The winning title of the 19th Rome Film Fest is Chinese – Bound in Heaven by Huo Xin, already projected in the Centrepiece section in Toronto and in competition in San Sebastián, has been crowned Best Film in the Progressive Cinema Competition by the jury presided by Argentinian director, writer and producer Pablo Trapero and including Italian editor Francesca Calvelli, French actress Laetitia Casta, British producer Gail Egan and American novelist and screenwriter Dennis Lehane.

The same jury gave its Grand Prize to Night Call [+lire aussi :
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The jury in charge of choosing the best debut film, presided by writer-director Francesca Comencini and including producer, composer and writer Kaili Peng and actor Antoine Reinartz, gave its prize –across the titles of the Progressive Cinema Competition, the Freestyle and the Grand Public sections– to two films ex aequo: Bound in Heaven once again, and Ciao bambino [+lire aussi :
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As for the autonomous section Alice nella città, Andrea Arnold’s Bird was chosen as Best Film in the international competition, voted by a jury of 35 children between the ages of 16 and 19. The jury presided by filmmaker Riccardo Milani and composed of actress Lucia Ocone, director Luna Gualano, artistic director of the Premio Solinas Annamaria Granatello, and actress, producer and composer Federica Luna Vincenti has instead declared No More Trouble - Cosa rimane di une tempesta by Tommaso Romanelli Best Italian Film, while a Special Mention went to My Birthday [+lire aussi :
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The full list of winners:

Progressive Cinema Competition

Best Film
Bound in Heaven - Huo Xin (China)

Jury Grand Prize
Night Call [+lire aussi :
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Best Directing
Morrisa Maltz - Jazzy (United States)

Best Screenplay
Christopher Andrews - Bring Them Down [+lire aussi :
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Best Actress – “Monica Vitti” Award
Ángela Molina - They Will Be Dust [+lire aussi :
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Best Actor – “Vittorio Gassman” Award
Elio Germano - The Great Ambition [+lire aussi :
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Jury Special Award
The female cast of Reading Lolita in Tehran [+lire aussi :
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Other awards

Best Debut Feature (ex aequo)
Bound in Heaven - Huo Xin (Progressive Cinema section)
Ciao bambino [+lire aussi :
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Special Mention
Actor Liu Hsiu-Fu - Pierce [+lire aussi :
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FS Audience Award
Reading Lolita in Tehran - Eran Riklis

Alice nella città

Best Film Award
Bird [+lire aussi :
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Other awards

Raffaella Fioretta Award for Best Italian Film in Panorama Italia
No More Trouble - Cosa rimane di una tempesta - Tommaso Romanelli (Italy)
Special Mention
My Birthday [+lire aussi :
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Colorado-Rainbow Award for Best Debut Feature
Rita [+lire aussi :
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RB Casting Award for Best Young Italian Actor
Zackari Delmas - My Birthday

UNITA Under 35 Special Mention for Best Actor in the Panorama Italia Competition
Zackari Delmas - My Birthday

Audience Golden Ciak Award in the Onde Corte Section
Al buio - Stefano Malchiodi (Italy) (short film)

Notorious Project Award for Best Concept Series
Udon alla carbonara - Edoardo Bigazzi (Italy)

Notorious Project Award for Best Concept Movie
Rainbow Gloves - Andrea Gravagnuolo and Gianluca Cravero (Italy)

SIAE Award for Best Project in the Unbox Italy category
Sparare alle angurie - Antonio di Donato