17/11/2013 - After Sacro Gra received the Golden Lion in Venice, the Marc'Aurelio for best film went to Alberto Fasulo’s film, which tells the story of a former Croatian teacher who becomes a lorry driver for money

The award for best film went to a documentary and the award for best actress went to a voice. New films were discovered and others were reconfirmed in the awards at the 8^th Rome International Film Festival, which came to a close on Saturday, November 17. After the Golden Lion in Venice going to Sacro Gra [+see also:
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European cinema was not widely represented in the awards. The special jury prize went to Quod Erat Demonstrandum [+see also:
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For a complete list of official awards, click here. As for Alice in the City, the autonomous section for younger viewers, Finland was the recipient of two prizes: best film for The Disciple [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)