Tenders are called for the 2011/2012 MATTADOR Award, third edition. The Award is directed to screenwriters, and more generally to anybody who wishes to write screenplays. The award is particularly aimed at promoting young writers under 23 years of age and is dedicated to an eclectic and talented young man from Trieste. Before his premature death, on June 28, 2009, Matteo Caenazzo’s future as a screenwriter was taking shape, fuelled by his great care and deep enthusiasm.
Inspired by Matteo’s life philosophy as a sharp observer of today’s reality, by his ironic, synthetic, dry and cutting poetics expressed though a free spirit, both in his way of life and his artistic trajectory, the Competition seeks new, beautiful movie stories, with the intention of supporting young talents who choose movie screenwriting as their professional and artistic path, and helping them to emerge and show their true value. The goal of the Competition is to create a selected group of projects and authors who succeed in telling captivating stories where a solid artistic foundation meets the ability to communicate with the audience.
The Competition includes two different sections: a story competition for young writers between 16 and 23 years of age and a screenplay competition for writers between 16 and 30 years of age. Awards include monetary prizes and an innovative education scholarship: tutoring. A new section called CORTO86 and dedicated to short films was launched in this second edition: the winner will be rewarded with the production of a short film taken from his/her script.
No participation fee is required.
Works can be submitted until April 15, 2012, together with the application to participate.
The Awards will be selected by a panel of professionals in the fields of cinema and culture, and presented on July 17, 2012.

Advisory Committee members
Fabio Amodeo - Docente di Storia e Tecnica della Fotografia Università di Trieste,Vicepresidente Teatro Miela di Trieste
Fabrizio Borin - Docente di Storia del Cinema Italiano Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia
Cristina Benussi - Preside Facoltà Lettere e Filosofia Università degli Studi di Trieste
Riccardo Caldura - Docente di Fenomenologia delle Arti Contemporanee Accademia delle Belle Arti di Venezia
Fulvio Falzarano – Attore, Trieste
Andrea Magnani – Sceneggiatore, Trieste
Carlo Montanaro - gà Direttore Accademia delle Belle Arti di Venezia
Roberto Nepoti - Docente di Cinema Università degli Studi di Trieste
Gianluca Novel - Direttore periodico Zone di Cinema Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission, Trieste
Giampaolo Penco - Regista documentarista, VIDEOEST, Trieste
Rosella Pisciotta - Direttore artistico Teatro Miela di Trieste
Federico Poillucci - Presidente Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission, Trieste
Stella Rasman - Esperta cinema, Editore, Trieste
Elisabetta Vezzosi - Docente di Storia degli Stati Uniti d'America e Storia delle donne Università degli Studi di Trieste, Presidente Società Italiana delle Storiche, Firenze



Jury 2010-2011
Gianluca Arcopinto, produttore cinematografico
Annamaria Percavassi, direttore artistico Trieste Film Festival
Paola Randi, regista
Ries Straver, responsabile area Video di Fabrica
Giulio Kirchmayr, in rappresentanza dell'Associazione MATTADOR

MATTADOR International Screenwriting Award 2011
La mezza stagione, Danilo Caputo Valentina Strada - Best screenplay Award
Dirty Tony, Daniela Ciavarelli - Best screenplay Award for CORTO 86
Jail Jazz, Paolo Ottomano - Winner of the tutoring for the best stories section
Il lavoro dell'attore, Pietro Seghetti - Winner of the tutoring for the best stories section
Il Caso Spampinato, Francesco Greco - Special Mention for the screenplay section
Soldato Bering, Davide Orsini - Special Mention for the screenplay section
Rituale d'amore, Beatrice Miano - Special Mention for the screenplay section
Pixellòve, Giacomo Trevisan - Special Mention for the screenplay CORTO 86 section

Tutor 2010-2011
Debora Alessi, editor e sceneggiatrice
Vinicio Canton, soggettista e sceneggiatore
Maurizio Careddu, editor e sceneggiatore



Jury 2009-2010
Alessandro Angelini, regista
Gianluca Arcopinto, produttore cinematografico
Fulvio Falzarano, attore
Marcello Fois, scrittore e sceneggiatore
Laura Modolo, vicepresidente Associazione MATTADOR

MATTADOR International Screenwriting Award 2010
Istinti, Davide Stocovaz - Best screenplay Award
In cielo passano Bob Marley, Luca Marchetti - Best story award and winner of the tutoring for the best stories section
Anita, Margherita Nale - Winner of the tutoring for the best stories section
Scelte, Diletta Demarchi - Winner of the tutoring for the best stories section
Come un cane, Giulio La Monica - Special Mention for the screenplay section
Maicol Jecson, Francesco Calabrese and Enrico Audenino - Special Mention for the screenplay section

Tutor 2009-2010
Debora Alessi, editor e sceneggiatrice
Vinicio Canton, soggettista e sceneggiatore
Maurizio Careddu, editor e sceneggiatore