Malescorto 2026 Pre-Selection: The Edition's Numbers
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The Festival confirms its global reach with ever-growing participation and an ever-wider geographical reach, consolidating Malescorto's role as an international benchmark for contemporary short films.
General statistics
The pre-selection phase for Malescorto 2026 confirms a significant growth in participation and the Festival's international reach.
Total films rated: 9,225 (+54% compared to 2025)
Individually submitted films: 114
Registered audiovisual catalogues: 47 (+52% compared to 2025)
Films rated through distribution channels: 9,046
Collective entries from catalogues: 905
Reports from other distribution channels: 8,141
The pre-selection also included the works nominated for the Festival's parallel events:
MaleScuola 2026: 49 films rated
Insubria in Corto 2026: 12 films rated
Short Italy Under 35: 4 films evaluated
Geographical origin of the films
The 2026 selection confirms the Festival's strong international vocation, with works from 98 countries (+46% compared to 2025), distributed across five continents.
Africa (17 countries): Algeria, Angola, Benin, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Mauritius, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia.
America (14 countries): Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Martinique (France), Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Asia (27 countries): Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong (China), India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.
Europe (39 countries): Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Malta, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom.
Oceania (1 country): Australia
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