UNIFEST
Cinema comes to university
9–14 November 2026, Salerno
THE PROJECT
#PLAY/REPLAY is the sixth edition of the UNIFEST contest, a university video festival conceived by the Audiovisual Storytelling Laboratory – LABSAV of the Department of Political and Communication Sciences – POLICOM at the University of Salerno, under the patronage of the University Film Council – CUC, with Filippo Fimiani as Scientific Director and Anna Chiara Sabatino as Scientific Coordinator.
Undergraduate and graduate students, as well as PhD candidates enrolled at a university based in Italy or abroad, compete by developing works inspired by the guiding concept/theme #PLAY/REPLAY. The contest is open to audiovisual works created using amateur or professional digital devices (smartphone, tablet, video camera), with a maximum duration of eight (8) minutes.
VIDEO CONTEST
Ideas become images
The Video Contest is UNIFEST’s competition space dedicated to audiovisual productions by university students.
The contest is divided into the following categories:
- Italian Job
- Stile Libero
Two different approaches to conveying ideas, experiences and imagery through audiovisual media. The selected works have been included in the programme for the 31st edition of the Linea d’Ombra Festival.
UNICLASS
The Festival meets the university
Uniclass is a space dedicated to bringing people together, providing training and fostering dialogue with the academic world.
It is an initiative that brings students and the Festival together on equal footing, creating opportunities for in-depth exploration.
FILM IN COMPETITION
Selected works
The works selected for UNIFEST represent the perspectives, ideas and experimentation of students.
Two categories:
- Italian Job
- Stile Libero
AWARDS
Selected works
The entries for UNIFEST are now being judged. The 31st edition will award a prize of 250 euros in each category, in recognition of the selected works.
The awards ceremony brings the competition to a close and sees the stars of this year’s edition take to the stage.
