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.

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

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'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. *2014: '' Trash'' (Brazil, UK), directed by Stephen Daldry

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: ''

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'' by Kirill Serebrennikov *2007: '' Juno'' by

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*2008: '' Opium War'' by Siddiq Barmak *2009: '' Broderskab'' by Nicolo Donato *2010: '' Kill Me Please'' by Olias Barco *2011: ''

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'' by Sebastián Borensztein *2012: '' Marfa Girl'' by

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*2013: ''Tir'' by Alberto Fasulo

Best Actor

*2006: Giorgio Colangeli (in '' Salty Air'') *2007: Rade Šerbedžija (in '' Fugitive Pieces'') *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: Matthew McConaughey (in '' Dallas Buyers Club'')

Best Actress

*2006:

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(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 ''

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'') *2013: Scarlett Johansson (in '' Her'')

Jury Special Prize

*2006: '' This Is England'' by Shane Meadows *2010: '' Poll'' by Chris Kraus *2011: '' The Eye of the Storm'' by Fred Schepisi *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 *2010: Julianne Moore *2011: Richard Gere

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
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