17th Rome Film Festival explained

Festa del Cinema di Roma
Opening:The Hummingbird by Francesca Archibugi
Closing:Forever Young by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Founded:2006
Host:
  • Cinema Per Roma Foundation
  • Rome City of Film
Artistic Director:Paola Malanga
Number:130
Date:Opening:
Closing:
Location:Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome
Language:International
Main:Rome Film Festival
Previous:16th
Next:18th

The 17th Rome Film Festival took place from 13 to 23 October 2022 in the Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome. It became a competitive festival from 2022.[1] The festival programme was unveiled by Paola Malanga, the festival's new artistic director, on 22 September 2022.[2] It opened with The Hummingbird by Francesca Archibugi, preceded by short film Luciano Pavarotti, la stella by Gianluigi Toccafondo.[3] [4]

The official image of the event was dedicated to Joanne Woodward American retired actress, and her late husband Paul Newman, American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, as tribute to legends.[5]

The award ceremony took place on 22 October at the Auditorium Parco della Musica. Progressive Cinema Competition Award for Best Film was awarded to January, a coming-of-age story in the backdrop of Latvian independence by Viestur Kairish, a Latvian opera, movie and theatre director. The festival closed on 28 October with Forever Young, a French-Italian comedy-drama film by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi.[6] James Ivory, an American film director, producer, and screenwriter, was honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award.[7]

Jury

Progressive Cinema Competition Award

Best First Work Award BNL BNP Paribas

Ugo Tognazzi Award for Best Comedy

Official sections

Progressive Cinema Competition – Visions for the World of Tomorrow

Freestyle

Great Public

Special screenings

Best of 2022

History of cinema

Homage to James Ivory

Tribute to Marisa Paredes

Marisa Paredes is a Spanish actress.

Homage to Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard was a French and Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic.

Restorations

Documentaries

Retrospective

The tribute to Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman.

Awards and winners

Progressive Cinema Competition

Alice nella città

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The seventeenth Rome Film Fest from 13th to 23rd October 2022. Cinema Foundation for Rome. 22 June 2022 . 3 October 2024 . en.
  2. Web site: Rome Film Fest unveils the programme for its 17th edition. Scarpa . 23 September 2022. 3 October 2024 . . en.
  3. Web site: Il cortometraggio "Luciano Pavarotti, the Star" apre la Festa del Cinema di Roma. The short film “Luciano Pavarotti, the Star” opens the Rome Film Fest. Connected to the Opera . 23 September 2022 . 3 October 2024 . it.
  4. Web site: "Il Colibrì" is the opening film of the Fest. Cinema Foundation for Rome. 14 September 2022 . 3 October 2024 . en.
  5. Web site: Festa di Roma 2022, tappeto rosso e nuovi schermi: "È la riscossa del cinema in sala". Rome Film Festival 2022, red carpet and new screens: "It's the redemption of cinema in theaters". Chiara . Ugolini. La Republica. 22 September 2022 . 3 October 2024 . it.
  6. Web site: Festa del Cinema di Roma: si conclude la 17esima edizione, tutti i premi. Rome Film Fest: the 17th edition concludes, all the awards. Margherita. Bordino. Arttribune . 22 October 2022 . 3 October 2024 . it.
  7. Web site: Premio alla carriera a James Ivory . James Ivory to receive Lifetime Achievement Award . Cinema Foundation for Rome. 30 September 2022 . 3 October 2024 . it.

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