Gian Luigi Rondi is the new president of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma. He takes over from Goffredo Bettini, the man who created the Rome Film Fest and led its first two editions. "I am honoured by this appointment and I hope I will be able to accomplish the task in the best possible way”, was Rondi’s opening statement at a press conference held this morning at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome. Also on the platform were the mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, the president of the Lazio...
Wednesday, October 17-------------Rome is a great city, and it deserves a great film festival. And in only its second edition, CINEMA: Rome Film Fest is presenting just that......a sprawling event filled with movie stars, international auteurs, hot new directors and an impressive roster of professional events. The second edition of CINEMA. Festa Internazionale di Roma - RomeFilmFest will be held from the 18th to the 27th of October 2007 in the Rome Auditorium, along with screenings at movie...
Rome's famed Via Veneto
Casa del Cinema
The Festival Auditorium
Casa del Jazz
Casa delle Letterature
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Most festivals, in their debut year, have a modest agenda and try to keep expectations at a low pitch. Not so the Rome Film Fest, which is approaching its inaugural session with the velocity of an unstoppable train.It has always seemed curious to Americans why some of Europe’s largest cities have not had a major film festival attached to them. Why, we wonder, did it take decades for Paris, the most cinephile of cities, to launch its own film event? Why are there no major film festivals in such...
Monday, July 10----Most festivals, in their debut year, have a modest agenda and try to keep expectations at a low pitch. Not so the Rome Film Fest, which is approaching its inaugural session with the velocity of an unstoppable train.
It has always seemed curious to Americans why some of Europe’s largest cities have not had a major film festival attached to them. Why, we wonder, did it take decades for Paris, the most cinephile of cities, to launch its own film event? Why are there no major...
