Riviera International Film Festival

The Riviera International Film Festival (RIFF) is an annual film festival held in Sestri Levante, Italy, which previews new films of various genres from around the world. The invitation-only festival is held annually at the end of April/beginning of May and was founded in 2016 by Los Angeles-based film producer Stefano Gallini-Durante.[1] The festival's Official Competition is reserved for carefully selected works by directors under 35 and for feature documentaries on the Environment and Climate Change.[2][3][4][5]

Riviera International Film Festival
LocationSestri Levante, Liguria, Italy
Founded2016
AwardsBest Movie, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Documentary, Grand Jury Prize, Career Award, Icon Award, Special Mention
No. of filmsOfficial Competition: 10 Films by directors under 35 / 6 Feature Documentaries on the Environment
LanguageInternational
Websiterivierafilm.org

Jury

An international jury composed of a president and various film, culture, and art personalities, who determine the prizes for the feature films in the competition.[6][7]

YearJury presidentJury membersTestimonial
2019J. Miles DaleJosephine De La Baume, Nils Hartmann, Cristina Donadio, Eddy Moretti, Yalitza Aparicio, Silvia Locatelli, Vincenzo VenutoStella Egitto
2018Matthew ModineViolante Placido, Ed Solomon, John Campisi, Paola Jacobbi, Dr. Nigel Tapper, Cote De Pablo, Gaia TrussardiMarta Perego
2017David FranzoniMarton Csokas, Gianni Quaranta, Valentina Lodovini, Marta PeregoAlessandra Mastronardi

Selection

2017
  • It's Only the End of the World (Dir. Xavier Dolan; Producers Xavier Dolan, Sylvain Corbell, Nancy Grant, Elisha Karmitz, Nathanael Karmitz, Michel Merkt; Cast Nathalie Baye, Marion Cotillard, Vincent Cassel, Léa Seydoux, Gaspard Ulliel)
  • Embrace of the Serpent(Dir. Ciro Guerra; Producer Cristina Gallego; Cast Nilbio Torres, Jan Bijvoet, Antonio Bolivar, Brionne Davis)
  • Autumn Lights (Dir. Angad Aulakh; Producers Guy Kent, Angad Aulakh, Ashley M. Kent, David Oskar Olafsson, Arni Filippusson; Cast Guy Kent, Marta Gastini)
  • Sami Blood (Dir. Amanda Kernell; Producer Lars G. Lindstrom; Cast Lene Cecilia Sparrok, Mia Sparrok, Maj Doris Rimpi, Olle Sarri)
  • Marija (Dir. Michael Koch; Producers Christoph Friedel, Claudia Steffen; Cast Margarita Breitkreiz, Georg Friedrich, Sahin Eryilmaz)
  • Baden Baden (Dir. Rachel Lang; Producers Valérie Bournonville, Pierre-Louis Cassou, Jeremy Forn, Joseph Rouschop; Cast Salome Richard, Claude Gensac, Lazare Gousseau)
  • I Was a Dreamer (Dir. Michele Vannucci; Producer Giovanni Pompilli; Cast Mirko Frezza, Alessandro Borghi, Vittorio Viviani)
  • As I Open My Eyes (Dir. Leyla Bouzid; Producers Sandra da Fonesca, Imed Marzouk; Cast Baya Medhaffer, Ghalia Benali, Montassar Ayari)
  • Our Last (Dir. Ludovico di Martino; Producers Alessandro Amato, Ludovico Di Martini, Gabriele Luppi; Cast Fabrizio Colica, Guglielmo Poggi, Giobbe Covatta)
  • Out of Love (Dir. Paloma Aguilera; Producers Arnold Heslenfeld, Laurette Schillings, Frans Van Gestel; Cast Naomi Velissariou, Daniil Vorobyev)

Awards

In competition
2017 Winners[8][9]
2017 Nominees[8]

See also

References
  1. Pagliettini, Marco. "The Riviera International Film Festival has ended: all prizes". SpettaKolo!.
  2. Zorzoli, Barbara. "Riviera International Film Festival". Vogue Italia.
  3. "Festival: The Riviera International Film Festival". Cinema Scandinavia.
  4. Cavagnaro, Riccardo. "Riviera International Film Festival – Quer pasticciaccio bello de Sestri Levante". The MaGuffin.
  5. Pagliettini, Marco. "Riviera International Film Festival in Sestri Levante: The Program". Spettakolo!.
  6. "Sestri: workshop ed eventi speciali al Riviera International Film Festival". Levante News. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  7. Da Redazione, Casarza. "Riviera International Film Festival Begins in Sestri Levante". Tigullio News.
  8. "RIFF 2017". RIFF. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  9. Malatesta, Leandro. ""Sameblod" and the first edition of the Riviera International Film Festival". AgoraVox Italia.
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