Location | Sestri Levante, Liguria, Italy |
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Founded | 2016 |
Awards | Best Movie, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Documentary, Grand Jury Prize, Career Award, Icon Award, Special Mention |
No. of films | Official Competition: 10 Films by directors under 35 / 6 Feature Documentaries on the Environment |
Language | International |
Website | rivierafilm |
The Riviera International Film Festival (RIFF) is an annual film festival held in Sestri Levante, Italy, which previews new films of various genres from around the world. The invitation-only festival is held annually at the end of April/beginning of May and was founded in 2016 by Los Angeles–based film producer Stefano Gallini-Durante.[1] The festival's Official Competition is reserved for carefully selected works by directors under 35 and for feature documentaries on the Environment and Climate Change.[2][3][4][5]
An international jury composed of a president and various film, culture, and art personalities, who determine the prizes for the feature films in the competition.[6][7]
Year | Jury president | Jury members | Testimonial |
2019 | J. Miles Dale | Josephine De La Baume, Nils Hartmann, Cristina Donadio, Eddy Moretti, Yalitza Aparicio, Silvia Locatelli, Vincenzo Venuto | Stella Egitto |
2018 | Matthew Modine | Violante Placido, Ed Solomon, John Campisi, Paola Jacobbi, Dr. Nigel Tapper, Cote De Pablo, Gaia Trussardi | Marta Perego |
2017 | David Franzoni | Marton Csokas, Gianni Quaranta, Valentina Lodovini, Marta Perego | Alessandra Mastronardi |