5th International Rome Festival Award Winners

Yesterday this very young festival had its award ceremony and here are the winners.

Marc’Aurelio Jury Award for Best Film: Kill Me Please, Olias Barco, France and Belgium

Marc’Aurelio Grand Jury Award: Hævnen (In a Better World), Susanne Bier, Denmark and Sweden
Marc’Aurelio Special Jury Award: Poll (The Poll Diaries), Chris Kraus, Germany, Austria and Estonia

Marc’Aurelio Jury Award for Best Actress: the entire female cast of Las Buenas Hierbas (The Good Herbs), María Novaro, Mexico
Marc’Aurelio Jury Award for Best Actor: Toni Servillo in Una Vita Tranquilla (A Quiet Life), Claudio Cupellini, Italy, France and Germany

Marc’Aurelio Award for Emerging New Talents (given to best director or best actor/actress at his/her first film): Director Kaspar Munk for Hold Om Mig (Hold Me Tight), Denmark

Audience Award: Hævnen (In a Better World), Susanne Bier, Denmark and Sweden
Marc’Aurelio Acting Award: Julianne Moore.
Marc’Aurelio Award for Best Documentary in the Extra section: De Renmakers (Rainmakers), Floris-Jan Van Luyn, Netherlands (awesome visuals!)

Special Plaque of the President of the Italian Republic for the film which best emphasizes human and social values: Dog Sweat, Hossein Keshavaraz, Iran

To read the official announcement go here.

Collateral Awards

LARA Award for Best Italian Actor: Francesco Di Leva in Una Vita Tranquilla (A Quiet Life), Claudio Cupellini, Italy, France and Germany
Farfalla d’oro – Agiscuola Award: Kill Me Please, Olias Barco, France and Belgium
Politeama Catanzaro Award for Great Music for Cinema: Annette Focks for Poll (The Poll Diaries), Chris Kraus, Germany, Austria and Estonia
WWF Award for Biodiversity: De Renmakers (Rainmakers), Floris-Jan Van Luyn, Netherlands

To check other collateral Awards go here.

Alice Nella Citta (Kids films and kids jury)

Marc’Aurelio under 12-years-old Award: I Want to be a Soldier, Christian Molina, Spain and Italy
Marc’Aurelio over 12-years-old Award: Adem (Oxygen), Hans Van Nuffel, Belgium

I’m really curious and looking forward to watch Hævnen (In a Better World) that has been pleasing juries and audiences alike; but from trailer got very interested in Poll. Everything with Toni Servillo is must be seen for me and definitively I’m interested in seeing Las Buenas Hierbas.

So that's it for this year!