RIFF’S 12th Edition GETS TO ITS END

Record of public and box office gross for RIFF’s 12th Edition – Rome Independent Film Festival (from April 4th to 10th 2013), which has screened, at Nuovo Cinema Aquila, more than 120 films in competition amongst feature films, short films, and documentaries coming from over 40 countries. The RIFF AWARDS, which sum up to a value of around 50.000 Euros have been assigned to the following films:

Best International Feature Film:
“Ombline” by Stephane Cazes – France 2012

Best Actress for the International Feature Film competition:
Melanie Thierry in “Ombline”

Best Italian Feature Film:
Ex-Aequo between:“Transeuropae Hotel” by Luigi Cinque “Aquadro” by Stefano Lodovichi

Best Actress for the ItalianFeature Film competition:
Giorgia Cardaci in “L’ultima Foglia” by Leonardo Frosina

Best International Documentary:

“Mapa” by León Siminiani – Spain 2012

**Honorable Mention:

“The Suffering Grasses” by Iara Lee – Usa 2012

Best Italian Documentary:

 “La valle dello Jato” by Caterina Monzani & Sergio Vega Borrego

** Honorable Mention:

“Con quella faccia da straniera – Il Viaggio di Maria Occhipinti” by Luca Scivoletto

Best International Short Film:

“Column” by Ujkan  Hysaj – Repubblic of Kosovo 2012

Best Italian Short Film:

 “Matilde” by Vito Palmieri

Best Student Short Film:

 “Momo” by Teodor Kuhn – Slovakia, 2012

**Honorable Mention:

“Nicoleta” by Sonia Liza Kenterman – Greece/UK 2012

Best Animation Short Film:

 “Animalario” by Sergio Mejía Forero – Colombia, 2012, 3D Animation

Best Argument for Feature Film Screenplay – Premio Fabrique du Cinema

“L’invito” by Massimo De Angelis

Best Screenplay for Short Film – Premio Factotum Art

“Primo” by Marco Tosti

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