06/11/2017 - The film by Danish director Janus Metz Pedersen has taken home the BNL Audience Award at the 12th Rome Film Fest, while The Best of All Worlds and Blue My Mind were victorious in Alice nella Città

Borg/McEnroe [+see also:
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The other awards at the gathering were handed out within Alice nella Città, the independent parallel section dedicated to younger audiences. Best Film, as voted for by the children’s jury, was bestowed upon The Best of All Worlds [+see also:
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And so another edition of the Rome Film Fest draws to a close – one that, despite the presence of well-respected US films, saw an all-European awards podium and can boast extremely satisfactory results: a 13% rise in takings, with a total of 39,243 tickets sold, and an increase of 22% in foreign-media coverage. For its part, Alice nella Città drew in over 40,000 visitors.

Here is the full list of award winners at the 12th Rome Film Fest:

BNL Audience Award
Borg/McEnroe [+see also:
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Alice nella Città section

Best Film
The Best of All Worlds [+see also:
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Alice/Taodue Camera D’oro Award
Blue My Mind [+see also:
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interview: Lisa Brühlmann
interview: Luna Wedler
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Roma Lazio Film Commission Award for the Italian Panorama section
Metti una notte - Cosimo Messeri (Italy)

Best Film as voted for by the children of the Liceo Amaldi from among the finalists of the LUX Prize
My Life as a Zucchini [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)