Given the almost complete absence of events relating to youth cinema and the extreme difficulty the sector had in obtaining visibility in the media, the aim was to make a contribution to publicizing and promoting youth and university cinema.

The festival has been sponsored over the years by Italian and foreign universities. In addition to: the Municipality of Pisa, the Municipality of Saint-Tropez, the Region of Tuscany, the Sterpaia of Oliviero Toscani, the Municipality of Portoferraio and the Municipality of Marciana Marina.

While maintaining its strong university character, in order to widen its scope, the Festival, after the initial “university” phase, decided to accept also works by young directors and from independent cinema.

The successive chairpersons of the Jury were Roberto Faenza, Marco Bellocchio, Oliviero Toscani, Mario Dondero, Roan Johnson, Antonio Marras, Liliana Dell’Osso, Paolo Benvenuti and Stefano Alpini.