Call for applications relating to the recognition of art-house cinema status and the granting of contributions for the programming of art-house films or research and experimentation carried out in 2025 – Article 27 of Law No. 220 of 14 November 2016 – 2026 financial year

The "Call for applications relating to the recognition of art-house cinema status and the granting of contributions for the programming of art-house films or research and experimentation carried out in 2025 – Article 27 of Law No. 220 of 14 November 2016 – 2026 financial year" is hereby published.

Applications must be submitted via the "DGCOL" platform, accessible from the institutional website cinema.cultura.gov.it, within the strict deadlines from 21 September 2026 to 14 October 2026 at 23:59 by filling out the appropriate forms. At the time of application, applicants must meet the requirements referred to in Article 2 of the call for applications, on pain of inadmissibility.

A dedicated handbook for completing applications will be available, which can be consulted on this page: DGCOL Useful Materials on the DGCA website.

Please note that an assistance service is active, which can be accessed by opening a ticket in the dedicated section of the restricted area ("Assistance"), specifying the application code and the type of support required (IT support for technical issues; form support for administrative matters).

Please note that when submitting the ticket, it is necessary to indicate the application code and the problem encountered.

Replies are processed in chronological order, giving priority to procedures that are about to expire.

Please note that only requests complying with the requirements described above will be taken into consideration.

The Help Desk is active from Monday to Friday, from 09:00 to 18:00. Average response times are 3 working days, therefore it is advisable to submit requests for assistance well in advance of the deadlines set for the submission of applications.

Only in the event that it is not possible to complete registration and thus access the restricted area, it is possible to send a request for assistance to the address dg-ca.interno1@cultura.gov.it.

Documents

• Year 2025 - Call for applications relating to the recognition of art-house cinema status and the granting of contributions for the programming of art-house films or research and experimentation carried out in 2025 - Article 27 of Law No. 220 of 14 November 2016 and subsequent amendments (pdf) 553 KB

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