17th Rome Film Festival
The 17th Rome Film Festival took place from 13 to 23 October 2022 in the Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome. It became a competitive festival from 2022. The festival programme was unveiled by Paola Malanga, the festival's new artistic director, on 22 September 2022. It opened with The Hummingbird by Francesca Archibugi, preceded by short film Luciano Pavarotti, la stella by Gianluigi Toccafondo.
The official image of the event was dedicated to Joanne Woodward American retired actress, and her late husband Paul Newman, American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, as tribute to legends.
The award ceremony took place on 22 October at the Auditorium Parco della Musica. Progressive Cinema Competition Award for Best Film was awarded to January, a coming-of-age story in the backdrop of Latvian independence by Viestur Kairish, a Latvian opera, movie and theatre director. The festival closed on 28 October with Forever Young, a French-Italian comedy-drama film by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. James Ivory, an American film director, producer, and screenwriter, was honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award.
Jury
Progressive Cinema Competition Award
- Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator, film director, and children's book author.
- Louis Garrel, French actor and filmmaker
- Juho Kuosmanen, Finnish film director and screenwriter
- Pietro Marcello, Italian film director
- Gabrielle Tana, British film producer
Best First Work Award BNL BNP Paribas
- Julie Bertuccelli, French director – president
- Roberto De Paolis, Italian director
- Daniela Michel, film critic
Ugo Tognazzi Award for Best Comedy
- Carlo Verdone, Italian actor, screenwriter and film director – president
- Marisa Paredes, Spanish actress
- Teresa Mannino, Italian comedian, actress, and television personality
Official sections
Progressive Cinema Competition – Visions for the World of Tomorrow
Alam, directed by Firas Khoury The Padilla Case, directed by Pavel Giroud Causeway, directed by Lila Neugebauer La Cura, directed by Francesco Patierno Foudre, directed by Carmen Jaquier Houria, directed by Mounia Meddour In a Land That No Longer Exists, directed by Aelrun Goette January, directed by Viesturs Kairišs Jeong-sun, directed by Jeong Ji-hye Lü Guan / The Hotel, directed by Wang Xiaoshuai I morti rimangono con la bocca aperta, directed by Fabrizio Ferraro Ramona, directed by Andrea Bagney Raymond & Ray, directed by Rodrigo García Sanctuary, directed by Zachary Wigon Shttl, directed by Ady Walter La Tour, directed by Guillaume NiclouxFreestyle
75 – Ronconi Venice Biennale, directed by Jacopo Quadri ABOrisms, portraits and self-portraits, directed by Nunzio Massimo Nifosì Beloved Shores, directed by Egidio Eronico Slums, directed by Francesco PividoriGreat Public
The Hummingbird, directed by Francesca Archibugi - opening filmLuciano Pavarotti, the Star, directed by Gianluigi Toccafondo - documentaryAmsterdam, directed by David O. Russell Never Too Late for Love, directed by Gianni Di Gregorio Bros, directed by Nicholas Stoller Butcher's Crossing, directed by Gabe Polsky Physical Education, directed by Stefano Cipani Still Time, directed by Alessandro Arondio The Lost King, directed by Stephen Frears The Menu, directed by Mark Mylod Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, directed by Anthony Fabian Caravaggio's Shadow, directed by Michele Placido The Prince of Rome, directed by Edoardo Falcone Robbing Mussolini, directed by Renato De Maria Rheingold, directed by Fatih Akın Strangeness, directed by Roberto Andò War - The desired war, directed by Gianni Zanasi What's Love Got to Do with It?, directed by Shekhar KapurSpecial screenings
Les années Super 8, directed by Annie Ernaux and David Ernaux-Briot A Cooler Climate, directed by James Ivory and Giles Gardner Good Morning Tel Aviv, directed by Giovanna Gagliardo Kill Me If You Can, directed by Alex Infascelli Kordon, directed by Alice Tomassini Now It's Our Turn - The Story of Pio La Torre, directed by Walter Veltroni Polański, Horowitz. Hometown, directed by Mateusz Kudła and Anna Kokoszka-Romer Portrait of a Queen, directed by Fabrizio Ferri Rules of War, directed by Guido Hendrikx Umberto Eco - The Library of the World, directed by Davide Ferrario Via Argine 310, directed by Gianfranco PannoneBest of 2022
All That Breathes, directed by Shaunak Sen The Beasts, directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen Boy from Heaven, directed by Tarik Saleh Corsage, directed by Marie Kreutzer The Fabelmans, directed by Steven Spielberg Final Cut, directed by Michel Hazanavicius Forever Young, directed by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi - closing filmThe Innocent, directed by Louis Garrel Klondike, directed by Maryna Er Gorbach Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush, directed by Andreas Dresen Scarlet, directed by Pietro Marcello Triangle of Sadness, directed by Ruben ÖstlundHistory of cinema
Homage to James Ivory
Maurice, directed by James Ivory - Restored copyMr. & Mrs. Bridge, directed by James Ivory - Ms. Woodward and Mr. Newman RetrospectiveThe Remains of the Day, directed by James Ivory A Room with a View, directed by James IvoryTribute to Marisa Paredes
Marisa Paredes is a Spanish actress.High Heels, directed by Pedro AlmodóvarHomage to Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard was a French and Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic.A Married Woman, directed by Jean-Luc GodardRestorations
Duck in Orange Sauce, directed by Luciano SalceDocumentaries
Pure Silver, directed by Matteo CeccarelliRetrospective
The tribute to Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman.Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, directed by George Roy Hill The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, directed by Paul Newman A Fine Madness, directed by Irvin Kershner The Fugitive Kind, directed by Sidney Lumet The Glass Menagerie, directed by Paul Newman Hud, directed by Martin Ritt The Hustler, directed by Robert Rossen A Kiss Before Dying, directed by Gerd Oswald The Long, Hot Summer, directed by Martin Ritt Mr. & Mrs. Bridge, directed by James Ivory Rachel, Rachel, directed by Paul Newman Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!, directed by Leo McCarey Sometimes a Great Notion, directed by Paul Newman The Three Faces of Eve, directed by Nunnally Johnson The Verdict, directed by Sidney LumetAwards and winners
Lifetime Achievement AwardProgressive Cinema Competition
Best Film: January by Viestur Kairish, Latvia, Lithuania, PolandGrand Jury Prize: Jeong Sun by Jeong Ji-hye, South KoreaBest Director: Viestur Kairish for January, Latvia, Lithuania, PolandMonica Vitti Prize for Best Actress: Kim Kum-soon for Jeong Sun, South Korea Vittorio Gassman Prize for Best Actor: Karlis Arnolds Avots, January, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland- Best Screenplay: Andrea Bagney for Ramona, SpainSpecial Jury Prizes: Thunder, Carmen Jaquier, SwitzerlandSpecial Jury Mention: Lilith Grasmug - ThunderBest Comedy: What's Love Got to Do with It? Shekhar Kapur Special Mention: “Ugo Tognazzi” Award: Ramona, Andrea BagneyBNL BNP Paribas Prize for Best First Film: Causeway, Lila Neugebauer Special Mentions
- * Ramona, Andrea Bagney, Spain
- * Thunder, Carmen Jaquier, SwitzerlandAudience Award Shttl, Ady Walter