Riviera International Film Festival
Location | Sestri Levante, Italy |
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Founded | 2016 |
Awards | Grand Jury Prize, Jury Prize, Special Mention |
No. of films | fewest, 10 |
Language | International |
Website |
rivierafilm |
The Riviera International Film Festival (RIFF) is an annual film festival held in Sestri Levante, Italy, which previews new films of various genres from around the world. The invitation-only festival is held annually in April.[1] In 2017, the festival selected works by filmmakers under 35, from filmmakers such as César Award-winner Xavier Dolan, Academy Award-nominated Ciro Guerra, Amanda Kernell, and Angad Aulakh.[2][3][4][5]
Jury
An international jury composed of a president and various film, culture, and art personalities, who determine the prizes for the feature films in the competition.[6][7]
2017 | Alessandra Mastronardi | Marton Csokas, David Franzoni, Gianni Quaranta, Valentina Lodovini, Marta Perego, Stefano Gallini-Durante |
Selection
2017
- It's Only the End of the World (Dir. Xavier Dolan; Producers Xavier Dolan, Sylvain Corbell, Nancy Grant, Elisha Karmitz, Nathanael Karmitz, Michel Merkt; Cast Nathalie Baye, Marion Cotillard, Vincent Cassel, Léa Seydoux, Gaspard Ulliel)
- Embrace of the Serpent(Dir. Ciro Guerra; Producer Cristina Gallego; Cast Nilbio Torres, Jan Bijvoet, Antonio Bolivar, Brionne Davis)
- Autumn Lights (Dir. Angad Aulakh; Producers Guy Kent, Angad Aulakh, Ashley M. Kent, David Oskar Olafsson, Arni Filippusson; Cast Guy Kent, Marta Gastini)
- Sami Blood (Dir. Amanda Kernell; Producer Lars G. Lindstrom; Cast Lene Cecilia Sparrok, Mia Sparrok, Maj Doris Rimpi, Olle Sarri)
- Marija (Dir. Michael Koch; Producers Christoph Friedel, Claudia Steffen; Cast Margarita Breitkreiz, Georg Friedrich, Sahin Eryilmaz)
- Baden Baden (Dir. Rachel Lang; Producers Valérie Bournonville, Pierre-Louis Cassou, Jeremy Forn, Joseph Rouschop; Cast Salome Richard, Claude Gensac, Lazare Gousseau)
- I Was a Dreamer (Dir. Michele Vannucci; Producer Giovanni Pompilli; Cast Mirko Frezza, Alessandro Borghi, Vittorio Viviani)
- As I Open My Eyes (Dir. Leyla Bouzid; Producers Sandra da Fonesca, Imed Marzouk; Cast Baya Medhaffer, Ghalia Benali, Montassar Ayari)
- Our Last (Dir. Ludovico di Martino; Producers Alessandro Amato, Ludovico Di Martini, Gabriele Luppi; Cast Fabrizio Colica, Guglielmo Poggi, Giobbe Covatta)
- Out of Love (Dir. Paloma Aguilera; Producers Arnold Heslenfeld, Laurette Schillings, Frans Van Gestel; Cast Naomi Velissariou, Daniil Vorobyev)
Awards
In competition
- Grand Jury Prize for Best Picture – Embrace of the Serpent by Ciro Guerra
- Jury Prize for Best Director – Amanda Kernell for Sami Blood
- Jury Prize for Best Actor – Daniil Varobyov for Out of Love
- Jury Prize for Best Actress – Baya Medhaffer for As I Open My Eyes
- Special Mention Award – Baden Baden
- 2017 Nominees[8]
- Best Director
- Xavier Dolan for It's Only the End of the World
- Ciro Guerra for Embrace of the Serpent
- Angad Aulakh for Autumn Lights
- Michael Koch for Marija
- Rachel Lang for Baden Baden
- Michel Vannucci for I Was A Dreamer
- Leyla Bouzid for As I Open My Eyes
- Ludovico di Martino for Our Last
- Paloma Aguilera for Out of Love
- Best Actress
- Nathalie Baye for It's Only the End of the World
- Léa Seydoux for It's Only the End of the World
- Marion Cotillard for It's Only the End of the World
- Marta Gastini for Autumn Lights
- Lene Cecilia Sparrok for Sami Blood
- Margarita Breitkreiz for Marija
- Salomé Richard for Baden Baden
- Mia Erika Sparrok for Sami Blood
- Naomi Velissariou for Out of Love
- Best Actor
- Vincent Cassel for It's Only the End of the World
- Gaspard Ulliel for It's Only the End of the World
- Guy Kent for Autumn Lights
- Olle Sarri for Sami Blood
- Georg Friedrich for Marija
- Mirko Frezzo for Our Last
- Lazare Gousseau for Baden Baden
- Ayari Montassar for As I Open My Eyes
- Fabrizio Colica for Our Last
See also
References
- ↑ Pagliettini, Marco. "The Riviera International Film Festival has ended: all prizes". SpettaKolo!.
- ↑ Zorzoli, Barbara. "Riviera International Film Festival". Vogue Italia.
- ↑ "Festival: The Riviera International Film Festival". Cinema Scandinavia.
- ↑ Cavagnaro, Riccardo. "Riviera International Film Festival – Quer pasticciaccio bello de Sestri Levante". The MaGuffin.
- ↑ Pagliettini, Marco. "Riviera International Film Festival in Sestri Levante: The Program". Spettakolo!.
- ↑ "Sestri: workshop ed eventi speciali al Riviera International Film Festival". Levante News. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ↑ Da Redazione, Casarza. "Riviera International Film Festival Begins in Sestri Levante". Tigullio News.
- 1 2 "RIFF 2017". RIFF. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ↑ Malatesta, Leandro. ""Sameblod" and the first edition of the Riviera International Film Festival". AgoraVox Italia.
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