International Rome Film Festival to open in October

| Wed, 09/30/2009 - 09:49

The fourth edition of the International Roma Film Festival is officially planned from 15 to 23 october.

Among the 14 films competing for the final prize "Alza la testa" with Sergio Castellitto, "Up in the air" by Jason Reitman - Juno's author - and "Plan B" by Marc Berger.

The festival will be animated by retrospectives, encounters, exhibitions, concerts and celebrities. In fact, Hollywood as well as Italian stars are expected to visit the Festival: George Clooney - starring in "Up in the air" - Richard Gere, Anthony Hopkins, Monica Bellucci, Andrea Bocelli, Michele Placido and many others.

The festival will take place in the Auditorium Parco della Musica - designed by Renzo Piano - and the neighboring Cinema Village.

"The Extra section is fortunate to bring Meryl Streep and Richard Gere together for the event "a journey through American cinema" in collaboration with Universal Studios.
Meryl Streep will receive the Golden Marc'Aurelio Acting Award, which has been awarded in past editions to prominent and talented actors Sean Connery, Sophia Loren and Al Pacino." To read this and other news about the International Rome Film Festival, please visit the Official Website.

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