| Also this year Rome is ready to welcome the great | | | | awarded the Golden Marc'Aurelio Acting Award during |
| Italian and international cinema, with the fourth edition of | | | | the festival, and a retrospective dedicated to Luigi |
| the International Film Festival. | | | | Zampa (do not miss the screening of the restored |
| The International Rome Film Festival will take place | | | | version of “La Romana”, Zampa’s 1954 film |
| from the 15th to the 23rd of October in various venues | | | | starring Gina Lollobrigida). The section “Alice nella |
| and cinemas all around Rome (the headquarters of the | | | | città”, including 12 films dedicated to children and |
| event will be, as usual, the Auditorium Parco della | | | | kids, can be seen as a little festival inside the festival, in |
| Musica), which will host the screening of over 130 films, | | | | which budding film lovers will not be passive |
| documentaries and short films. Such a big offer will | | | | spectators, on the contrary, they will play an active |
| certainly satisfy the great number of cinema lovers | | | | role, awarding prizes to the best works. Last but not |
| that have purchased about 20,000 tickets after the | | | | least, the section “Occhio sul mondo” will give |
| first week of pre-sale, and that will probably book 2 | | | | visitors, who usually choose discount accommodation, |
| stars hotels in Rome, a city that now can offer | | | | the possibility to deal with some important nowadays |
| something more to its tourists. The secret of the | | | | issues. This year the focus will be on environment, with |
| success of the festival, which makes it differ from | | | | particular attention on climate change. |
| other film festivals, is to be found in the variety of its | | | | To make the programme of the event even richer and |
| programme, which includes both cultured and popular | | | | more diversified, many special events will take place |
| films, both works realised by emerging artists and | | | | during the festival: from the concert of Avion Travel, |
| movies featuring great international stars. And the | | | | who will pay homage to Nino Rota 30 years after his |
| festival, indeed, does not attract only those who have | | | | death, playing 14 pieces taken from the soundtracks of |
| a passion for the seventh art, but also those people | | | | some great movies, to various exhibitions (including one |
| that cannot be described as the regulars of film | | | | exhibition dedicated to Sergio Leone, one dedicated to |
| festivals, and who might decide to travel to Rome for | | | | Antonio Ligabue, and the exhibition “Cape Farewell: |
| reasons other than watching films. | | | | Art and Climate Change”), to a number of debates |
| The films projected during the Rome festival are | | | | and workshops dealing with important themes about |
| traditionally divided in different categories: besides the | | | | the world of cinema. |
| official selection, which includes those films that | | | | Tickets: various prices |
| compete for Marc’Aurelio Awards (best film, best | | | | Date: 15th – 23rd October 2009 |
| actor, best actress, Silver Marc’Aurelio Grand Jury | | | | Location: Rome, Italy |
| Award), very interesting is also the section | | | | This article was written by Francesca Tessarollo with |
| “L’altro cinema – Extra”, this year including | | | | support from hotel reservation systems. For any |
| a retrospective dedicated to Meryl Streep, the great | | | | information, please visit Travel to Rome or for travel |
| American actress that has delighted and touched us | | | | information have a look to discount accommodation. |
| with her brilliant performances, and who will be | | | | |