International Rome Film Fest is a

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that takes place in Rome during the month of October. The name in Italian is Festa del Cinema di Roma. From 2022, the festival was officially recognized as a competitive festival by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations. The 17th edition of the festival, from which it became competitive festival, took place from 13 to 23 October 2022. Whereas the 18th edition of the festival took place from 18 to 29 October 2023. The 19th edition of the festival took place from 16 to 27 October 2024 in the Auditorium Parco della Musica. The 20th edition of the festival will take place from 15 to 26 October 2025.

Sections

The Rome Film Festival official program is divided into several sections:

Cinema d'Oggi

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

Feature films that are world premieres, international or European premieres.

Mondo Genere

Feature films from various genres that are world, international or European premieres, with priority given to world premieres.

Prospettive Italia

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

Devoted to children films, this sections has two competitive subsections, one for over-12 films and the other under-12.

Awards

The Rome Film Festival award is a silver statuette shaped after the Roman Emperor

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statue, placed in

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's Campidoglio Square.

BNL People’s Choice Award , Gala

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People’s Choice Award , Cinema d’Oggi

*2014: '' 12 Citizens'' (China), directed by Zu Ang

People’s Choice Award , Mondo Genere

*2014: '' Haider'' (India), directed by Vishal Bhardwaj

People’s Choice Award , Cinema Italia (Fiction)

*2014: ''Fino a qui tutto bene'', directed by Roan Johnson

People’s Choice Award , Cinema Italia (Doc)

*2014: ''Looking for Kadija'', directed by Francesco G. Raganato

Winners

Best Film

*2006: '' Playing the Victim'' by Kirill Serebrennikov *2007: '' Juno'' by

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*2008: '' Opium War'' by

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*2009: ''

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'' by Nicolo Donato *2010: '' Kill Me Please'' by Olias Barco *2011: ''

Un cuento chino ''Chinese Take-Away'' () is a 2011 comedy-drama film written and directed by Sebastián Borensztein. The film was the highest grossing non-US film in Argentina in 2011. Plot Roberto is a veteran who is characterised by orderliness and a firm ...

'' by

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*2012: ''

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*2013: ''Tir'' by Alberto Fasulo *2022: ''

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'' by Viesturs Kairišs *2023: '' Toll'' by Carolina Markowicz *2024: '' Bound in Heaven'' by Huo Xin

Jury Grand Prix

*2024: ''Night Call'' by Michiel Blanchart

Best Director

*2024: Morrisa Maltz for '' Jazzy''

Best Screenplay

*2024: Christopher Andrews for '' Bring Them Down''

Best Actor

*2006: Giorgio Colangeli (in '' Salty Air'') *2007:

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(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:

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(in '' Dallas Buyers Club'') *2024: Elio Germano (in ''

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'')

Best Actress

*2006: Ariane Ascaride (in ''Le voyage en Arménie'') *2007: Jiang Wenli (in '' And the Spring Comes'') *2008: Donatella Finocchiaro (in '' Galantuomini'') *2009:

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(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:

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'') *2024: Ángela Molina (in '' They Will Be Dust'')

Jury Special Prize

*2006: '' This Is England'' by Shane Meadows *2010: ''

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'' by Chris Kraus *2011: '' The Eye of the Storm'' by

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*2011: '' Circumstance'' by Maryam Keshavarz *2012: ''Alì ha gli occhi azzurri'' by Claudio Giovannesi *2013: '' Quod Erat Demonstrandum'' by Andrei Gruzsniczk *2024: ''Reading Lolita in Tehran'' by

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IMAIE Acting Award

*2006:

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*2007:

Sophia Loren Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren ( , ), is an Italian actress, active in her native country and the United States. With a career spanning over 70 years, she is one of the ...

*2008:

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*2009:

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*2010:

Julianne Moore Julie Anne Smith (born December 3, 1960), known professionally as Julianne Moore, is an American actress and children's author. Prolific in film since the early 1990s, she is known for her portrayals of emotionally troubled women in independent ...

*2011:

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Structure

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.

References

External links

International Rome Film Festival Official Website
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