RIFF - Roma Independent Film Festival

24^th Edition

where:	Roma
when:	November 21^st - 28^th, 2025
address:	Via Filippo Casini 5 IT-00153 Roma
tel:	+39 06 45425050
email:	info@riff.it
website:	www.riff.it
deadline:	July 31^st, 2025
entry form:	Submission at Filmfreeway.com

The Roma Independent Film Festival (RIFF) is Rome's first independent and international film festival.
For six full days and nights, the RIFF celebrates new European and international independent films from more than 25 countries. In addition to offering young filmmakers a chance to present their work to the general public at film screenings, the RIFF offers a series of special events designed to stimulate enthusiasm and create discussion, to include retrospectives, seminars and workshops on various aspects of the cinema, parties, exhibitions, collaborations with dance and theatre groups, music concerts and more. In order to encourage and assist filmmakers in their endeavors, the festival concludes with an awards ceremony, The RIFF Awards, which awards prizes of either monetary value or money in-kind. The winning films, in a number of categories, are chosen by an international jury of experts from various fields within the film industry.
- Feature Competition
- New Frontier
- Digital Video
- Student Competition (new!)
- Documentary Competition
- Animation Competition
- Screenwriting Competition
- Short Competition

participations

2024	Emilio Lussu, il processo by Gianluca Medas: Feature Film Competition L'olandesa by Juri Ferri: Concorso Cortometraggi Nazionale Renzo Chiesa / Chiesa Renzo by Paolo Boriani: National Documentary Competition Stella by Stella Mastrantonio, Rosanna Menduni de Rossi: National Short Film Competition Titì by Vincenzo Crea: National Short Film Competition
2023	Alright by Alessio Gonnella: Feature Film Competition L'anima in pace by Ciro Formisano: Feature Film Competition The Anniversary by Marius Gabriel Stancu: National Short Competition Benzina by Daniel Daquino: National Short Film Competition C'era una volta il cinema Azzurro Scipioni by Lorenzo Negri: National Documentary Competition Cinquantadue by Andrea Bernardini, Sebastiano Casella: Concorso Cortometraggi Nazionale Everything is here by Silvia Luciani, Maria Rossi: National Documentary Competition Fuori scuola by Mario Spinocchio: Feature Film Competition Ma-tri-mo-nio by Gaia Siria Meloni: Concorso Nazionale Documentari The Oddity in the Blue Crayfish by Simone Marino: National Short Competition Polo Nord by Antonio Corsini: Concorso Cortometraggi Nazionale Rumore - Human vibes by Simona Cocozza: National Documentary Competition Il sogno dei pastori by Tomaso Mannoni: Feature Film Competition SuperGio by Gianni Aureli: National Short Competition Timekeeper, travel notes for a film writing by Kristina Paustian: Documentariff A White Winter by Carlo Chiaramonte: Feature Film Competition
2022	Beyond the sea by CarloAlberto Biazzi: National Short Competition A Fantastic World by Michele Rovini: Feature Competition - Migliore Lungometraggio Italiano Forgive us our trespasses by Lorenzo Chierici: National Short Competition Letizia by Francesco Manzato: National Short Competition - Premio Rai Cinema Channel The sea that moves things by Lorenzo Marinelli: National Short Competition Lo sport nazionale by Andrea Belcastro: National Short Competition Super Jesus by Vito Palumbo: National Short Competition - Best Film
2021	A declaration of love by Marco Speroni: National Documentary Competiton A family by Christian Carmosino Mereu: National Documentary Competiton Flowing water carries no poison by Letizia Zatti: National Short Competiton Governance by Michael Zampino: Feature Film Competition The Grand Bolero by Gabriele Fabbro: Feature Film Competiton The Human Implant by Andrea Sbarbaro: National Short Competiton Waiters by Adriano Giotti: National Short Competition
