EURO CONNECTION 2025
Selection Committee for Italy
Euro Connection is the most important European event for the co-production of short films.
The 17th edition of Euro Connection will take place on Tuesday, February 4th, and Wednesday, February 5th, 2025 during the Short Film Market in Clermont-Ferrand, with the support of the Creative Europe MEDIA and PROCIREP program: two days of pitching, one-to-one meetings and networking in order to promote partnership between European and International production companies about short-films projects.
Each year, 12 European projects are selected from the Call for Projects, and around 150 industry professionals participate in Euro Connection, which has so far enabled the realisation of 136 films, including 74 international co-productions.
For fourteen years now, the Italian Short Film Center has been the Italian correspondent of Euro Connection, in charge of the selection of the Italian project to be sent to the commission that selects the 12 European finalists.
Starting this year, Italian projects applying for Euro Connection will have an additional opportunity: thanks to the new initiative Road to Euro Connection/Italy, launched by the Italian Short Film Center, a shortlist of Italian projects submitted to the Euro Connection call will have the chance to present their projects at ShorTO Film Market. This initiative, dedicated to short films, is organised by the Italian Short Film Center and will take place on 26 and 27 November, as part of the Torino Film Industry.
This year, the selection committee that will select the Italian project finalist for Euro Connection and the shortlist of projects participating in the parallel Road to Euro Connection/Italy is composed of:
Chiara Cremaschi
Screenwriter, Director
Chiara is a screenwriter and director with over 20 years of experience in cinema. She graduated in Film Studies from Dams in Bologna and has attended international workshops on screenwriting and documentary filmmaking, including the Arista Development workshop and a stage at Ateliers Varan, “Réalisation de films documentaires”. Chiara won Euro Connection with her short film Senza di Voi, produced in Italy by Rossofuoco, and has received recognition at the Premio Solinas for several projects; she has written for TV series such as Compagni di scuola, Raccontami e Squadra narcotici. She is the author of scripts for feature films like Tutto parla di te by Alina Marazzi, and documentaries, and the director of award-winning short films and documentaries, including Dolce attesa and Senza di voi – Ceci n’est pas une fuite. Chiara continues to develop new projects: she’s currently co-writing the documentary Il cancello by Monica Repetto and the feature film Tu, io e gli dei by Francesca Scalisi. She is also the writer and director of the short film Vivere, currently in production and winner of the Confini-FVG Film Commission grant.
Alessandra Pastore
Industry events’ expert
Alessandra has almost 20 years of experience in the audiovisual industry. She has been working in production for almost 10 years and she has been involved in the setup and coordination of international vocational training programmes for emerging professionals. She is currently coordinating the Euro-Asia EAVE co-production training Ties That Bind. Alessandra is frequently called to lecture on training initiatives and to sit in the evaluation committee for film funds; she also consults with production companies on development and co-production issues. She is Market Manager at the co-production forum When East Meets West, and Head of the WIP market Meeting Point – Vilnius. Alessandra is member of the European Film Academy.
Mattia Puleo
Producer
Mattia began his career on the sets of films, television, and independent audiovisual productions. His passion for moving images is matched by a deep curiosity for exploring new forms of creative production, ranging from new media to traditional production. He has produced numerous short films, including the award-winning Apartment 15, Herd, and Cupids. Dear Cochise is his first feature film as a producer. He serves as a spokesperson for CNA Cinema and Audiovisual of Piedmont and is the president of Cinefonie, a production company founded in Turin in 2010, specializing in the production of fiction films and documentaries, with a strong focus on international co-productions and production services. He is currently working on a dedicated line for genre cinema.
Applicants will be informed of the results of the parallel Road to Euro Connection/Italy by the end of October and will be invited to an online pitching training in November and to the pitching session on 26 November at the ShorTO Film Market.
Applicants will be informed of the results of the selection for Euro Connection by the end of November and the selected projects will be announced on the website of the Festival du Court-Métrage in Clermont-Ferrand in mid-January: https://clermont-filmfest.org/en/short-film-market/euro-connection