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Johnny Depp at the Rome Film Festival

Rome film festival honours Johnny Depp, who tells crowd: “Without you I would not be here”

The festival was presenting Depp’s second film as a director, ’Modi - Three Days On The Wing Of Madness’.

The closing night ceremony of the 2024 Rome Film Festival

China’s ‘Bound In Heaven’ leads winners at 2024 Rome Film Festival

Other winners included ‘The Grand Ambition’ and ‘Bring Them Down’.

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Ralph Fiennes talks ‘Conclave’ preparation, what he learned about Catholic Church

Fiennes was presenting ’Conclave’ at the Rome Film Festival.

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UK film industry adapting to Brexit, says ‘Bring Them Down’ director

Bring Them Down was a co-production between the UK, Ireland, and Belgium.

James Franco at the 'Hey Joe' press conference in Rome

James Franco talks new film ‘Hey Joe’, why “there’s always an opportunity to change your life”

Franco stars in Hey Joe, which is playing in compeition at Rome Film Festival.

Tony Kaye

“It’s a punk Marvel movie”: Tony Kaye, Vito Schnabel on their Rome premiere ‘The Trainer’

The Trainer centres on Jack Flex, a penniless fitness expert who takes a maniacal swing at fame and fortune in Los Angeles.

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Italian artist duo Masbedo on their Rome premiere ‘Arsa’: “Everyone can build a rich inner life”

Set on the volcanic island of Stromboli, ‘Arsa’ centres on an enigmatic young woman who has just lost her father.

The Great Ambition

How Rome opener ‘The Great Ambition’ charts the untold story of the Italian Communist Party

Andrea Segre’s biopic of Italian Communist Party leader Enrico Berlinguer world premieres as the opener of the Rome Film Festival today.

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola still hopes to make live cinema project ‘Distant Vision’

Coppola also decries film business for its lack of risk taking during in conversation event on eve of Rome Film Festival.

Paola Malanga

Rome artistic director Paola Malanga: “This is an urban, contemporary and audience-orientated festival”

Rome Film Festival kicks off today with world premiere of Andrea Segre’s ’The Great Ambition.’

Pablo Trapero

Rome Film Festival unveils competition jury

Argentinian director, screenwriter and producerto head jury for festival’s Progressive Cinema Competition.

Viggo Mortensen, courtesy of HanWay Films

Rome Film Festival sets Viggo Mortensen, Dennis Lehane, Chiara Mastroianni masterclasses

Other speakers at festival include Mexican stars Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna and director Saverio Costanzo.

‘Modi' 3x2

Rome Film Festival unveils 2024 line-up; Johnny Depp, Francis Ford Coppola to be honoured

World premieres in competition include Tony Kaye’s ’The Trainer’ and Eran Riklis’s ’Reading Lolita in Tehran’

Blanche Gardin in French anthology film 'Selfie'

France TV Distribution boards Giulio Callegari’s debut feature ‘Robot T-0’ (exclusive)

Producer is France’s TS Productions, whose credits include Golden Bear-winner ’On  The Adamant’.