Rome Independent Cinema Festival
Rome Independent Cinema Festival is an annual film festival held in August in the Rome, Italy. The festival is organized by HF Productions, and was first held in August 2018.
The festival
Rome Independent Cinema Festival was first started in August 2018, and is held annually at the screening venue, Casa del Cinema located in the Villa Borghese in Rome. The event is organized by Copenhagen-based production company, HF Productions and aims to promote Italian independent cinema. In 2019, the event was co-sponsored by Devent VFX Studio and Fonderia delle Arti.
At the 2nd event in 2019, filmmakers Toni D’Angelo, Mario Sesti, Christian Carmosino Mereu and Chanel Agura were the jury panelists for the festival.
Rome Independent Cinema Festival awards winners
2018
The following are the event winners of the 2018 Rome Independent Cinema Festival:Best Feature Film: Paradize 89, director Madara DišlereBest Short Film: Mazeppa, director Jonathan Lago LagoBest Comedy: GuardiansBest Drama: A Touch of SpringBest Experimental: Dreaming in MarchBest Foreign Film: Anissa 2002, director Fabienne FaccoBest Cinematography: The Legend of Ben Hall, cinematographer Peter SzilveszterBest Editing: La Cumbre, director Dana RomanoffBest Writing: The Night Witches by Steven ProwseBest Feature Documentary: The March of Hope, director Jamie CroftBest Short Documentary: El Gallo, director Michael MedowayBest Animated Short: ''Goodnight''
2019
The following are the event winners of the 2019 Rome Independent Cinema Festival:Best Feature Film: Olma Djon, director Victoria YakubovBest Short Film: Strange Cities Are Familiar, director Saeed Taji FaroukyBest Comedy: Only Good Things Best Drama: A Thousand Miles Behind, director Nathan WetheringtonBest Experimental: Ansage Ende, director Stijn VerhoeffBest Foreign Film: FeverBest Cinematography: ChronosBest Editing: The Houses We Were, director Arianna LodesertoBest Writing: HonouredBest Feature Documentary: The Dream of Homer, director Emiliano AielloBest Short Documentary: Playground Addiction, directors Carlo Furgeri Gilbert, Marzio Mirabella, and Niccolò RastrelliBest Animated: Lemons – Deseisaocho la banda, Daniela GodelBest Italian Film: Where is EuropeSpecial Mention for Best Comedy: ''Swindler''