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'I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning'

Clio Barnard’s ‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’ takes top prize at Rome Film Fest

Barnard’s Birmingham-set drama wins best film prize in Rome’s Progressive Cinema competition.

MIA Awards 2026

Marta Font’s ‘Off Season’ wins Screen International Award at Rome’s MIA market

Off Season was one of several projects honoured at the MIA Awards 2026.

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Bille August on adapting novel ‘Me, You’: “I thought, how the hell do you transform this into a film?”

Oscar and double Palme d’Or winner’s latest film, an adaptation of Erri de Luca book, world premieres this week at Rome Film Fest.

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Jordan Firstman on his “surreal and thrilling” ride since ‘Club Kid’ broke out at Cannes

Speaking at the Rome Film Fest, Firstman reflected on the reception for his queer family drama that sold to A24 for $17m

Julianne Moore and Jesse Eisenberg at Rome Film Fest

“This script is one of the best I’ve ever read,” says Julianne Moore of Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘The Debut’

Eisenberg and Moore are at the Rome Film Fest to support the Italian opening of the film.

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‘I Play Rocky’ star Anthony Ippolito on the “weight of responsibility” playing a young Sylvester Stallone

The film is playing the Rome Film Fest ahead of its US release on November 6.

The Other's Profile

Francesco Bruni’s ‘The Other’s Profile’ scores key sales ahead of Rome premiere

EXCLUSIVE: Vision Distribution has sold film to territories including the US, Germany and Australia.

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Andrea Occhipinti reveals how his personal connection to ‘Elsinore’ propelled him to make the film

”These are issues that have touched me personally,” said the Italian producer at Rome Film Fest.

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Tessa Ross says even successful producers are struggling to raise funding

“Just because you’ve made a film that’s worked doesn’t mean anybody will trust you to do another one,” she told the Rome audience.

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Rome Film Fest opens with Tessa Ross honour, Jeremy Thomas tribute and plea for European unity

Paolo Genovese’s romantic drama The Noise Of New Things was the opening gala screening.

The Debut

Julianne Moore to be honoured at Rome film festival

Moore will receive the award during the screening of her latest film The Debut by Jesse Eisenberg.

Jan Komasa

Jan Komasa to chair Rome film festival’s main competition jury

‘Good Boy’ and ‘Corpus Christi’ director will head jury for Rome’s Progressive Cinema Competition.

Me, You

Rome film festival unveils 2026 lineup including world premiere for Bille August’s ‘Me, You’

Alexandre Castagnetti’s contemporary take of 19th-century classic The Phantom Of The Opera will also world premiere at Rome

Tessa Ross

Tessa Ross to receive lifetime achievement award at Rome film festival

Award to producer of Danny Boyle’s Ink will be presented on opening night of Rome Film Fest.

Javier Bardem

Rome film festival to honour Javier Bardem with lifetime achievement award

Spanish actor will receive award ahead of screening of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s ’The Beloved’.