Rome Film Fest 18th Edition Showcases Art Films, Career Awards to Rossellini and Umebayashi
The 18th Festa del Cinema di Roma is taking place from October 18 to 29, 2023, at the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone and various locations across Rome. This event, officially sanctioned by FIAPF as a competitive festival, includes the international competition Progressive Cinema – Visioni per il mondo di domani. Although attendance has been impacted by the Hollywood strike, Italian cinema is highlighted with four films and series, such as Ferzan Ozpetek's Nuovo Olimpo and the latest Diabolik from the Manetti brothers. Competing Italian films are C’è ancora un domani, Mi fanno male i capelli, and Holiday. Additionally, art-focused films like À la recherche and Fela, il mio Dio will be showcased. Career honors will be awarded to Isabella Rossellini and Shigeru Umebayashi.
Key facts
- 18th Festa del Cinema di Roma runs Oct 18-29, 2023 at Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone and other venues.
- Festival is now FIAPF-recognized competitive event with Progressive Cinema competition.
- Hollywood strike reduces international film attendance; Italian cinema highlighted.
- Four TV series presented: I leoni di Sicilia, Mare Fuori 4, La storia, Suburraeterna.
- New films by Ferzan Ozpetek, Manetti Bros., and directorial debuts by Margherita Buy and Michele Riondino.
- Three Italian films in competition: C’è ancora un domani, Mi fanno male i capelli, Holiday.
- Art films include works on Fela Kuti, Jeff Koons, Nino Migliori, Loïe Fuller, and JR's Tehachapi.
- Career awards to Isabella Rossellini and composer Shigeru Umebayashi.
Entities
Artists
- Paola Cortellesi
- Valerio Mastandrea
- Emanuela Fanelli
- Giorgio Colangeli
- Roberta Torre
- Monica Vitti
- Alba Rohrwacher
- Filippo Timi
- Edoardo Gabbriellini
- Giulio Base
- Anne Parillaud
- Daniele Vicari
- Fela Kuti
- Michele Avantario
- Lola Peploe
- Clotilde Brewster Peploe
- Clare Peploe
- Mark Peploe
- Pappi Corsicato
- Jeff Koons
- Elisabetta Sgarbi
- Nino Migliori
- Sabine Krayenbühl
- Zeva Oelbaum
- Loïe Fuller
- JR
- Isabella Rossellini
- Shigeru Umebayashi
- Ingrid Bergman
- Roberto Rossellini
- Wong Kar-wai
- Zhāng Yìmóu
- Yuen Woo-ping
- Ferzan Ozpetek
- Manetti Bros.
- Margherita Buy
- Michele Riondino
- Paolo Genovese
- Ivan Silvestrini
- Francesca Archibugi
- Ciro D’Emilio
- Alessandro Tonda
- Giulia Calenda
- Furio Andreotti
Institutions
- Festa del Cinema di Roma
- Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone
- FIAPF (Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films)
- Folies Bergère
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Paris
- France
- Nigeria
- Greece
- Viareggio
- California
- United States