Rome Film Feast
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International Rome Film Festival is a film festival
that takes place in Rome
, Italy
, during the month of October. The last edition was held from October 15 to 23, 2009. The actual complete name in Italian is Festival Internazionale del Film di Roma.
Even though it is quite a young festival at its second edition, the importance of the hosting city as well as the strong economic investment has placed the Rome Film Festival among the most important film festivals in the world, with huge media coverage and world-famous artists on attendance.
Besides, along with the festival, a film market called the Business Street is set up in the Via Veneto, well-known due to 1960s La dolce vita.
's Campidoglio Square, arguably one of the most recognizable symbols of Rome. Created by the Rome-based jewelry maker Bulgari
, the prize will be assigned to the Best Film, the Best Actor and the Best Actress.
, the Province of Rome and the Lazio Region strongly support it both in terms of economic investment and institutional communication.
The Artistic Direction of the festival relies on its 5 directors:
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
that takes place in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
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, during the month of October. The last edition was held from October 15 to 23, 2009. The actual complete name in Italian is Festival Internazionale del Film di Roma.
Even though it is quite a young festival at its second edition, the importance of the hosting city as well as the strong economic investment has placed the Rome Film Festival among the most important film festivals in the world, with huge media coverage and world-famous artists on attendance.
Besides, along with the festival, a film market called the Business Street is set up in the Via Veneto, well-known due to 1960s La dolce vita.
Première
A non-competitive section focused on glamour and film stars, with several big productions being presented.Cinema 2007
This section, which features more art house-oriented and independent works, is composed by over 20 movies, including the ones taking part in the Rome Film Fest Competition.Extra
A non-competitive section that concentrates on alternative productions, from documentaries to feature films, from animated to short movies. It also includes several tributes to remarkable artists from the past.Alice in the City
Devoted to children films, this sections has two competitive subsections, one for over-12 films and the other under-12. Besides, a number of special events, meetings and more.New Cinema Network
It is both a production workshop and a showcase of young directors presenting their first feature films.The Actor’s Craft
Since one of the main points of the festival is to give credit to the actors and their acting work, this section pays tribute to an actor or an actor’s school with a retrospective and conferences.Awards
The Rome Film Festival award is a silver statuette shaped after the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius statue, placed in MichelangeloMichelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni , commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art...
's Campidoglio Square, arguably one of the most recognizable symbols of Rome. Created by the Rome-based jewelry maker Bulgari
Bulgari
Bulgari is an Italian jeweler and luxury goods retailer which has been owned by the French firm LVMH since October 2011. The trademark is usually written "BVLGARI" in the classical Latin alphabet , and is derived from the surname of the company's Greek founder, Sotirio Voulgaris...
, the prize will be assigned to the Best Film, the Best Actor and the Best Actress.
Best Film
- 2006: Playing the Victim BY Kirill Serebrennikov
- 2007: JunoJuno (film)Juno is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. Ellen Page stars as the title character, an independent-minded teenager confronting an unplanned pregnancy and the subsequent events that put pressures of adult life onto her. Michael Cera, Olivia Thirlby, J. K....
BY Jason ReitmanJason ReitmanJason Reitman is a Canadian/American film director, screenwriter, and producer, best known for directing the films Thank You for Smoking , Juno , and Up in the Air . As of February 2, 2010, he has received three Academy Award nominations, two of which are for Best Director... - 2008: Opium WarOpium War (2008 film)Opium War is a 2008 Afghan black comedy film directed by Siddiq Barmak. The film was shot entirely in Afghanistan and revolves around the experiences of two American soldiers , who crash their helicopter in the Afghan desert and find themselves at the mercy of the natural elements and an eclectic...
BY Siddiq BarmakSiddiq BarmakSiddiq Barmak in Panjshir, Afghanistan, is a film director and producer. He received an M.A degree in cinema direction from the Moscow Film Institute in 1987.He has written a few screenplays and has made a few short films... - 2009: BroderskabBroderskabBrotherhood is a 2009 Danish film written by Rasmus Birch and Nicolo Donato, directed by Nicolo Donato and produced by Per Holst.-Plot:Lars has to leave the army after accusations of having made a pass at some of his men...
