16° MATTADOR International Screenplay Award dedicated to Matteo Caenazzo

The 16° MATTADOR International Screenplay Award dedicated to Matteo Caenazzo and aimed at young Italian and foreign authors aged between 16 and 30 has opened. The Award, conceived and promoted by the MATTADOR Cultural Association, was created with the intention of bringing out and enhancing new talents who choose to approach a professional and artistic career in the field of film writing. Over the years, the Prize has achieved a consolidated reliability that has made it a point of reference in the film industry and for production companies in search of young authors. This is confirmed by the results achieved by the winners of the various editions who have established themselves in the field of screenwriting.

The sections and related prizes for the 2024/2025 Competition are:

MATTADOR Prize for the best feature film screenplay: €5,000.
MATTADOR Prize for the best subject: 1,500 euros. The finalists for the best subject, awarded with a training grant, are accompanied by professional scriptwriters on a development path for their subjects. At the end of the training course, the best development work receives a prize of 1,500 euros.
MATTADOR Series Award to the best TV series project: €1,000. The finalists, awarded a training grant, are accompanied by professional scriptwriters on a development path for their projects. At the end of the training course, the best development work receives a prize of 1,000 euros.
DOLLY Prize ‘Illustrating Cinema ’ to the best story told in pictures. The winner, who is awarded a training grant, is accompanied by professional tutors on a story development pathway, with the elaboration of a complete dossier presenting a film or animation project. At the end of the training course, an additional prize of 1,000 euros may be awarded depending on the result of the training.