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Clio Barnard’s film takes Rome’s top prize

Clio Barnard’s I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning won best film at the 21st Rome Film Festival. Anthony Boyle shared the acting prize with Paolo Pierobon, while Congo Boy received both the directing award and a share of the audience prize. The closing ceremony on 24 October also recognised debut features and documentaries.

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Clio Barnard holds a bronze-coloured award in a bright event hall.

Barnard takes best film in Rome

Clio Barnard’s I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning won best film at the 21st Rome Film Festival in Italy. The awards were announced at the closing ceremony on 24 October.[1], [2]

Polish director and screenwriter Jan Komasa chaired the Progressive Cinema competition jury. Its members included Alice Braga, Saja Kilani, Carlos Marques-Marcet and Alessio Rigo de Righi. Ema Stokholma hosted the ceremony in Sala Petrassi at Rome’s Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone.[1]

Congo Boy wins directing and shares the audience award

Rafiki Fariala won best director for Congo Boy. The same film shared the Terna Audience Award with Kasia Smutniak’s Mustang. Victoria Luengo received best actress for Sants. Best actor went jointly to Anthony Boyle for Barnard’s film and Paolo Pierobon for Brianza.[1]

Separate juries recognise first features and documentaries

Lisa Forslund’s Clementine Orange won the first feature award, decided by a jury chaired by screenwriter and director Ludovica Rampoldi. 14 films from different festival sections competed. Another selection of 14 titles entered the documentary competition. Director Roberto Minervini’s jury chose Mahsa Karampour’s Dans la gueule de l’ogre and gave a special mention to Patric Chiha’s Un hiver russe.[1]

References

  1. News sourceRomaTodayClio Barnard’s film wins Rome’s best film award↩1↩2↩3↩4
  2. News sourceFondazione Cinema per RomaClio Barnard wins Rome Film Fest’s best film award↩

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