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