Alessandro Piva’s Santa subito [+lire aussi :
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Regarding Alice nella Città, the parallel and independent section of the festival dedicated to new generations of filmmakers and which saw a 26% increase in ticket sales, the jury handed out the Best Film Award to French film The Dazzled [+lire aussi :
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Iranian film Son-Mother [+lire aussi :
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The 15th edition of the Rome Film Fest will take place from 15 to 25 October 2020.

The full list of award winners:

Official Selection

BNL Audience Award
Santa subito [+lire aussi :
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Alice nella Città

Best Film
The Dazzled [+lire aussi :
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Best Director
The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily [+lire aussi :
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Special Jury Award
Son-Mother [+lire aussi :
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Raffaella Fioretta Award for Italian Cinema - Roma Lazio Film Commission
Darkness [+lire aussi :
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TimVision Award
Cleo [+lire aussi :
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RBCasting Award
Beatrice Grannò - Mi chiedo quando ti mancherò (Italy)

Rising Star Award
Anna Franziska Jaeger – Cleo

Special Mention for Best Actress
Nora Stassi - L’Agnello [+lire aussi :
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Pietro Coccia Cinematography Award
Tullio Trotta

Instant Stories Cinemotore Award
Marcello Giovani - Bang Bang (Italy)

Lotus Best Short Film Award
3 Sleeps - Christopher Holt (U.K.)

MyMovies First Film Award
Cleo - Eva Cools