The Rome International Film Festival
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The Rome International Film Festival (RIFF) is a film festival
that takes place in Rome, Georgia
, during the month of September. The venue has been host to many films, which have since been released by companies such as Miramax, the Starz! Network, and HBO. MovieMaker Magazine has called the RIFF “one of the outstanding film festivals in the Southeast” and “one of twenty film festivals worth the submission fee.”
The Rome International Film Festival prides itself on screening the finest in independent film
and over the years has shown hundreds of spectacular film offerings originating from around the World.
(Dirs. Paul Glickman, Tamarind King)
International Documentary: Sledhead (Canada) (Dir. David Mcllvride)
American Documentary: Mythic Journeys (Dirs. Steven Boe, Whitney Boe)
Experimental: Cycle Break
Narrative Feature: Pound Cake (Dir. Rafael Monserrate)
Narrative Short: Half Kenneth (Dir. Ken Ochiai)
The Astronomer’s Sun (UK) (Dirs. Simon Cartwright, Jessica Ami Cope)*
Father and Sister (South Korea) (Dir. Soyeon Kim)
Staubkaskade (Germany) (Dir. Stefan Pautze)
Sleeping with Charlie Kaufman
(Dir. J Roland Kelly)
The Girl, The City, The Magi (a bedtime story) (Dir. Greg Brehm)
Skylight (Canada) (Dir. David Baas)
After Hours (Canada) (Dir. Marshall Fels Elliott)
Sneeze Me Away
(Australia) (Dir. Ryan Grobins)
American Documentary:
Primal Twang: The Legacy of the Guitar (Dir. Anthony Adams)*
Do No Harm (Dir. Rebecca Schanberg)
Pass It On (Dir. Wilson Weldon)
Speakers’ Corner-You Have the Right to Remain Vocal (Dir. Gavin White)
Take My Hair (Dir. Cat Del Buono)
From Wood to Singing Guitar (Dir. Shawn Lind)
Torch (Dir. Robert Clay)
Lunch (Dir. Avis Richards)
International Documentary:
Warrior Champions (China) (Dir. Craig Renaud)
Keras and Manis (The Way of Bali) ( Canada) (Dir. William Maranda)
Experimental:
Sunday (Dir. Kris Daw)*
Dessicator (Netherlands) (Dir. Wijnand Geraerts)
Fragments of the World (Dir. Munefusa Shimohara)
Hortum (Netherlands) (Dir. Ayse Altinok)
Un Occhio Non Dimentica (Italy) (Dir. Giuseppe Chiesa)
Kapsis (Dir. Yen-Ting Cho)
Cafe (Dir. Norman Magden)
Narrative Feature:
Earthwork (Dir. Chris Ordal)*
Fog (Wu) (Hong Kong) (Dir. Kit Hui)
Tobruk (2008 film)
(Czech Republic) (Dir. Václav Marhou)
Earthwork (Dir. Chris Ordal)
Heterosexuals (Dir. Robert McCaskill)
Disrupt/Dismantle (Dir. Jack Lucarelli)
A Marine Story (Dir. Ned Farr)
Sister’s Keeper (Dir. Kent Faulcon)
Rambling Rose (film)
(Dir. Martha Coolidge
)
Narrative Short - US:
The Man in the Glass Case (Dir. Maxwel Addae)*
Unconditionally (Dir. Nelson Cragg)
King of the Road (Dir. Monica Surrena)
Friend of the Devil (Dir. Eric H. Heisner)
Shadows of Sepulveda (Dir. David Joseph)
Elevator (Dir. Nicole Kemper)
Through Sames of Am (Dir. Robert Costello)
The Car Wash (Dir. James Kicklighter
)
Karma - A Very Twisted Love Story (Dir. Kevin Foong)
Birthday (Dir. Hans Stiritz)
Recession Santa (Dir. The Woodcreek Faction)
The Tedious Existence of Terrell B. Howell (Dir. David Silverman)
Echoes (Dir. Giulio Musi)
Stones (Dir. Giulio Musi Wennergren)
Telefone (Dir. Jeffrey Bliss)
The Brotherhood of Men (Dir. Tristan Griffin)
Bunny Skates (Dir. The Woodcreek Faction)
She is Beautiful (Dir. Hyun Hee Kim)
The Man in the Glass Case (Dir. Maxwell Addae)
The Desperate (Dir. Ben Hur Sepehr)
The Cycle (Dir. Roy Clovis)
The Prize (Dir. Tantri Wija)
Wrong Tree Wrong Time (Dir. The Woodcreek Faction)
Dead Hearts (UK) (Dir. Simon Caira)
Think Tank (Dir. Peter Callaway)
Wynyouk (Dir. Tantri Wija)
Narrative Short - International:
Sofia (Canada) (Dir. Shervin Kermani)*
Bonfire (Australia) (Dir. Melissa Anastasi)
The Day I Thought I Died (Canada) (Dir. David McCallum)
Toxic Oranges - A Wall Street Fairy Tale (Canada) (Dir. Stephan Littger)
Voice-Over (Canada) (Dir. Eric Warwaruk)
Mamánek (Czech Republic) (Dir. Jesse Baldwin)
Whales (Hong Kong) (Dir. Thomas Barnes)
Aiuto (Italy) (Dir. Frenki Skull)
Mannen med kulorna (Sweden) (Dir. Hans Montelius)
Svarttaxi (Sweden) (Dir. Mak Omanovic)
Chrysalis (United Kingdom) (Dir. Tony Clark)
Wednesday Afternoons (United Kingdom) (Dir. Nora Alsharif)
Copelia (United Kingdom) (Dir. Nic Benns)
Audience Award:
Earthwork (Dir. Chris Ordal)*
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
that takes place in Rome, Georgia
Rome, Georgia
Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Rome is the largest city and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Floyd County...
