19th Rome Film Festival

Festa del Cinema di Roma
Official poster
Opening filmThe Great Ambition by Andrea Segre
Closing filmModì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness by Johnny Depp
LocationAuditorium Parco della Musica, Rome
Founded2006
AwardsBest Film: Bound in Heaven by Huo Xin
DirectorsFrancesca Via
Hosted by
  • Cinema Per Roma Foundation
  • Rome City of Film
Artistic directorPaola Malanga
No. of films100
Festival dateOpening: October 16, 2024 (2024-10-16)
Closing: October 27, 2024 (2024-10-27)
LanguageInternational
Websitewww.romacinemafest.it
Rome Film Festival
20th

The 19th Rome Film Festival opened on 16 October in the Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome with the Italian biographical drama film The Great Ambition by Andrea Segre.[1] Earlier the pre-opening film of the festival, Megalopolis, an American epic science fiction drama directed by Francis Ford Coppola, was screened on 14 October 2024, at the Cinecittà film studios. The event was streamed live to the Auditorium Parco della Musica's Sala Petrassi. Coppola was honoured at the screening and introduced the film in the presence of his granddaughter, Gia Coppola.[2] Lino Guanciale an Italian actor hosted the opening ceremony.[3] Viggo Mortensen and Johnny Depp were honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Awards.[4] In the festival, an international competition featuring 18 titles hailing from 29 countries were presented.[5]

The official image of the event is dedicated to Marcello Mastroianni, on the occasion of his birth centenary, which is taken from his character Guido Anselmi in the 1964 film 8½ by Federico Fellini.[6] Pablo Trapero, an Argentine film producer, editor, and director is serving as the jury president of the competition section.[7] The presentation ceremony on 26 October 2024, was hosted by Geppi Cucciari, an Italian stand-up comedian, actress, radio host, and television presenter, marking her third time in a row as host.[8] The jury awarded the best film award to Bound in Heaven a romantic crime drama by Huo Xin of China.[9] Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness by Johnny Depp was the closing film of the festival run on 26 October.[10] Johnny Depp received the Lifetime Achievement Award from festival director Paola Malanga and Riccardo Scamarcio before the screening of his film.[11]

The festival formally closed on 27 October 2024, with the preview of four episodes of the third season of Life of Carlo by Carlo Verdone and Valerio Vestoso; a series of screenings for the History of Cinema section and the screenings of the award-winning films.[12]

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  2. ^ "Rome honours Francis Ford Coppola". Wanted In Rome. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Lino Guanciale will present the opening ceremony". Cinema Foundation for Rome. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  4. ^ Aldo Luigi Mancusi (22 September 2024). "Johnny Depp to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor at Rome Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  5. ^ Scarpa, Vittoria (23 September 2024). "One hundred titles from 48 countries and a flurry of world premieres will form of the focus of this year's Rome Film Fest". Cineuropa. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Marcello Mastroianni protagonist of the image of the 2024 Festival". Cinema Foundation for Rome. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference jury:sd was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Geppi Cucciari will return to the stage of the Film Festival". Cinema Foundation for Rome. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  9. ^ Parfitt, Orlando (26 October 2024). "China's 'Bound In Heaven' leads winners at 2024 Rome Film Festival". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  10. ^ Aldo Luigi Mancusi (22 October 2024). "The Hottest Ticket in Town: Johnny Depp to Close Out Rome Film Fest With 'Modi'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  11. ^ Parfitt, Orlando (27 October 2024). "Rome film festival honours Johnny Depp, who tells crowd: "without you I would not be here"". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Day 12 : The program for Sunday 27th". 26 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.