V I D E O • A G E JU N E 2 0 0 9 The RFF is held July 6-11, 2009 at the following locations: Auditorium Conciliazione Via della Conciliazione, 4 Tel. 800-904-560 (local dialing for general info only) Multisala Adriano Piazza Cavour, 16-23 Tel. 06- 36-004-988 University LUMSA Via di Porta Castello, 44 Industry Village, Tel. 06-684-221 The event is divided into two parts: Competition and Business. The Competition portion is comprised of the screening of 75 titles, 27 of which are world premieres. The Competition is divided into three groups: • International Competition: TVmovies, mini-series and continuing series (Multisala Adriano) • International Competition Factual: documentaries and docudramas (Multisala Adriano) • Italian Competition for Drama (Multisala Adriano) In each of the three categories of International Competition, the following awards will be presented during the closing ceremony (July 11 at 9:00 pm at the Auditorium Concilazione): Best television product; Best leading male actor; Best leading female actor; Best screenplay. Plus, the “Absolute Best” among all categories will be honored. Two awards will be presented in the International Factual Competition: Best factual production; Best broadcast documentary. In the Italian competition, honors go to: Best male actor; Best female actor; Best drama; Best soap-opera; Best sitcom. In addition, Kenneth Branagh will receive a Lifetime Achievement award on July 10 at 10:30 pm in the Multisala Adriano. The Competition program includes: Special Events (Multisala Adriano) Gray’s Anatomy (U.S.) with Eric Dane, Justin Chambers. July 8, at 8:00 pm, Sala 4. Il Mostro (Italy) with Antonello Grimaldi, Lorenzo Mieli, Sara D’Amico and cast. July 8, at 10:30 pm, Sala 4. House MD (U.S.) with Lisa Edelstein. July 10, at 8:45 pm, Sala 6. Wallander (U.K.) July 10, at 10:30 pm, Sala 4. Parallel Events (Multisala Adriano) Noon@Night (late screenings) July 6, at 11:30 pm, Sala 9. July 7, 8, at 11:30 pm, Sala 6. July 9, at 11:30 pm, Sala 9. July 10, at 11:30 pm, Sala 6. Men at Work (new programs in various production stages) July 6, at 6:00 pm, Sala 3, 5, 9. July 7, at 6:00 pm, Sala 3, 5, 6. July 8, at 6:30 pm, Sala 5, 6. July 9, at 6:30 pm, Sala 5, 6. July 10, at 5:00 pm, Sala 5, 9. Pilots (new shows with only pilots available) July 7, at 5:00 pm, Sala 6, 9. July 9, at 5:30 pm, Sala 9. July 10, at 5:00 pm, Sala 6. Sitcoms (the best of Italian situation comedies) July 6, at 5:00 pm, Sala 6, 9. July 7, at 5:00 pm, Sala 3, 9. July 8, at 5:00 pm, Sala 9. July 9, at 5:00 pm, Sala 9. July 10, at 5:00 pm, Sala 9. Retrospective Colorful Programs in Black and White (The best of Italian television 19541977) Multisala Adriano, July 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 starting at 5:00 pm, Sala 8. The Business (Industry) program (all held in the LUMSA Industry Village) consists of: • Roma TV Screenings (showcasing Italian TV drama productions) July 6, 7, 9:30 am – 7:00 pm. • Roma TV Pitching (bringing together potential co-producers) July 8, 9, 10, 9:00 am — 6:00 pm. Series (July 8) Broken Hearts (Paesaggi Italiani, Italy) Cleopatra (BBC Worldwide, U.K./U.S.) East of Sicily (Einstein Multimedia Group, Italy) Intelligence 2 (Mediaset, Italy) Mr. 7 Minutes (Pierluca di Pasquale, Italy) She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not (Pol-ka Producciones, Argentina) The Big Game (7e Apache, France) The Delinquents (Oscar Films, U.K.) The Island (Palomar, Italy) The Legend of Artreus (Telekinisi, Greece) Miniseries (July 9) Alias Garbo (Factotum Barcelona, Spain) Aurelio Zen(BBC Worldwide, U.K./U.S.) Benigna (Fireworx Media, South Africa) Caino’s Island (Solaris, Italy) Fifth Business/The Deptford Trilogy (Rhombus Media, Canada) For Fame and Fortune (Madison Davis Lacy, U.S.) Renaissance (Lux Vide, Italy) Shakespeare in Venice (VIP Mediacom, Italy) Romantic Story of a Mysterious Genius (Publispei, Italy) Tom & Frank (Prodigo Films, Brazil) TV Movies (July 10) A Public Man (Invisible Film, Italy) Beneath the Underdog (Cinetica, Italy) Manon Lescaut (K’ien Productions/ Cipango, France) Nova Scotia (Bard Entertainments, U.K.) Print!! (TV On Producciones, Spain) Shall We Dance (TimeLine, Ukraine) The Children’s Crusade (Baby Films, Italy) The Island (Goalpost Pictures, Australia) The Sun (Egypt Films/Galaxy7/Diagonal TV, Egypt/France/Spain) The War to End All Wars (Pier Nico & Davide Solinas, Italy) The Business portion of the Festival will also include a session called “Speed Dating,” which will allow for quick and effective one-on-one meetings at LUMSA: July 8, 9 and 10 from 9:00 am until 6 pm. The Italian TV companies’ stands may be found at the LUMSA Industry Village. P r o g r a m A t a G l a n c e Third Annual Roma Fiction Fest Pictured above: the press conference held in May to present the RFF program. Pictured right: House MD’s Lisa Edelstein, who will be among the stars in attendance at this year’s event. CONFERENCES Multisala Adriano Opening (Auditorium Concilazione, Sala Grande): Moonshot — The Flight of Apollo 11 (with Buzz Aldrin), July 6 at 9:00 pm • Agents as Legal Partners (talent agencies) July 6 at 5:30 pm, Sala 6. • Exporting Italian Formats July 8, at 3:00 pm, Sala 6. • The Contents Industry in 10 Years July 9, at 9:30 am, Sala 4. • Documentary in the Era of User Generated Content July 9, at 3:30 pm, Sala 7. • Created By… (the role of showrunners) July 10, at 4:00 pm, Sala 4. • Round Table: Reality and Fiction July 10, at 4:00 pm, Sala 7. Master Class (Multisala Adriano) • Lost (with Damon Lindelof, Carton Cuse, Jack Bender) July 7, at 11:00 am, Sala 4. • Criminal Minds (with Ed Bernero) July 8, at 11:00 am, Sala 6. • Sling and Arrows/Som e Furia (with Fernando Meirelles and Niv Fichman) July 9, at 10 am, Sala 6. Information as of June 25
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