Rome film festival : news & information

Cinema Festa Internazionale di Roma
Following mayor Walter Veltroni's official announcement in January 2006 of the Rome's new film festival, Siamo Roma has prepared this mini-site for information about the festival. We'll be adding to it constantly, as more announcements are made and projects confirmed.

The new Rome film festival
'Cinema Festa Internazionale di Roma' is planned to run for the first time this year, from 13th-21st October. During that week, eighty films will be shown, divided into five categories. There will be a competition, in which a panel of fifty judges will award prizes of €200.000 for the best film, best actor and best actress.

What about Venice?
The new Rome film festival has a budget of somewhere between €7m-€9m, putting it on a level with the Venice film festival. Walter Veltroni says that he doesn't see the two competing, as the Rome festival will be more populist than Venice. Others aren't so sure, especially as the Venice festival is already experiencing some financial problems...

Rome File
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