ArtTmodernmiami builds new bridges through cinema with the Melting Pot Film Festival.

Rome | May 28–29, 2027

Art reaches new audiences across borders through meaningful connections. ARTTMODERNMIAMI is adding a new chapter to its international cultural and cinematic collaborations by partnering with the inaugural Melting Pot Film Festival in Rome.

Taking place at The Cineclub on May 28–29, 2027, the festival will introduce the winner of each category to our readers through exclusive interviews published in ARTTMODERNMIAMI. Focusing on the creative minds behind the films, these conversations will carry the dialogue beyond the festival and across borders. ARTTMODERNMIAMI founder, producer and artist Tuğba Yazıcı will also serve on the Best Independent Production jury.

With a publishing and production vision that reaches from Miami to the world, we help original projects, creative talent and cultural initiatives gain international visibility. We see every partnership as the beginning of new stories and lasting relationships.

We also invite young filmmakers and university students to apply to the Melting Pot Film Festival. For creative voices with something to say about cultural diversity, identity, migration and human connection, the festival offers an opportunity to share their work in an international setting. Submissions for documentaries, short films and the Emerging Talent / New Talent category for university students are accepted through FilmFreeway, with entries closing in December 2026.

Our next destination is Rome. We look forward to discovering the new voices that cinema brings together.

Apply through: FilmFreeway – Melting Pot Film Festival

Meet the festival’s program and international jury.

Cultures Meet Through Cinema in Rome

Conceived and directed by filmmaker and screenwriter Livia Oya Proto, the Melting Pot Film Festival will hold its first edition at The Cineclub in Rome on May 28–29, 2027. The event is supported by cinematographer and The Cineclub owner Davide Manca, with an artistic collaboration from AlVideo Market, the cultural association founded by Antimo Leva and Manuel Martinati.

Cultural diversity, identity, migration, collective memory and human connection are at the heart of the festival. The selected works will explore encounters between communities, experiences of coexistence and the transformations that emerge through these exchanges, using the language of cinema.

The festival will open with an out-of-competition screening of Life Again, directed by Livia Oya Proto. Independent actors Suna Gritli and Jacopo Mastro Monaco will host the event. On one festival evening, actor and Nostalghia podcast co-founder Fabrizio Ciavoni will lead a conversation with the winners of the Best Documentary, Best Short Film and Best Director awards.

Graphic designer and Mulière feminist art collective founder Naz Paşali will also organize an exhibition in collaboration with the festival, expanding the program beyond screenings and conversations to include the visual arts.

A Call for Young Filmmakers

ARTTMODERNMIAMI invites young filmmakers to bring their perspectives and stories to this international gathering. Entries are open through FilmFreeway and will close in December 2026.

• Documentaries — maximum running time of 25 minutes

• Short films — maximum running time of 20 minutes

• Emerging Talent / New Talent — university students, maximum running time of 15 minutes

Submission link: filmfreeway.com/MeltingPot-01

Awards and International Visibility

The Franco Proto Best Cinematography Award will honor the cinematographer, known for his work with RAI and on Raffaella Carrà productions, who passed away on July 5, 2026. Presented through the collaboration of Alessio Santelli and the support of World Video Rentals Director Flavio Trezzi, the award will provide the winning short film or documentary with €1,000 worth of film equipment, to be redeemed within 12 months.

Each category winner will receive a custom-designed, 3D-printed trophy created for the festival. Winners will also share their creative processes and artistic visions through exclusive interviews published in ARTTMODERNMIAMI. Festina Lente, founded by Dr. Roy Yu, joins the festival as a Media Promotion Partner.