Rome Film Festival

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.

Festa del Cinema di Roma
LocationRome
Founded2006
No. of films16 edition
LanguageInternational
Websitehttp://www.romacinemafest.it/

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 Marcus Aurelius statue, placed in Michelangelo's Campidoglio Square.

BNL People’s Choice Award | Gala

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.

People’s Choice Award | Cinema d’Oggi

People’s Choice Award | Mondo Genere

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

Best Film

Best Actor

Best Actress

Jury Special Prize

IMAIE Acting Award

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.

See also

References
  1. "Shahid Kapoor's 'Haider' wins People's Choice Award at Rome Film Festival". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
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