The competition is divided into these sections

"Amarcort": Italian and foreign short films in the fiction and documentary genre with a maximum duration of 30 minutes;
"Aldina": short films of all genres made by students of film schools with a maximum duration of 20 minutes;
"Rex": Italian and foreign short films in the animation genre with a maximum duration of 20 minutes;
"Gironzalon": Italian and foreign short films belonging to the experimental genre with a maximum duration of 10 minutes;
"Calzinaz": documentaries and reportages with a maximum duration of 25 minutes;
"Gradisca": Italian and foreign short films of all genres with a maximum duration of 5 minutes;
"Cantarel": music video clips, with unpublished or non-copyrighted music with a maximum duration of 5 minutes; each author is responsible for the submitted work and the diffusion of copyrighted music.
"Miranda": animated short films for children with a maximum duration of 10 minutes;
"Fulgor": short films of all genres exclusively from Emilia-Romagna with a maximum duration of 20 minutes (authors from Emilia-Romagna will also automatically participate in this section of the competition, regardless of the category to which they enter their short film).
"Titta": Italian and foreign short films dedicated to the parent-child relationship with a maximum duration of 15 minutes;
"Volpina": Italian and foreign short films dedicated to dance and movement; shorts that use body language to express emotions or tell a story are eligible for this section. The maximum length is 15 minutes.
"Biscein": an extra section on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the film AMARCORD, it is dedicated to dialects. Italian works using dialogues that must be an expression of a linguistic, cultural or social minority, can participate in this section. The minority language or dialect must be present in at least 50% of dialogues.