(r)evolution AI – RIFF’s new section dedicated to film and video production using AI technology. For the second year, RIFF celebrates visual storytelling powered by artificial intelligence. Read More »
The new Call 4 Entries to the 25th edition of RIFF is now open. You can now submit your film or screenplay on FilmFreeway, the world’s leading channel for participating in film festivals and creative competitions. Exclusive 10% discount for GOLD members. Read More »
Call for Entries Open for the 25th Anniversary Edition. The festival, celebrating a quarter-century dedicated to independent cinema, has set the Early Bird deadline for submissions to May 29th, 2026. Read More »
The 2025 RIFF Awards will stop in Fiuggi from December 28th to 30th – 🎬 Three days of independent cinema, music, and new visions. 📍 Workshop of Memory and Image – Free admission. Discover the full program… Read More »
With over 90 titles on the program and 3,500 spectators in the theater accompanied by 50 Italian and international directors, we are happy to share with you the photo gallery and press review of this edition: https://riff.it/photo-gallery/ – https://riff.it/mediaroom/ Read More »
We are happy to announce that RIFF is a low-impact event certified by Ecoactions – @Legambiente. This important milestone was made possible thanks to our ongoing commitment to sustainable practices. Read More »
RIFF Awards 2025: Best International Feature Film: Violent Butterflies by Adolfo Dávila – Best Italian Feature Film: E se mio padre by Sole Tonnini – discover all the award-winning films… Read More »
The winners of the 24th edition have been announced – Best International Feature Film: Violent Butterflies by Adolfo Dávila (Mexico) – Best Italian Feature Film: E se mio padre by Solange Tonnini Read More »
RIFF Awards 2025 Ceremony – Friday, November 28 – 9:00 PM – In the presence of the Jury and the directors of the competing works – Nuovo Cinema Aquila – Via l’Aquila 66/74 Read More »
Pitch with LAB Etnografico Filmmaking, November 28, 2025, at 4:00 PM. The jury will be composed of Maria Vittoria Pellecchia, Luca Ricciardi, Filippo Macelloni, Monica Repetto, and Adele Dell’Erario. The winners of the RIFF screenplay and story competition will also be presented. Read More »
Goffredo Mameli Library in Rome on Thursday, November 27 at 6 p.m. Lapo Gresleri and Fabio Germani present Black Images Matter (@odoya_edizioni) through cinema, music, and American society and beyond. Read More »
Friday 28 November, the last day at the Nuovo Cinema Aquila, opens at 4pm with the special event AntropicA: Ethnographic Filmmaking LAB and at 7pm arrives She by Parsifal Reparato Read More »
On Thursday, November 27, from 4:00 pm, it’s the turn of Wedlock (Wedding) by Magdalena Ralcheva. At 6:00 pm, Magdalena Hausen: Frozen Time by Yannis Karpouzis and Stop Killing Our Women by Marco Venditti will be presented. Read More »
On Wednesday, November 26th, starting at 4:30 PM, the Nuovo Cinema Aquila will host a new group of international short films. At 6:00 PM, the documentary “Dialogues from the Land of Ice” will be screened, followed at 8:10 PM by the feature film “And if My Father.” Read More »
At the Nuovo Cinema Aquila, the program for Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th with the premiere of the Mexican feature film Violent Butterfly by Adolfo Dávila at 8.15pm Read More »
Guests of the RIFF at the Cinema Farnese on Wednesday 26th, directors Edith Bouvier, journalist, war correspondent and director, and Daniel Vidal Toche, Peruvian director, will present their works in the theater. Read More »
The program at the Cinema Farnese for the international section: Tuesday 25th at 7 pm The Sami Song by Iara Lee and from 9 pm the feature film Where Do We Begin by Monika Majorek. Read More »
Starting Monday the 24th, the RIFF will have two locations: the Cinema Farnese will open its doors to the international feature film and documentary section. The opening film, at 9 pm, will be the world premiere of Eva by William Reyes, which is also in theaters. Read More »
On Monday the 24th at 7:00 PM at the Cinema Farnese, Paul Haggis will be in conversation with Stefano Bises and Daniele Cesarano in the discussion “The Challenges of Writing for TV and Film.” This unique meeting will explore how a great story is born and evolves, combining an authorial vision with new global production methods. Read More »
Also on Sunday, at 8:10 PM, the feature film Impatience of the Heart by German director Lauro Cress, with lead actor Giulio Brizzi and producer Lorenzo Gandolfo in attendance. At 10:20 PM, Davide Giorni’s Buio in Sala will be screening. Read More »
On Sunday the 23rd, the highly anticipated competition dedicated to cinema created with artificial intelligence will begin at 3:30 PM. Ten titles will be presented as Italian premieres. This will be followed by the roundtable discussion “Disobedient Visions: Cinema, Algorithms, and AI” at 5:00 PM. Read More »
