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Rome Film Festival
Vita gazette- The most important event of the year begins in the immortal city of Rome. Due to the 17th Rome Film Festival, the cultural centers of the capital are in turmoil. Motors, spotlights and Ciak will bring cinematic winds to the capital from 13 October to 23 October. Workshops, interviews, meetings with important guests will dominate the atmosphere of Rome.
The 2022 edition of the Rome Film Festival will take place from 13 to 23 October at the Auditorium Parco della Musica which will host the main screening rooms and the long red carpet, considered one of the largest in the world. The program of events is not limited to the Auditorium, but will also involve other places and cultural realities of the Eternal City, such as the historic Giulio Cesare cinema and the MAXXI contemporary art museum. For the occasion, thanks to the new regulation, an international competition will also be introduced: the films will be judged by a jury made up of professionals from the world of cinema, culture and the arts. In parallel, there will be meetings with the public, events, special screenings and gifts.
An event that this year has an important novelty at the artistic helm of the kermesse, the presence of Paola Malanga, supported by an exceptional selection committee, and Gian Luca Farinelli, new President of the Cinema Foundation for Rome, historical director of the Cineteca of Bologna. “Continuity”, this is the key word, but also renewal, transversal openness, the desire to further explore the geographies of the visual world, underlining them extremely by themes, authors, gazes, reflections, previews, meetings and “duels”, different locations, starting from the central heart, the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone.
In addition to the Competition, the program of the Festival will consist of other non-competitive sections: ranging from Freestyle which will host series, video clips, films and video art, to Grand Public for the general public, special screenings, the Best of 2022 regarding the best seen. in the season, ‘History of Cinema and Retrospective’ which will present masterpieces restored to their original splendor and insights into the work. The program is enhanced by two other sections dedicated to meetings with the public: Paso Doble and Absolute Beginners, starring directors such as James Ivory, who will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, Luc Besson, Stephen Frears, writers of the caliber of Daniel Pennac and the fresh Nobel Prize for Literature, Annie Ernaux, to which to add the always fascinating generational proposal of ‘Alice nella Città’, directed by Fabia Bettini and Gianluca Giannelli, which will have among the guests a long-awaited, Russell Crowe, who on the occasion will present the new director’s film, Poker Face, and will do a Masterclass.
Rome Film Fest 2022: in the official image Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. The Film Fest pays homage to the famous couple with Ethan Hawke’s docu-series “The Last Movie Stars”, which traces the life and career of the two great artists, and with a retrospective of fifteen titles
During 10 days the capital will celebrate the seventh art in all its forms, from documentaries to blockbusters but also the most indie and authorial products. We offer you a gallery with some scenes from the films
Amsterdam – Rami Malek, Margot Robbie and Anya Taylor Joy in a scene from the film directed by David O. Russel in cinemas October 27 for 20th Century Fox.
Armageddon Time – The Time of the Apocalypse – Anthony Hopkins and the young Banks Repeta in the film Armageddon Time, a new film by James Gray which premiered at Alice in the City for Universal Pictures.
Il Colibrì – Pierfrancesco Favino and Berenice Bejo in a scene from the opening film of the Rome Film Fest, directed by Francesca Archibugi and in cinemas from 14 October with 01 Distribution. Produced by Domenico Procacci for Fandango with Rai Cinema and Led Films des Tournelles.
The Land of Dreams – George Blagden in a scene from Nicola Abbatangelo’s visionary musical in cinemas from November 20 with 01 Distribution. A Lotus Production, Leone Film Group, Rai Cinema and 3 Mary Entertainment production
Poker Face – Russell Crowe is the director and star of this film set in the world of poker. In this photo, the actor is with his co-star RZA.
La Cura – Alessandro Preziosi in the new film by Francesco Patierno, a contemporary reinterpretation of the work of Albert Camus “The Plague”. Produced by Run Film and In Between Art Film.
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris – Directed by Anthony Fabian Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is the adaptation of the novel by Paul Gallico. Protagonist Lesley Manville. A Universal Pictures production expected in Italian cinemas on November 17th.
Let’s rob the Duce – Matilde De Angelis in a scene from Rapiniamo il Duce, a new Netflix film directed by Renato De Maria set in Milan in 1945. The cast also includes Tommaso Ragno, Pietro Castellitto and Isabella Ferrari
The Land of Dreams – George Blagden in a scene from Nicola Abbatangelo’s visionary musical in cinemas from November 20 with 01 Distribution. A Lotus Production, Leone Film Group, Rai Cinema and 3 Mary Entertainment production
Poker Face – Russell Crowe is the director and star of this film set in the world of poker. In this photo, the actor is with his co-star RZA.
La Cura – Alessandro Preziosi in the new film by Francesco Patierno, a contemporary reinterpretation of the work of Albert Camus “The Plague”. Produced by Run Film and In Between Art Film.
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris – Directed by Anthony Fabian Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is the adaptation of the novel by Paul Gallico. Protagonist Lesley Manville. A Universal Pictures production expected in Italian cinemas on November 17th.
Let’s rob the Duce – Matilde De Angelis in a scene from Rapiniamo il Duce, a new Netflix film directed by Renato De Maria set in Milan in 1945. The cast also includes Tommaso Ragno, Pietro Castellitto and Isabella Ferrari
The Fabelmans – The new awaited film by Steven Spielberg with Michelle Williams and Paul Dano among the protagonists has an Italian premiere at the Rome Film Fest 2022. An Amblin Entertainment film, distributed in Italy by Leone Film Group with Rai Cinema and 01 Distribution
The Menu – A choral film directed by Mark Mylod with Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor Joy, Nicholas Hoult among the stars of the cast. Between comedy and thriller, the film will be in theaters on November 17 by Disney, but it is a Gary Sanchez-Productions production
WAR – The desired war -Edoardo Leo and Giuseppe Battison in a scene from Gianni Zanasi’s film that imagines a war caused by a fight between boys. Also in the cast Miriam Leone. In cinemas from 10 November with Vision Distribution, and produced by Pupkin Production, Vision, Eloise Film in collaboration with Sky and Prime Video
What’s Love got to do with it – An English-Indian comedy directed by Shekhar Kapur with Lily James, Emma Thompson and Shazad Latif in the cast. Distributed by Lucky Red in Italy, the film is an Instinct Productions, Studio Canal and Working Title Films production
The Lost King – Sally Hawkins stars in this Stephen Frears film inspired by the finding of the remains of Richard III in Leicester in 2012. Distributed by Warner Bros, The Lost King is an English production of Baby Cow Productions