Designed and produced by Research Center for Fiction and Cinema, the Prize have always placed emphasis on the connections between different languages, by putting productions of different types and origins under the spotlight and involving film directors, writers, actors, and other key figures in the film and literary industries, who – first in Agrigento, from 2014 to Palermo – have given it prestige and supported its role as a catalyst for its cultural growth.
The current festival format is allowing the Efebo d’Oro to be a source of inspiration for different generations of audiences and experts in the field by looking at the input coming from an ever-changing and evolving world to spot and bring to light the most daring expressions of contemporary creativity.