2020	Again the Stars by Emanuele Caruso: National Documentary Competiton Amor Fati by Luca Immesi: National short competition Bad Fairy by Matteo Incollu: National short competition Ciao Anita by Jacques Lipkau Goyard, Marco Kuveiller: National Documentary Competiton Cicliste per caso by Silvia Gottardi: National Documentary Competiton Cinematti - a crazy story by Giacomo R. Bartocci: National Documentary Competiton La conversione by Giovanni Meola: National Documentary Competiton - Audience Award Ernesto by Giacomo Raffaelli, Alice De Luca: Feature Film Competition Il giro dell'horror by Paolo Gaudio: Out of Competition Intolerance by Giuliano Giacomelli, Lorenzo Giovenga: National short competition It's Just in My Head by Marius Gabriel Stancu: Italian Short Film Competition Love is a Dog by Jordi Penner: National short competition - Special Mention Makarìa by Giulia Attanasio: National Documentary Competiton One After the Other by Valerio Gnesini: National short competition The Right Spirit by Andrea Della Monica: National short competition Stars of Autumn by Marco Iermanò: National short competition Zheng by Giacomo Sebastiani: National short competition - Best Italian Short
2019	Anbessa by Mo Scarpelli: Documentaries Attimi sospesi by Stefano Fiori: National Short Competition Negative Numbers by Uta Beria: International Feature Competition Pastrone! by Lorenzo De Nicola: Documentaries - Best Documentary Samira's Dream by Nino Tropiano: Official Competition Tensione superficiale by Giovanni Aloi: International Feature Competition The whiteness of a child’s mind and death by Antonio Montefalcone: National Short Competition
2018	7 days to get famous by Gianluca Vannucci: Feature Competition I babelici by Alessandro Quadretti: Documentary Between the dog and the wolf by Giulia Sodi: Documentary Dreams by Silvia Monga, Andrea Mazza: Feature Competition Immoral Love by Nicola Guarino: Feature Competition In the Beginning by Daniele Nicolosi: Short film La partita by Francesco Carnesecchi: Feature Competition Le periferie di Roma e il movimento democratico by Enzo De Camillis: Documentary Scarlett by Luigi Boccia: Feature Competition Towards Elsewhere by Massimiliano (Max) Amato: Feature Competition Winter Solstice by Alessandra Pescetta: Short Film
2017	Beyond the Mist by Giuseppe Varlotta: DocumentaRIFF - Feature Film Competition Forward by Lucia Senesi: DocumentaRIFF Freer than before by Adriano Sforzi: DocumentaRIFF A Heart in the Drawer by Roberto Leoni: National Short Competition In aquis fundata by Andrea De Fusco: DocumentaRIFF Suspended Coffee by Fulvio Iannucci, Roly Santos Pesaresi: Official selection
2016	2 Girls by Marco Speroni: Best Italian Documentary Da che parte stai by Francesco Lopez: Feature film competition Girl in Flight by Sandra Vannucchi: Feature film competition Gramigna by Sebastiano Rizzo: Feature film competition Never Look Back by Francesco Del Grosso: Out of competition Ombre della sera by Valentina Esposito: Selezione Ufficiale Regarding Franco by Gaetano Di Lorenzo: Out of competition Rock'n'roll hijab by Luisa Porrino: DocumentaRIFF Sex Cowboys by Adriano Giotti: Feature film competition - Best Film Uno di noi by Max Nardari: National Short Competition
2015	Contatto forzato by Daniele Sartori: Indiefilmchannel Crushed Lives - Sex or Kids? by Alessandro Colizzi: Narrative films The Elevator by Massimo Coglitore: Narrative films - Special Prize to actress Caroline Goodall Gente dei bagni by Stefania Bona, Francesca Scalisi: National Documentary competition Late Season by Danilo Caputo: Narrative films - Best Italian Film My name is Maya by Tommaso Agnese: Narrative films Rocco Has Your Name by Angelo Orlando: Narrative films Sons of Maam by Paolo Consorti: Narrative films Two left feet by Isabella Salvetti: National Competition - Jury special mention
2014	41° Parallelo by Davide Dapporto: Shorts Competition Another World by Thomas Torelli: DocumentaRIFF Ci vorrebbe un miracolo by Davide Minnella: National feature film competition - Best Italian Feature Film Cut by Riccardo Romboli, Giulio Valli, Nico Di Lalla: National feature film competition I Will Kill You by Francesco Cinquemani: Shorts L'impresa by Davide Labanti: Shorts - Best Short Un intellettuale in borgata by Enzo De Camillis: DocumentaRIFF Luigi and Vincenzo by Giuseppe Bucci: Shorts Margerita by Alessandro Grande: Out of Competition Nuit americhèn by Federico Greco: Rome Film Market Sassiwood by Antonio Andrisani, Vito Cea: Shorts Sogni di gloria by Collettivo John Snellinberg: National feature film competition - Best Italian Feature Film The Stalker by Giorgio Amato: National feature film competition Supermanz by Riccardo Papa: DocumentaRIFF The Sweepers by Igor Maltagliati: National feature film competition La terra e il vento by Sebastian Maulucci: National feature film competition
