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One of the RomeFilmFest’s main sections, and a true example of its spirit, is The Actor’s Craft, a tribute to great masters in the art of acting. This section encompasses screenings, meetings, workshops and a series of films. The recipient of the first edition of the RomeFilmFest’s Acting Award is the Scottish performer Sean Connery, a film star who has turned charm and elegance into one of the trademarks of his career. This prize is recognition of a cultivated and sophisticated man, proud of his roots and his life. Connery will receive the award on October 13th at the Auditorium’s Sinopoli…

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The New Cinema Network, the Rome Film Fest’s section which sets up an efficient system to support new cinema production, will network twelve young European filmmakers – who have already made their first movie – with potential investors in order to help them get their second work financed.The Rome Film Fest, to be held from October 13th until the 21st, therefore joins the festivals’ network – from Rotterdam to Berlin, Cannes, Hong Kong and Pusan – that supports independent filmmaking. Apart from the producers, distributors, investors and the 12 European filmmakers, several experienced directors will also attend the New Cinema…

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From an experience she’d rather forget to one of the most rewarding surprises of her life. Sabina Guzzanti, actress and satiric comedienne, talks about her relationship with the Auditorium, the venue at the heart of the RomeFilmFest. Just five years after its opening, the structure created by Renzo Piano has become a reference point for cultural activities both in Rome and Italy as a whole. Many directors have used it as a film set, including Roberto Benigni for his The Tiger and the Snow. Nevertheless, it’s mainly thanks to Sabina Guzzanti’s documentary Viva Zapatero that the Auditorium has now also…

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Peppino Rotunno has worked in up to 80 films since 1954, including movies by masters such as Federico Fellini (Amarcord, City of Women and Fellini´s Roma) and Luchino Visconti (Rocco and His Brothers and The Leopard). He also photographed the film Five Days One Summer, starring Sean Connery, which is scheduled to be shown as part of the RomeFilmFest’s tribute to the Scottish actor in the section The Actor’s Craft. Rotunno summons up his memories of Cinecittà, one of the most renowned film studios in the world and part of the upcoming RomeFilmFest.“Cinecittà wasn’t just our workplace but our home as…

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In one week only, a committee directed by Ettore Scola has personally interviewed 300 candidates for the jury at the RomeFilmFest headquarters. Only 40 will make the cut. The media partners of the Festa, the monthly cinema magazine Ciak and the youth culture network Mtv, will choose the other 10, thus completing the 50 members of the Jury. The Mondadori committee has selected 5 members on behalf of Ciak; while Mtv has picked out 20 candidates and left the selection of the final 5 to the RomeFilmFest committee. “Apart from the functional purpose of the interviews, it’s been an interesting…