, during the month of September. The venue has been host to many films, which have since been released by companies such as Miramax, the Starz! Network, and HBO. MovieMaker Magazine has called the RIFF “one of the outstanding film festivals in the Southeast” and “one of twenty film festivals worth the submission fee.”
The Rome International Film Festival prides itself on screening the finest in independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
and over the years has shown hundreds of spectacular film offerings originating from around the World.
History
Atlanta filmmaker and Turner Broadcasting System employee, Barry Norman founded a film festival in Dahlonega Georgia, based on the long-running festival in Figuera da Foz, Portugal. Figuera da Foz, a small, coastal time just south of Oporto, utilized film-screening venues in the center of town, within walking distance of many cafes and restaurants which caused a mini village-like atmosphere during the festival. Norman chose Dahlonega as it had a similar feel - the classic community movie house, The Holly Theater, and lots of local cafes in the circular town square. After a three-year run, Norman moved the fesitval to Rome, Georgia, due to a lack of sponsorship and local town support. Rome Georgia had the classic, art deco theater, the DeSoto as it's anchor venue, and also lots of restaurants and lodging in which to host visitors and filmmakers. Helped by Rome Area Council for the Arts Executive Director, Allen Bell, Norman and Bell relaunched the new festival in 2004. The Rome International Film Festival has become one of the premier film festivals in the United States. The RIFF is currently headed by Executive Director Harry Musselwhite, who served as Program Director under Norman in 2005 - 2006.Rome International Film Festival Awards & Prizes
The programming and award categories have changed little since the festival began in 2003, the RIFF awards films for best Animation, American Documentary, Experimental, Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, and an Audience Award.2009 Rome International Film Festival
Animation: El Salon MexicoEl Salón México
El Salón México is a symphonic composition in one movement by Aaron Copland, which uses Mexican folk music extensively.-Analysis and history:...
(Dirs. Paul Glickman, Tamarind King)
International Documentary: Sledhead (Canada) (Dir. David Mcllvride)
American Documentary: Mythic Journeys (Dirs. Steven Boe, Whitney Boe)
Experimental: Cycle Break
Narrative Feature: Pound Cake (Dir. Rafael Monserrate)
Narrative Short: Half Kenneth (Dir. Ken Ochiai)
2010 Rome International Film Festival
Animation:The Astronomer’s Sun (UK) (Dirs. Simon Cartwright, Jessica Ami Cope)*
Father and Sister (South Korea) (Dir. Soyeon Kim)
Staubkaskade (Germany) (Dir. Stefan Pautze)
Sleeping with Charlie Kaufman
Sleeping with Charlie Kaufman
Sleeping with Charlie Kaufman is a 2010 American short animated comedy created by J Roland Kelly using Xtranormal.It held its premiere on June 3, 2010 at the Little Rock Film Festival, where it was one of the contenders for the Charles B...
(Dir. J Roland Kelly)
The Girl, The City, The Magi (a bedtime story) (Dir. Greg Brehm)
Skylight (Canada) (Dir. David Baas)
After Hours (Canada) (Dir. Marshall Fels Elliott)
Sneeze Me Away
Sneeze Me Away
Sneeze Me Away is an award winning animated short film written and directed by Ryan Grobins.- Plot :A young boy by the name of Thomas, accidentally enters a fantastic, magical world full of unexpected occurrences and wondrous sights by sneezing with his eyes open, and now must enlist the aid of...
