TSFF ACADEMY: THE FESTIVAL FOR FILM STUDENTS FROM CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
Alpe Adria Cinema has been interested in the education of young people since its inception. One of its main goals has always been to introduce new generations to the world of cinema. Over the years, thanks to this custom and also thanks to a programming of events that consistently tries to be more transversal and of interest to different audiences, the number of students has grown steadily.
The TSFF ACADEMY was established in 2020.
The TSFF Academy in numbers:
- 100 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
- 24 UNIVERSITIES AND FILM ACADEMIES INVOLVED
- 9 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
- 5 DAYS OF FESTIVALS
- MASTERCLASSES, MEETINGS, TRAINING EVENTS
- 4 NIGHTS of accommodation + ACCREDITATION OFFERED BY THE FESTIVAL
The TSFF Academy was created to give film students, from Central and Eastern Europe, the opportunity to have an educational experience in an international context such as the Trieste Film Festival. Students are selected from the most prestigious universities and film academies of the different countries involved, including Italia, Bulgaria, Croazia, Slovenia, Repubblica Ceca, Serbia, Slovacchia, Romania e Bosnia Erzegovina.
In 2025, the TSFF Academy hosted 100 students during 5 days of the festival (January 20-24 2025) with a structured itinerary that included screenings, masterclasses, meetings with leading industry experts, and the festival’s selection committee: an intense and engaging program to fully experience / fully immerse themselves in one of Europe’s leading festival dedicated to Central and Eastern European cinema.
The film reviews produced by the students of the TSFF ACADEMY 2025 can be read HERE.
Cinema Academies and Universities involved in the TSFF Academy project:
the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo, the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb, the AGRFT – Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television, the Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj (Romania), Ca’ Foscari in Venice, the DAMS in Messina, the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, the Filmakademie in Vienna, the IULM University of Milan, the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia, the University of Bari, the University of Bologna, the University of Florence, the University of Padua, the University of Pisa, the University of Turin, the University of Varese, the University of Rome 3, the University of Theatre and Film Arts ‘I. L. Caragiale’ (Romania) and the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest, as well as the VSMU – Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava.
The TSFF Academy project is possible thanks to the generous contribution of the Pietro Pittini Foundation (www.fondazionepittini.it) and the CEI Central European Initiative (www.cei.int).
For more information email aac@alpeadriacinema.it
