Rome Film Festival
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| Location | Rome |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| No. of films | 16 edition |
| Language | International |
| Website | http://www.romacinemafest.it/ |
International Rome Film Fest is a film festival that takes place in Rome during the month of October. The name in Italian is Festa del Cinema di Roma.
Sections[edit]
The Rome Film Festival official program is divided into several sections:
Cinema d'Oggi[edit]
A selection of feature films, with priority given to world premieres. At the end of each screening, the audience votes for the People's Choice Award | Cinema d'Oggi.
Gala[edit]
Feature films that are world premieres, international or European premieres.
Mondo Genere[edit]
Feature films from various genres that are world, international or European premieres, with priority given to world premieres.
Prospettive Italia[edit]
World premieres highlighting new trends in Italian cinema. At the end of each screening, the audience votes for the People's Choice Award | Cinema Italia (Fiction) and the People's Choice Award | Cinema Italia (Documentary).
Alice nella Città[edit]
Devoted to children films, this sections has two competitive subsections, one for over-12 films and the other under-12.
Awards[edit]
The Rome Film Festival award is a silver statuette shaped after the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius statue, placed in Michelangelo's Campidoglio Square.
BNL People’s Choice Award | Gala[edit]
The winning film's prize money is given to its Italian distributor, or, if no Italian distributor buys it within six months, to its international seller.
- 2014: Trash (Brazil, UK), directed by Stephen Daldry
People’s Choice Award | Cinema d’Oggi[edit]
- 2014: 12 Citizens (China), directed by Zu Ang
People’s Choice Award | Mondo Genere[edit]
- 2014: Haider (India), directed by Vishal Bhardwaj[1]
People’s Choice Award | Cinema Italia (Fiction)[edit]
- 2014: Fino a qui tutto bene, directed by Roan Johnson
People’s Choice Award | Cinema Italia (Doc)[edit]
- 2014: Looking for Kadija, directed by Francesco G. Raganato
Winners[edit]
Best Film[edit]
- 2006: Playing the Victim by Kirill Serebrennikov
- 2007: Juno by Jason Reitman
- 2008: Opium War by Siddiq Barmak
- 2009: Broderskab by Nicolo Donato
- 2010: Kill Me Please by Olias Barco
- 2011: Un cuento chino by Sebastián Borensztein
- 2012: Marfa Girl by Larry Clark
- 2013: Tir by Alberto Fasulo
Best Actor[edit]
- 2006: Giorgio Colangeli (in Salty Air)
- 2007: Rade Šerbedžija (in Fugitive Pieces)
- 2008: Bohdan Stupka (in Serce na dloni)
- 2009: Sergio Castellitto (in Alza la testa)
- 2010: Toni Servillo (in Una vita tranquilla)
- 2011: Guillaume Canet (in Une vie meilleure)
- 2012: Jeremie Elkaim (in Hand in the Hand)
- 2013: Matthew McConaughey (in Dallas Buyers Club)
Best Actress[edit]
- 2006: Ariane Ascaride (in Le voyage en Arménie)
- 2007: Jiang Wenli (in And the Spring Comes)
- 2008: Donatella Finocchiaro (in Galantuomini)
- 2009: Helen Mirren (in The Last Station)
- 2010: All of the actresses (in Las buenas hierbas)
- 2011: Noomi Rapace (in Babycall)
- 2012: Isabella Ferrari (in And They Call It Summer)
- 2013: Scarlett Johansson (in Her)
Jury Special Prize[edit]
- 2006: This Is England by Shane Meadows
- 2010: Poll by Chris Kraus
- 2011: The Eye of the Storm by Fred Schepisi
- 2011: Circumstance by Maryam Keshavarz
- 2012: Alì ha gli occhi azzurri by Claudio Giovannesi
- 2013: Quod Erat Demonstrandum by Andrei Gruzsniczk
IMAIE Acting Award[edit]
- 2006: Sean Connery
- 2007: Sophia Loren
- 2008: Clint Eastwood
- 2009: Meryl Streep
- 2010: Julianne Moore
- 2011: Richard Gere
Structure[edit]
The Rome Film Festival is produced by the Cinema per Roma Foundation, whose president is Laura Delli Colli. The General Manager is Francesca Via.
The Artistic Director of the Festival is Antonio Monda.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Shahid Kapoor's 'Haider' wins People's Choice Award at Rome Film Festival". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
External links[edit]