2013	Asquared by Stefano Lodovichi: Features Competition - Best Italian Film Carta Bianca by Andrés Arce Maldonado: Features Competition - Distribution Award Eros by Berardo Carboni: DocumentaRIFF Le formiche della città morta by Simone Bartolini: Features Competition Fratelli minori by Carmen Giardina: Shorts Competition Have you got a minute? by Alessandro Bardani: Shorts Competition The Last Leaf by Leonardo Frosina: Features Competition - Best Actress Lost in Laos by Alessandro Zunino: Features Competition Matilde by Vito Palmieri: Shorts Competition - Best Italian Short Secrets by Margherita Spampinato: Shorts Competition Seguimi by Matteo Tondini: Official Selection Spaghetti Story by Ciro De Caro: Features Competition - Distribution Award Suicidio Italia - Storie di estrema dignità by Filippo Soldi: DocumentaRIFF Transeuropae Hotel by Luigi Cinque: Features Competition - Best Italian Film What about Alice? by Daniele Sartori: DocumentaRIFF The Whistle by Lamberto Sanfelice: Shorts Competition The World above your head by Peter Marcias: Animation Short Competition
2012	Ainom by Lorenzo Ceva Valla, Mario Garofalo: Narrative films Betty Boop by Matteo Scifoni: Short Films Competition Disoccupato in affitto by Luca Merloni: National Documentary Film in Competition Doris Ortiz by Daniele Sartori: Shorts Competition Grandma must get dry by Alfredo Covelli: Short Films Competition In the name of Satan by Emanuele Cerman: Official Selection Lei & l'Altra by Max Nardari: Short Films Competition A Letter from Madras by Irish Braschi: Short Films Competition La misura del confine by Andrea Papini: Narrative films Primary Needs by Lino Pujia: Narrative films Ristabbanna by Daniele De Plano, Gianni Cardillo: National feature film competition - Best Italian Film Uno studente di nome Alessandro by Enzo De Camillis: Special Event The Tenth Wave by Francesco Colangelo: Official Selection To Paradise by Anis Gharbi: Narrative films
2011	5 (Cinque) by Francesco Maria Dominedò: National feature film competition Canepazzo by David Petrucci: National feature film competition Cara ti amo by Gian Paolo Vallati: National feature film competition - Best Film Diciottanni - Il mondo ai miei piedi by Elisabetta Rocchetti: National feature film competition Fantasmi – Italian Ghost Stories by Andrea Gagliardi, Tommaso Agnese, Stefano Prolli, Roberto Palma, Omar Protani, Marco Farina: National feature film competition Future in your hands! by Enrico Maria Artale: Student Shorts The Heir by Michael Zampino: National feature film competition The Last King by Aurelio Grimaldi: National feature film competition Lui & l'altro by Max Nardari: National short competition M.A.R.C.O. by Alexander Cimini: National feature film competition - Miglior Film Ubaldo Terzani Horror Show by Gabriele Albanesi: National feature film competition
2010	...De nos amours (Pas de deux) by Claver Salizzato: Narrative Films 19 giorni di massima sicurezza by Enzo De Camillis: National Short Competiton - Special Mention Alisya nel Paese delle Meraviglie by Simone Amendola: Concorso Nazionale Documentari Amore liquido by Marco Luca Cattaneo: In Competition - Best Italian Film The Best Gift by Max Nardari: Contemporary Shorts Fly Me by Berardo Carboni: Special Event Madre Luna by Mauro Simonetti: New Frontier Wax Wings by Hedy Krissane: Italian Collection
2008	Il ritorno, l'addio by Sebastian Maulucci: Student Shorts
2006	The Forbidden Chapter by Fariborz Kamkari
2005	Fuori fuoco - Cinema, ribelli e rivoluzionari by Federico Greco, Mazzino Montinari
2003	Just do it by Francesco Apolloni

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