The Popular Jury, made up of 50 members and presided over by Ettore Scola, has assigned the RomeFilmFest’s official awards to the following films: The award for Best Film goes to Izobrajaya Zhertvy / Playing the Victim by Kirill Serebrennikov. The RomeFilmFest – BNL Best Actress Award is for Ariane Ascaride in Le Voyage en Arménie / Armenia by Robert Guédiguian. The RomeFilmFest – Chamber of Commerce award for Best Actor Award goes to Giorgio Colangeli in L´ aria salata by Alessandro An...

Films competing by alphabetical orderA HISTORY OF VIOLENCE directed by David CRONENBERGBASHING directed by KOBAYASHI MasahiroBATALLA EN EL CIELO (BATTLE IN HEAVEN) directed by Carlos REYGADASBROKEN FLOWERS directed by Jim JARMUSCHCACHÉ (HIDDEN) directed by Michael HANEKEDON'T COME KNOCKING directed by Wim WENDERSELECTION directed by Johnnie TOFREE ZONE directed by Amos GITAIKEUK JANG JEON (TALE OF CINEMA) directed by HONG SangsooKILOMETRE ZERO directed by Hiner SALEEMLAST DAYS directed by Gus V...

Festival Awards at the 2004 Palm Springs Festival who wrapped last Sunday January 20thThe New Voices/New Visions Award - Pablo Berger for TORREMOLINOS 73The FIPRESCI International Critics Award for the Best Official ForeignLanguage Film of 2003 - THE RETURN, directed by Andrey ZvyagintsevThe John Schlesinger Award for Outstanding First Feature or Documentary – to Yann Samuell for LOVE ME IF YOU DAREThe Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary Feature Film - PAPER CLIPS, by Joe Fab and Elliot...

Opening NightValentin2002 Argentina/The Netherlands 79 min 35mm Dir Alejandro AgrestiArgentina's Foreign Language Film Academy® submission. After the bitter separation of his parents and living with his eccentric grandmother, the life of a young boy begins to change in sweetly unanticipated ways when he opens up to the last in a long line of potential stepmothers. Director and cast to attend.Fri 1/30, 7:00pm GRAClosing NightReckoning, The2003 UK 110 min 35mm Dir Paul McGuigan This murder myst...