The short films competing for the L'anello debole (Weakest link) prize are evaluated in three different stages.
The Comunità di Capodarco appoints a group of people whom, together with the team of Redattore sociale, will determine the preselection process of the works submitted (audio and audio/visual).
The works shortlisted will then be judged by the special jury. The jury will rate each work on a scale of 1 to 10; the rankings that follow this process will determine the finalists in the six categories.
During the Capodarco l'Altro festival, the finalists are rated in the same way by a people’s jury. The average total of the special jury and the people’s jury votes are crossed-referenced, and will affect the final results by 60% and 40% respectively. The final vote will determine the winner of each category.
The special jury and the Comunità di Capodarco reserve the right to award their own special prizes.