BY Nicolo DonatoNicolo DonatoNicolo Donato is a Danish film director.He trained at various schools, including Testrup Musik Højskole, two schools of photography, and the National Film School of Denmark, the latter included a master class with William Esper... - 2010: Kill Me Please BY Olias Barco
- 2011: Un cuento chino BY Sebastián Borensztein
Best Actor
- 2006: Giorgio Colangeli (in L´aria salata)
- 2007: Rade ŠerbedžijaRade ŠerbedžijaRade Šerbedžija , occasionally credited as Rade Sherbedgia in some English-language productions, is a Croatian actor, director and musician of Serb origin. He was one of the most popular Yugoslav actors in the 1970s and 1980s. He is now internationally known mainly for his supporting roles in...
(in Fugitive PiecesFugitive Pieces (film)Fugitive Pieces is a 2007 drama film directed by Jeremy Podeswa, who also adapted the film from the award-winning novel of the same name written by Anne Michaels. The film tells the story of Jakob Beer, who is orphaned in Poland during World War II and is saved by a Greek archeologist...
) - 2008: Bohdan StupkaBohdan StupkaBohdan Stupka is a popular Ukrainian actor. He was born in Kulykiv, which is in Lviv oblast , Ukraine.Stupka is recognized as the most famous living Ukrainian actor. He has played more than hundred roles in films and over fifty in theaters. Stupka has been awarded the title Artist of Ukraine and...
(in Serce na dloni) - 2009: Sergio CastellittoSergio CastellittoSergio Castellitto is an Italian actor and director.Castellitto attended the academy of dramatic art and dedicated himself to theatre soon after, working with many famous actors such as Luigi Squarzina, Aldo Trionfo and Enzo Muzii...
(in Alza la testa) - 2010: Toni ServilloToni ServilloToni Servillo; is an award-winning Italian television and film actor and director of theater, opera and film.-Personal life:Servillo was born in Afragola, Campania, the brother of musician Peppe Servillo...
(in Una vita tranquilla) - 2011: Guillaume CanetGuillaume CanetGuillaume Canet is a French actor and film director.Canet began his career in theatre and television before moving to film. He starred in several films like Joyeux Noël, Love Me If You Dare and The Beach...
(in Une vie meilleureUne vie meilleureUne view meilleure also known by its English release title A Better Life is a 2011 French film directed by Cédric Kahn and starring Guillaume Canet, Leïla Bekhti and introducing Slimane Khettabi.-Synopsis:...
)
Best Actress
- 2006: Ariane AscarideAriane AscarideAriane Ascaride is a French actress and screenwriter. She has appeared in such films as Marius et Jeannette , Ma vraie vie à Rouen and À la place du coeur...
(in Le voyage en Arménie) - 2007: Jiang WenliJiang WenliJiang Wenli is a famous Chinese actress. She is a native of Tianjin, and graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 1992. She married director Gu Changwei in 1993. Jiang Wenli was one of the members of the jury of the Shanghai International Film Festival in 2005.Wenli Jiang was born in a highbrow family...
(in And the Spring ComesAnd the Spring ComesAnd the Spring Comes is a 2007 film directed by Gu Changwei, written by Li Qiang. This is Gu's second feature following his acclaimed feature debut Peacock...
) - 2008: Donatella FinocchiaroDonatella FinocchiaroDonatella Finocchiaro is an Italian actress. She has appeared in over 20 films since 2002. She starred in The Wedding Director, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival....
(in Galantuomini) - 2009: Helen MirrenHelen MirrenDame Helen Mirren, DBE is an English actor. She has won an Academy Award for Best Actress, four SAG Awards, four BAFTAs, three Golden Globes, four Emmy Awards, and two Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Awards.-Early life and family:...
