17th Rome Film Festival

Festa del Cinema di Roma
Official poster
Opening filmThe Hummingbird by Francesca Archibugi
Closing filmForever Young by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
LocationAuditorium Parco della Musica, Rome
Founded2006
Hosted by
  • Cinema Per Roma Foundation
  • Rome City of Film
Artistic directorPaola Malanga
No. of films130
Festival dateOpening: October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13)
Closing: October 23, 2022 (2022-10-23)
LanguageInternational
Websitewww.romacinemafest.it
Rome Film Festival

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

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Progressive Cinema Competition Award

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Best First Work Award BNL BNP Paribas

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  • Julie Bertuccelli, French director – president
  • Roberto De Paolis, Italian director
  • Daniela Michel, film critic

Ugo Tognazzi Award for Best Comedy

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Official sections

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Progressive Cinema Competition – Visions for the World of Tomorrow

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Freestyle

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  • 75 – Ronconi Venice Biennale, directed by Jacopo Quadri (Italy)
  • ABOrisms, portraits and self-portraits, directed by Nunzio Massimo Nifosì (Italy)
  • Beloved Shores, directed by Egidio Eronico (Italy)
  • Slums, directed by Francesco Pividori (Italy)

Great Public

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Special screenings

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  • Les années Super 8, directed by Annie Ernaux and David Ernaux-Briot (France)
  • A Cooler Climate, directed by James Ivory and Giles Gardner (United Kingdom)
  • Good Morning Tel Aviv, directed by Giovanna Gagliardo (Italy)
  • Kill Me If You Can, directed by Alex Infascelli (Italy)
  • Kordon, directed by Alice Tomassini (Italy)
  • Now It's Our Turn - The Story of Pio La Torre, directed by Walter Veltroni (Italy)
  • Polański, Horowitz. Hometown, directed by Mateusz Kudła and Anna Kokoszka-Romer (Poland)
  • Portrait of a Queen, directed by Fabrizio Ferri (Italy)
  • Rules of War, directed by Guido Hendrikx (Netherlands)
  • Umberto Eco - The Library of the World, directed by Davide Ferrario (Italy)
  • Via Argine 310, directed by Gianfranco Pannone (Italy)

Best of 2022

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History of cinema

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Homage to James Ivory

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Tribute to Marisa Paredes

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Marisa Paredes is a Spanish actress.

Homage to Jean-Luc Godard

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

Restorations

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Documentaries

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  • Pure Silver, directed by Matteo Ceccarelli (Italy)

Retrospective

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The tribute to Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman.

Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman in 1958

Awards and winners

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James Ivory, Lifetime Achievement Award

Progressive Cinema Competition

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  • Best Film: January by Viestur Kairish, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland
  • Grand Jury Prize: Jeong Sun by Jeong Ji-hye, South Korea
  • Best Director: Viestur Kairish for January, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland
  • Monica Vitti Prize for Best Actress: Kim Kum-soon for Jeong Sun, South Korea
  • Vittorio Gassman Prize for Best Actor: Karlis Arnolds Avots, January, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland
  • Best Screenplay: Andrea Bagney for Ramona, Spain
  • Special Jury Prizes: Thunder, Carmen Jaquier, Switzerland
  • Special Jury Mention: Lilith Grasmug - Thunder
  • Best Comedy: What's Love Got to Do with It? Shekhar Kapur (United Kingdom)
  • Special Mention: “Ugo Tognazzi” Award: Ramona, Andrea Bagney
  • BNL BNP Paribas Prize for Best First Film: Causeway, Lila Neugebauer (United States)
  • Special Mentions
    • Ramona, Andrea Bagney, Spain
    • Thunder, Carmen Jaquier, Switzerland
  • Audience Award Shttl, Ady Walter (Ukraine, France)

Alice nella città

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  • Best Film Award: Summer Scars, Simon Rieth (France)
  • Special Mention: Il cerchio, Sophie Chiarello (Italy)
  • Raffaella Fioretta Award for Italian Cinema: Primadonna - Marta Savina (Italy)
  • Do-Cine Rising Star Award for Best International Young Actor: Mallory Manecque - The Worst Ones (France)
  • RB Casting Award for Best Italian Young Actor: Giuseppe Pirozzi - Piano piano (Italy)
  • Special Mention: Lorenzo Richelmy - The Man on the Road (Italy)
  • Corbucci Award: Signs Of Love - Clarence Fuller (United States)
  • Best Short Film Award: Torto marcio - Prospero Pensa (Italy)
  • Special Mention: File - Sonia K. Hadad (Iran)
  • Audience Award for Best Short Film: Caramelle - Matteo Panebarco (Italy)

References

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  1. ^ "The seventeenth Rome Film Fest from 13th to 23rd October 2022". Cinema Foundation for Rome. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ^ Scarpa (23 September 2022). "Rome Film Fest unveils the programme for its 17th edition". Cineuropa. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  3. ^ "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 (in Italian). 23 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  4. ^ ""Il Colibrì" is the opening film of the Fest". Cinema Foundation for Rome. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  5. ^ Ugolini, Chiara (22 September 2022). "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"]. La Republica (in Italian). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  6. ^ Bordino, by Margherita (22 October 2022). "Festa del Cinema di Roma: si conclude la 17esima edizione, tutti i premi" [Rome Film Fest: the 17th edition concludes, all the awards]. Arttribune (in Italian). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Premio alla carriera a James Ivory" [James Ivory to receive Lifetime Achievement Award]. Cinema Foundation for Rome (in Italian). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  8. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (22 September 2022). "Rome Film Festival Unveils First Edition Under New Management; Fetes James Ivory, Launches International Competition". Deadline. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  9. ^ "The Official Selection of the Rome Film Festival". Cinema Foundation for Rome. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  10. ^ Scarpa, Vittoria (24 October 2022). "January triumphs at the 17th Rome Film Festival". Cineuropa. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Winners of the Rome Film Fest 2022". Cinema Foundation for Rome. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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