The Second Edition
24 July 2026 · Paco Kennedy
Sold outThe second edition of the Lilius Short Comedy Festival filled Paco Kennedy for one night only: five comedy short films on the big screen, a jury of seven professionals and four awards handed out to a sold-out room.
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Shorts in competition
7
Jurors
4
Awards handed out
The night took place on 24 July 2026 at Paco Kennedy, Santa Marinella.
The night's awards
Four awards handed out on the night of 24 July 2026 on the Paco Kennedy stage.
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Audience Award Interferenze
by Fratelli Bulgarelli
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Best Short Film Il mio amico Karl
by Nikola Brunelli
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Lilius Award Taste of India
by Fabio Garofalo e Jacopo Santambrogio
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Best Performance Antonio Perna
in Pecunia · by Lorenzo Lancellotti
Best Short Film, the Lilius Award and Best Performance were assigned by the jury. The Audience Award was decided by the vote of the spectators in the room.
The shorts in competition
Five comedy short films screened on the night of 24 July at Paco Kennedy. The jury awarded three of them, and the audience picked its favourite by voting from their phones.
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01 Best Short Film Il mio amico Karl by Nikola Brunelli Awarded -
02 Audience Award Interferenze by Fratelli Bulgarelli Awarded -
03 Best Performance Pecunia by Lorenzo Lancellotti Awarded -
04 Lilius Award Taste of India by Fabio Garofalo e Jacopo Santambrogio Awarded -
05 Una faccia da cinema by Alberto Salvucci
All five screened on the big screen on the night of 24 July 2026.
The Jury
Seven jurors judged the shorts in competition and handed out three of the night's four awards. The fourth, the Audience Award, was decided by the vote in the room.
- GC
Giacomo Ciarrapico
Jury
- SP
Stefano Paradiso
Jury
- AB
Antonio Bannò
Jury
- GC
Giuseppe Cacace
Jury
- GS
Gaia Sidoni
Jury
- MB
Martina Barone
Jury
- AP
Andrea Prosperi
Jury
Hosted the night
Pietro Sparacino
Host
The night in photos
Our sponsors
Thanks to the businesses and partners that supported the Lilius Short Comedy Festival.