(in The Last StationThe Last StationThe Last Station is a 2009 biographical drama film directed by Michael Hoffman. It is an adaptation of the 1990 biographical novel of the same name by Jay Parini about the final months of Leo Tolstoy's life. The film stars Christopher Plummer as Tolstoy and Helen Mirren as his wife Sophia Tolstaya...
) - 2010: All of the actresses in Las buenas hierbas
- 2011: Noomi RapaceNoomi RapaceNoomi Rapace is a Swedish actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish/Danish film adaptations of the "Millennium series": The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest...
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Jury Special Prize
- 2006: This Is EnglandThis Is England-Track listing:#"54-46 Was My Number" - Toots & The Maytals#"Come On Eileen" - Dexys Midnight Runners#"Tainted Love" - Soft Cell#"Underpass/Flares" - Movie Dialogue From This Is England#"Nicole " - Gravenhurst...
by Shane MeadowsShane MeadowsShane Meadows is an English film director, screenwriter, occasional actor and BAFTA winner.-Background:Meadows grew up in the Westlands Road area of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. His father was a long distance lorry driver and his mother worked in a fish and chip shop... - 2010: Poll by Chris KrausChris Kraus (filmmaker)Chris Kraus , born 1963 in Göttingen, is a German author and film director.-Life and work:Chris Kraus was employed as a journalist and illustrator before attending the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin from 1991–98, where he studied film directing...
- 2011: The Eye of the StormThe Eye of the Storm (2011 film)The Eye of the Storm is an Australian drama film directed by Fred Schepisi. It is an adaptation of Patrick White's novel of the same name. It stars Geoffrey Rush, Charlotte Rampling and Judy Davis...
by Fred Schepisi
IMAIE Acting Award
- 2006: Sean ConnerySean ConnerySir Thomas Sean Connery , better known as Sean Connery, is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globes Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930), better known as Sean Connery, is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy...
- 2007: Sophia LorenSophia LorenSophia Loren, OMRI is an Italian actress.In 1962, Loren won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Two Women, along with 21 awards, becoming the first actress to win an Academy Award for a non-English-speaking performance...
- 2008: Clint EastwoodClint EastwoodClinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide...
- 2009: Meryl StreepMeryl StreepMary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television and film.Streep made her professional stage debut in 1971's The Playboy of Seville, before her screen debut in the television movie The Deadliest Season in 1977. In that same year, she made her film debut with...
- 2010: Julianne MooreJulianne MooreJulianne Moore is an American actress and a children's book author. Throughout her career, she has been nominated for four Oscars, six Golden Globes, three BAFTAs and nine Screen Actors Guild Awards....
- 2011: Richard GereRichard GereRichard Tiffany Gere is an American actor. He began acting in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar, and a starring role in Days of Heaven. He came to prominence in 1980 for his role in the film American Gigolo, which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol...
Jury
The Rome Film Fest’s Jury is composed by a president, normally a renowned director (2006 edition, Ettore Scola), and 50 Jurors, which, unlike most film festivals, are not film professionals. In fact, it is a People's Jury made up by common moviegoers selected both in Italy and Europe.Structure
The Rome Film Festival is produced by the Cinema per Roma Foundation, whose president is Goffredo Bettini. Even though the festival has a high number of private sponsors, the City Council of Rome, in the name of the Mayor and film lover Walter VeltroniWalter Veltroni
Walter Veltroni, Knight Grand Cross, is an Italian writer, journalist and politician, who served as the first leader of the Democratic Party within the centre-left opposition, until his resignation on 17 February 2009. He served as Mayor of Rome from 2001 to 2008.-Biography:Walter Veltroni was...
, the Province of Rome and the Lazio Region strongly support it both in terms of economic investment and institutional communication.
The Artistic Direction of the festival relies on its 5 directors:
- Teresa Cavina (Cinema 2007 and New Cinema Network)
- Piera Detassis (Première)
- Gianluca Giannelli (Alice in the City)
- Giorgio Gosetti (Cinema 2007 and Business Street)
- Mario Sesti (Extra and The Actor’s Craft)