BLACK HOLLYWOOD – THE NEW AFRO-AMERICAN CINEMA – ON LINE COURSE BY LAPO GRESLERI FROM WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL 2022: JORDAN PEELE, BERRY JENKINS, AVA DUVERNAY AND RYAN COOGLER ARE JUST SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHORS IN THOSE AMERICAN COURSES ON STYLES, THEMES AND TRENDS OF THE NEW AFRO-AMERICAN CINEMA. Read More »
THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES HAS MADE NOTES THE SHORTLIST, FOR THE NEXT OSCAR AWARDS, OF NINE CATEGORIES. CONGRATULATIONS TO “CENSOR OF DREAMS” BY LEO BERNE & RAPHAEL RODRIGUEZ (FRANCE) AND “FRIMAS” BY MARIANNE FARLEY (CANADA). OFFICIAL SELECTION @RIFF AWARDS 2021 ENTER THE SHORT LIST FOR OSCARS TODAY Read More »
OFFICIAL SELECTION AT RIFF 2021 NOW SELECTED FOR ACADEMY GOLD FELLOWSHIP FOR WOMEN !!! KELLEY KALI, DIRECTOR AND INTERPRETER OF THE FILM “I’M FINE (YHANKS FOR ASKING)” WILL BE PART OF THE PROMOTION PROGRAM FOR EMERGING DIRECTORS Read More »
AVAILABLE NOW ALL THE PRESS REVIEW OF THE XX ° EDITION OF THE RIFF AND THE PHOTO GALLERY WITH ALL THE GUESTS AND THE EVENTS OF 2021 – VISIT OUR MEDIA ROOM Read More »
On Friday, November 26th, Francesco Apolloni will close the XX edition of the RIFF with his out of competition “Addio al Nubilato”, returning 20 years after the first feature film scheduled at the Festival. The 2021 RIFF AWARDS ceremony will follow at 9.30 pm, during which winners will be announced. Read More »
Winners of the 20th edition announced – Best Italian Feature Film is “La Santa Piccola” by Silvia Brunelli – Best International Feature Film “Remains of a Man” by Ana Johann – Special mentions to “Fino ad essere felici” by Paolo Cipolletta and “Future is a Lonely Place” by Martin Hawie & Laura Harwarth Read More »
On November 20, the second day of the RIFF between world and European premieres: “Up to be happy” by Paolo Cipolletta and with the interpreters Francesco Di Leva, Miriam Scandurro, Luca Saccoia, Paola Sambo and Ivan Castiglione Read More »
On the third day of the RIFF 2021 comes the tribute to Franco Battiato and the meeting with the Afghan director Sahraa Karimi – awaited the masterclass with the director of photography Gergely Pohárnok Read More »
Monday, November 22nd, a tribute to the noteworthy director Krzysztof Kieslowski with a focus entitled “Kieslowski – life in motion”, designed to celebrate his 80th birth anniversary and 25th death anniversary. To follow, the feature film “Dear Ones” by Grzegorz Jaroszuk, young director already winner of the 2014 RIFF edition, with his “Kebab & Horoscope”. Read More »
On Tuesday, November 23rd, documentaries directors will arrive at the RIFF. In competition: “A Family”, about four young African students; “Fort Apache”, about a theater company formed by ex-prisoners; “Everything at Once”, about Catalan photographers Paco & Manolo; from Spain the film “Mía & Moi”, in Italian preview a family story set in the middle of the countryside with the participation of the director. Read More »
On Wednesday the RIFF will dedicate an entire day to Afro-American cinema and culture. After the halfway point, the festival is ready to present the second part of its catalog with the Black Films Matter program dedicated to recent Afro-American political cinema. Read More »
On Thursday, the RIFF will present shorts, documentaries and masterclasses from the four corners of the world, from Berlin to Chile. At 6.15 pm, cinema enthusiasts and professionals will be invited to attend the masterclass by Anja Strelec, Croatian director, while the director of the Panorama section of the Berlinale, Wieland Speck, will present the film event Miguel’s War. Read More »
This year RIFF proudly presents an insight into the selection of films with a theme of LGBTQ+; Beginning with a Spanish production … Read More »
This year, for its 20th edition, RIFF presents its Films in Competition programm of international debuts films. From November 19th until November 26th, we are thrilled to present a strong and exciting selection dedicated to films that have not yet been showcased in Italian film festival circuit. Read More »
Screenwriters meet the future. We are pleased to announce the SIAE Award for the winner of the best screenplay for short film. The award consists of a scholarship of € 2,500.00 for the development of the winning project. Congratulations and good luck, hoping to see the realised work at the next edition of the RIFF. Read More »
Documentaries Competition: announced the official selection of the XX Edition of the RIFF Awards. Seven documentaries in European and Italian premiere among the internationals section and three world premieres in the Italian section Read More »
Beginnings, confirmations and surprises in the National Short Films competition: the RIFF presents the official 2021 selection with 10 world premieres. Read More »
In the International Shorts Competition, 17 short films from 15 different countries will compete with each other. Ten Italian premieres, six European premieres and one worldwide premiere all to be discovered! Read More »
The Finalist Films In Competition At The RIFF Awards 2021 From Today On Line On The RIFF Website! The Finalists of the Screenplay and Subjects Sections will be published on October 29th Read More »
RIFF AWARDS 2021 – Special events focusing on Polish Cinema, LGBTQ, Black Films Matter and a tribute to Franco Battiato A meeting on violence against women with Sahara Karimi, Afghan director, who will present her feature film: HAVA, MARYAM, AYESHA. Read More »
THE RIFF CELEBRATES TWENTY YEARS and wants to celebrate with an international jury that will be called to judge 13 sections in the competition Read More »
