Summer of 85 [+lee también:
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Alice nella Città, the independent, parallel sidebar dedicated to younger generations which has now celebrated its 18th year, declared the American work Kajillionaire by Miranda July to be its Best Film, “for the [director’s] ability to create a story capable of transposing classic themes into both pleasant and harsh images, told from a surreal and cynical viewpoint”. The jury composed of 16 youngsters, ranging from 15 -  18 years of age, also handed a Special Prize to Francesca Mazzoleni’s Punta Sacra [+lee también:
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The Alice/MyMovies Golden Camera Award, decided upon by a jury composed of director- screenwriters Eva Cools and Agostino Ferrente, actress Caterina Guzzanti and directors Claudio Noce and Roberta Torre, was scooped by Samir Guesmi’s Ibrahim [+lee también:
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The Raffaella Fioretta Award (worth 3,000 Euros), which was assigned by the jury composed of directors Dario Albertini and Riccardo Milani and actress Valentina Lodovini, went to Il mio corpo [+lee también:
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Last but not least, the DO Rising Star Award for Best Non-Italian Newcomer was won by Enrik Enge who, in Tigers [+lee también:
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The winners of the 15th Rome Film Fest are as follows:

BNL Audience Award
Summer of 85 [+lee también:
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Alice nella Città

Alice 2020 Best Film Award
Kajillionaire - Miranda July (US)

Special Jury Award
Punta Sacra [+lee también:
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Alice/MyMovies Golden Camera Award
Ibrahim [+lee también:
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Special Mention
Gagarin [+lee también:
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Raffaella Fioretta Award (€3,000)
Il mio corpo [+lee también:
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Best Short Film
El Silencio del Rio - Francesca Canepa (Peru)

Special Mention
Tropicana - Francesco Romano (Italy)

RB Casting Best Italian Newcomer Award
Antonio Bannò - Tigers [+lee también:
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Special Mention
Ludovica Francesconi - Sul più bello [+lee también:
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DO Rising Star Award for Best Non-Italian Newcomer
Enrik Enge - Tigers

Special Mention
Alseni Bathily - Gagarin

Rolling Stone Award for Best Score
Gagarin - Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh

Special Mention
Punta Sacra - Francesca Mazzoleni

Pietro Coccia Study Grant (€1,000)
Giacomo Chapus