO ALESSIO VASSALLO
BEST PARALYMPIC FILM ASTRID
BEST OLYMPIC FILM GOING FOR GOLD
BEST SHORT FILM IL GRANDE SLAM – GENERAZIONE DI FENOMENI BY MARIO MAELLARO
BEST FEATURE FILM ON THE EDGE BY EDUARD BORDUKOV
SPECIAL PRIZE E-SPORT GOOD CONTROL BY XIQUAN ZHANG
SPECIAL PRIZE SOCIAL AWARD THE BLUEST SKY BY JONAS AUTIO
SPECIAL AWARD V. MAGGIO IL CASO PANTANI BY DOMENICO CIOLFI
SPECIAL PRIZE FOR NOMINATION:
A PIE DE CALLE
BORDO CAMPO
EMRE
GAZA, ONE FOOTBALL, ONE LEG
IL TORO DEL PALLONETTO
INTO THE WORLD OF SSIREUM
OLD BOYS
RIDING ON THE STORM
SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE
TUVA YOUNGSTER
WHY I’M NOT A BASKETBALL PLAY

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