The Rome Film Festival has announced its full lineup for its 20th edition, which will take place from October 15th to 26th. The festival will feature the world premiere of Asif Kapadia’s documentary Kenny Dalglish<\/em>, a non-competitive special screening that will be available on Amazon Prime Video in November.<\/p>\n Kenny Dalglish<\/em> is the latest in a series of portraits of sports icons by Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia, following Ayrton Senna<\/em>, Diego Maradona<\/em>, and Roger Federer<\/em>. The documentary will have its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival before being released on Amazon Prime Video.<\/p>\n The main competition at the Rome Film Festival features 18 films, including four world premieres of Italian films. One of the world premieres is Vincenzo Alfieri’s 40 seconds<\/em>, which is inspired by real events and follows the 24 hours leading up to a dispute that turns into a violent beating. Other world premieres include Andrea de Sica’s The eyes of others<\/em>, which is inspired by the Casati Stampa murder that shocked Italy in the 1970s, and Leandro Picarella’s coming-of-age film Screwed-up<\/em>.<\/p>\n The main competition also features international films, including the British co-production Good boy<\/em> by Jan Komasa, which stars Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough, and Shih-Ching Tsou’s Left-handed girls<\/em>, which premiered at Cannes Critics’ Week. Other films in the main competition include Oscar Boyson’s drama Our hero Balthazar<\/em>, Jim Sheridan and David Merriman’s Recreation<\/em>, and Kasia Adamik’s Winter of the crow<\/em>, which stars Lesley Manville.<\/p>\n The festival’s non-competitive sections feature a range of films, including Pablo Trapero’s & Sons<\/em>, Alice Winocour’s Couture<\/em>, and Luc Besson’s Dracula<\/em>. Other films in the non-competitive sections include Brian Cox’s Glenrothan<\/em>, Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet<\/em>, Nia DaCosta’s Hedda<\/em>, and Annemarie Jacir’s Palestine 36<\/em>.<\/p>\n The festival also features other sections, including Freestyle, which showcases films of all formats and styles, and Best of 2025, which highlights the best films of the year. The festival also has a section dedicated to the history of cinema.<\/p>\n The main competition jury is led by Italian actress, screenwriter, and director Paola Cortellesi, and includes directors Teemu Nikki and William Oldroyd, writer and illustrator Brian Selznick, and French actress Nadia Tereszkiewicz. The festival will also honor Iranian director Jafar Panahi with a lifetime achievement award, and UK producer David Puttnam will receive the festival’s lifetime achievement award.<\/p>\n The festival’s opening film is Riccardo Milani’s Life works like that<\/em>, which spans 20 years and follows a community in Sardinia. The festival will also award a prize for the best first feature film, which will be chosen by a jury led by Argentine director and producer Santiago Mitre.<\/p>\n The progressive cinema competition features 18 films, including:<\/p>\n Introduction to the Rome Film Festival The Rome Film Festival has announced its full lineup for its 20th edition, which will take place from October 15th to 26th. 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The Main Competition<\/h2>\n
International Films in the Main Competition<\/h2>\n
Non-Competitive Sections<\/h2>\n
Other Sections of the Festival<\/h2>\n
Jury and Awards<\/h2>\n
Opening Film and First Feature Award<\/h2>\n
Progressive Cinema Competition 2025<\/h3>\n
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