(Australia) (Dir. Ryan Grobins)
American Documentary:
Primal Twang: The Legacy of the Guitar (Dir. Anthony Adams)*
Do No Harm (Dir. Rebecca Schanberg)
Pass It On (Dir. Wilson Weldon)
Speakers’ Corner-You Have the Right to Remain Vocal (Dir. Gavin White)
Take My Hair (Dir. Cat Del Buono)
From Wood to Singing Guitar (Dir. Shawn Lind)
Torch (Dir. Robert Clay)
Lunch (Dir. Avis Richards)
International Documentary:
Warrior Champions (China) (Dir. Craig Renaud)
Keras and Manis (The Way of Bali) ( Canada) (Dir. William Maranda)
Experimental:
Sunday (Dir. Kris Daw)*
Dessicator (Netherlands) (Dir. Wijnand Geraerts)
Fragments of the World (Dir. Munefusa Shimohara)
Hortum (Netherlands) (Dir. Ayse Altinok)
Un Occhio Non Dimentica (Italy) (Dir. Giuseppe Chiesa)
Kapsis (Dir. Yen-Ting Cho)
Cafe (Dir. Norman Magden)
Narrative Feature:
Earthwork (Dir. Chris Ordal)*
Fog (Wu) (Hong Kong) (Dir. Kit Hui)
Tobruk (2008 film)
Tobruk (2008 film)
Tobruk is a 2008 film written and directed by Václav Marhoul and starring Jan Meduna and Petr Vanek. It is an adaptation of the classic American Civil War novel The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane...
(Czech Republic) (Dir. Václav Marhou)
Earthwork (Dir. Chris Ordal)
Heterosexuals (Dir. Robert McCaskill)
Disrupt/Dismantle (Dir. Jack Lucarelli)
A Marine Story (Dir. Ned Farr)
Sister’s Keeper (Dir. Kent Faulcon)
Rambling Rose (film)
Rambling Rose (film)
Rambling Rose is a 1991 American film set in Georgia during the Great Depression starring Laura Dern, Diane Ladd and Robert Duvall, directed by Martha Coolidge....
(Dir. Martha Coolidge
Martha Coolidge
Martha Coolidge is an American film director and former President of the Directors Guild of America. -Career:Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Ms. Coolidge first made her reputation by directing many award winning documentaries in New York before moving out to Hollywood in 1976. She spent several...
)
Narrative Short - US:
The Man in the Glass Case (Dir. Maxwel Addae)*
Unconditionally (Dir. Nelson Cragg)
King of the Road (Dir. Monica Surrena)
Friend of the Devil (Dir. Eric H. Heisner)
Shadows of Sepulveda (Dir. David Joseph)
Elevator (Dir. Nicole Kemper)
Through Sames of Am (Dir. Robert Costello)
The Car Wash (Dir. James Kicklighter
James Kicklighter
James Kicklighter is an American film producer, writer, and director from the small village of Bellville, Georgia.He was recognized by Heather Huhman's series in the National Edition of Examiner.com...
)
Karma - A Very Twisted Love Story (Dir. Kevin Foong)
Birthday (Dir. Hans Stiritz)
Recession Santa (Dir. The Woodcreek Faction)
The Tedious Existence of Terrell B. Howell (Dir. David Silverman)
Echoes (Dir. Giulio Musi)
Stones (Dir. Giulio Musi Wennergren)
Telefone (Dir. Jeffrey Bliss)
The Brotherhood of Men (Dir. Tristan Griffin)
Bunny Skates (Dir. The Woodcreek Faction)
She is Beautiful (Dir. Hyun Hee Kim)
The Man in the Glass Case (Dir. Maxwell Addae)
The Desperate (Dir. Ben Hur Sepehr)
The Cycle (Dir. Roy Clovis)
The Prize (Dir. Tantri Wija)
Wrong Tree Wrong Time (Dir. The Woodcreek Faction)
Dead Hearts (UK) (Dir. Simon Caira)
Think Tank (Dir. Peter Callaway)
Wynyouk (Dir. Tantri Wija)
Narrative Short - International:
Sofia (Canada) (Dir. Shervin Kermani)*
Bonfire (Australia) (Dir. Melissa Anastasi)
The Day I Thought I Died (Canada) (Dir. David McCallum)
Toxic Oranges - A Wall Street Fairy Tale (Canada) (Dir. Stephan Littger)
Voice-Over (Canada) (Dir. Eric Warwaruk)
Mamánek (Czech Republic) (Dir. Jesse Baldwin)
Whales (Hong Kong) (Dir. Thomas Barnes)
Aiuto (Italy) (Dir. Frenki Skull)
Mannen med kulorna (Sweden) (Dir. Hans Montelius)
Svarttaxi (Sweden) (Dir. Mak Omanovic)
Chrysalis (United Kingdom) (Dir. Tony Clark)
Wednesday Afternoons (United Kingdom) (Dir. Nora Alsharif)
Copelia (United Kingdom) (Dir. Nic Benns)
Audience Award:
Earthwork (Dir. Chris Ordal)*