The change of jury was but one of several no doubt brought about by the festival’s new artistic director Pierra Detassis, the current editor of Entertainment Weekly-like Italian film publication “Ciak.” The festival’s most noticeable change was its Italian name, which went from Festa del Cinema (“Cinema Party”) to Festival del Cinema (“Film Festival”), and together with the change from an audience jury to an industry jury, seemed to signal an evolution toward a format that would favor art over crowdpleasers and seriousness over fun, despite Detassis’ current employer. It is the first time in the short history of the festival that a small jury composed consisting of professionals and industry figures decided on the winners for the past three editions, an audience jury handed out the trophies. This year’s jury included president Milos Forman as well as Italian director Gabriele Muccino, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, French screenwriter Jean-Loup Dabadie, Russian director Pavel Lungin and Austrian actress Senta Berger. ![]() The International Rome Film Festival, which comes to a close tomorrow, announced its winner tonight in an awards ceremony in the Parco della musica, the festival’s labyrinthine main hub on the outskirts of the Eternal City.
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