International Rome Film Fest is a

film festival A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending up ...

that takes place in Rome during the month of October. The name in Italian is Festa del Cinema di Roma.

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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'' (Brazil, UK), directed by

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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: ''

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'' (India), directed by

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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: ''

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'' by Kirill Serebrennikov *2007: ''

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'' by Jason Reitman *2008: '' Opium War'' by

Siddiq Barmak Siddiq Barmak ( fa, صدیق برمک, born September 7, 1962) is an Afghan film director and producer. In 2004, Barmak won Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes for his first feature film, '' Osama''. He received an M.A. degree in cine ...

*2009: '' Broderskab'' by Nicolo Donato *2010: '' Kill Me Please'' by Olias Barco *2011: ''

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'' by

Sebastián Borensztein Sebastián Borensztein (born 22 April 1963) is an Argentine screenwriter and film director, best known for the films ''Chinese Take-Away'' (2011), ''Heroic Losers'' (2019) and the horror television miniseries '' El garante'' (1997). Early life ...

*2012: '' Marfa Girl'' by

Larry Clark Lawrence Donald Clark (born January 19, 1943) is an American film director, photographer, writer and film producer who is best known for his controversial teen film ''Kids'' (1995) and his photography book ''Tulsa'' (1971). His work focuses prim ...

*2013: ''Tir'' by Alberto Fasulo

Best Actor

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

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'') *2008: Bohdan Stupka (in ''Serce na dloni'') *2009:

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'') *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'')

Best Actress

*2006:

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(in ''Le voyage en Arménie'') *2007:

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(in '' And the Spring Comes'') *2008: Donatella Finocchiaro (in '' Galantuomini'') *2009:

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'') *2010: All of the actresses (in ''Las buenas hierbas'') *2011:

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(in '' Babycall'') *2012: Isabella Ferrari (in ''

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'') *2013:

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(in '' Her'')

Jury Special Prize

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'' by Shane Meadows *2010: '' Poll'' 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

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. She was named by the American Film Institute as one of the greatest female stars of Classical Hollywood ci ...

*2008:

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*2009:

Meryl Streep Mary Louise Meryl Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Often described as "the best actress of her generation", Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accent adaptability. She has received numerous accolades throu ...

*2010:

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

*2011:

Richard Gere Richard Tiffany Gere ( ; born August 31, 1949) is an American actor. He began in films in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in '' Looking for Mr. Goodbar'' (1977) and a starring role in '' Days of Heaven'' (1978). He came to prominence with ...

Structure

The Rome Film Festival is produced by the Cinema per Roma Foundation, whose president is

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. The General Manager is Francesca Via. The Artistic Director of the Festival is Antonio Monda.

References

External links

International Rome Film Festival Official Website
{{Authority control Film festivals in Rome 2006 establishments in Italy Annual events in Italy Recurring events established in 2006 Autumn events in Italy Italian film awards

Sections

Cinema d'Oggi

Gala

Mondo Genere

Prospettive Italia

Alice nella Città

Awards

BNL People’s Choice Award , Gala

People’s Choice Award , Cinema d’Oggi

People’s Choice Award , Mondo Genere

People’s Choice Award , Cinema Italia (Fiction)

People’s Choice Award , Cinema Italia (Doc)

Winners

Best Film

Best Actor

Best Actress

Jury Special Prize

IMAIE Acting Award

Structure

See also

References

External links