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After decades, with the new artistic direction of Antonio Monda, We see the results to the Roman Kermesse that has expanded its offer in the whole year with City Fest, in addition to the days of the Feast real.

Five Oscars® for two films presented during the eleventh edition of the Rome Film Festival: it is Moonlight Barry Jenkins - Opening of the event films - and Manchester by the Sea of ​​Kenneth Lonergan. In particular Moonlight Barry Jenkins got the Academy Award for Best Film, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Do Mahershala), Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Barry Jenkins e Tarell Alvin McCraney), while Manchester by the Sea by Kenneth Lonergan got the Academy Award for Best Actor (Casey Affleck) and the Academy Award for Best Screenplay (Kenneth Lonergan).

I am deeply honored for five wins Oscar® movies scheduled to last Rome Film Festival, starting with the Best Film, Moonlight, presented on the opening night - said Antonio Monda, artistic director of the Rome Film Festival - And I am sincerely proud that the victories have taken place in the highest order categories: in addition to Best Picture (Moonlight), the Feast of the films have received awards for Best Actor (Casey Affleck), Best Supporting Actor (Do Mahershala), best Screenplay (Manchester by the Sea), best adapted Screenplay (Moonlight). I offer heartfelt and enthusiastic congratulations to all the winners and sincerely thank all those who have worked at the Feast.

With the statements of Moonlight and Manchester by the Sea, the Film Festival demonstrates once again its international vocation - said Piera Detassis, President of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma - is the confirmation of an exciting path, It began eleven years ago with The Departed, presented at the first edition of the Festival, and it continued over the years to reach this day: a journey in which we have demonstrated the ability to grasp ferments and perspectives of film art to make them available to our audience at an event cultured and popular at the same time.

Twenty-three nominations David di Donatello Awards 2017 (the ceremony will be held on 27 March) ten films presented as part of the last two editions of the Rome Film Festival. They excel with numerous nominations IN WAR FOR LOVE for Best Original Screenplay, Best Special Effects, Best hairdresser, Best Makeup and Best Costume Design and THE FABRIC OF DREAMS for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor (Sergio Rubini), Best Supporting Actor (Ennio Fantastichini), Best Art Direction, best Makeup, best costume Design, Best Editing and Best Sound.

But there are also individual nominations for David Young CAPTAIN FANTASTIC as Best Foreign Film and ERA SUMMER for Best Adapted Screenplay, while 7 MINUTES for Best Editing, CRAZY FOR FOOTBALL for Best Documentary, FLORENCE for Best Film of the European Union, LION for Best Foreign Language Film, NAPLES '44 for Best Adapted Screenplay and finally SING STREET for Best Film of the European Union.

The next edition (12th) It will take place from 26 October to 5 November slipping towards more towards the TFF dates.