Officially started the “WORLD FICTS CHALLENGE 2020” World Championship of Cinema, Television and Sports Culture articulated in 20 Festival (in 5 Continents) with the “Portugal International FICTS Festival – Cinema de Desporto” scheduled from March 4-7 in Lisbon (Portugal). The event, organized by UESpT Portugal (chaired by Dr. Maria Teresa Ramilo) in collaboration with FICTS – Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs (121 Member Countries) presided by Prof. Franco Ascani Member of IOC Commission of Culture and Olympic Heritage who has opened the Festival (Cinema São Jorge) with a video messagge. The full program is available at link https://bit.ly/39p9gpP.
Next appointment with Festival of “World FICTS Challenge” is Cortina (Italy) from 23 to 29 March.
Milan (Italy), next seat with Cortina of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games 2026, will host from November 10 to 15, the World Final “SPORT MOVIES & TV 2020 – 38th MILAN INTERNATIONAL FICTS FEST”. Six days of Television, Cinema and Sports culture will alternate on the screen sports stars such as CR7, Messi, Edin Dzeko, Vladimir Petrov, Alina Kabaeva, Usain Bolt, Sebastian Vettel, Roger Federer and, for the young people, a special Section concerning Cartoons.
The event is a considerable “world showcase” for worldwide networks (including representatives of the 1,725 sports TV channels of the 5 continents), new media, production companies, producers, directors, Olympic committees and sports federations , sports champions, radio, advertising and communication agencies that will illustrate the universe of television and sports cinema through documentaries, commercials, reports, fiction, cartoons, etc. in one of the 7 competitive Sections.
In order to submit the sport productions into “Sport Movies & Tv 2020”:
- Official Rules on http://www.fictsfederation.it/rules_spmtv2020.pdf.
- Entry form: http://www.fictsfederation.it/festivalform.doc.
- Film Free Way: it’s possible to submit the productions also through the platform in the page dedicate to the Festival at link https://filmfreeway.com/SportMoviesTv.
The Olympic and Paralympc Games Tokyo 2020 (July 24 – August 9) and the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship (June 12 – July 12) will play a significant role at “Sport Movies & Tv 2020” where will attend qualified international guests from the world of sport and cinema in order to participate in the Projections, Meetings, Exhibitions, Workshops, editorial presentations, Activities and Performances with the participation of 44,000 young people coming from 103 Schools who will conclude the Project “More sport with young people 2020”. A week of kermes for Television, Cinema, Communication and Sports Culture with Official Ceremonies at the Palazzo di Regione Lombardia which will be attended by 300 famous personalities including 60 Olympic and World Champions of all time, directors and producers, actors, etc.