Welcome to Torino Short Film Market (TSFM) vol. 6, our sixth edition and our first fully hybrid event. Following the online only vol. 5, the whole team worked all year round to bring TSFM back to Torino without forgetting the positive extents that an online event can deliver in terms of attraction, outreach and openness to the world.

Since its first edition, TSFM has found its peculiarity in linking different markets, industries and businesses that usually are not in connection with each other. TSFM vol. 6 continues this tradition. European distributors, producers, and international buyers of short films are gathered together by the Distributors Meet Buyers, Short Comedies, You Only Pitch Twice and TSFM Word-Frame pitches. Moreover, producers and broadcasters of feature films and television series attend the Oltrecorto pitching session and leading players in the digital and extended reality field are present in order to follow the XR Stories pitching session.

Attending professionals will also find new opportunities to increase their expertise by attending several panels and a keynote focusing on various topics such as: animated shorts, audience development, awards, DIY distribution, European co-productions, pitching opportunities, short film narratives and XR funding. Furthermore, they will be able to learn more about the Swedish short film industry in our Country in Focus session. 

TSFM vol. 6 marks the beginning of a new fundamental strain for the market: talent development. This year, the launch of TSFM Word-Frame is the first step in that direction. TSFM Word-Frame is an intensive international training on short film writing and production for short film directors and screenwriters, running throughout the year across several workshops taking place in Italy and Europe. 

This edition also sees the expansion to a new location as the principal main venue of the on-site event, the grandiose Museo del Risorgimento, shared in the days before with other activities related to Torino Film Industry. Once again, Il Circolo dei Lettori e Palazzo Cisterna will host specific TSFM vol. 6 events, as well as for the first time the Museo del Cinema. 

Finally, all the accredited guests — both those who will attend the on-site event and those who will join only online — will have the possibility to meet other professionals and follow or relive our events on our online platform at online.torinofilmindustry.it from November 29th to December 10th and to watch films in our curated online Video-Library and Market Screenings.

We wish you all a very productive TSFM vol. 6!

Eugenie Bottereau & Enrico Vannucci
Managing & Artistic Directors