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Larry Jackson, film producer, exhibitor, marketing whiz, distributor and former studio executive spoke to us at RIFS via zoom about his experience working with Orson Welles, and helping movies get made and released such as "Silence of the Lambs", "Stranger than Paradise", "Mystic Pizza", "The Other Side of the Wind", "Bugs Bunny Superstar", "The Stuntman", and 'Being There". ...

Yesterday, RIFS welcomed our friend, the head of ESEC Film school in Paris, writer/director Jerome Enrico (“Paulette”, “Cerise”) via Zoom to speak with director of studies Carl Haber and the international RIFS students here in Rome, about his experience writing and directing films, and getting them produced and released: it was a fun, enormously valuable addition to the already busy and intensive fall 2021 program. ...

Yesterday, RIFS was thrilled to welcome writer/director and friend Tom De Cillo ("Box of Moonlight", "Living in Oblivion", "Delirious" and many others) via Zoom to speak with director of studies Carl Haber and the international RIFS students here in Rome, about his experience writing and directing films, and getting them produced and released: it was a fun, enormously valuable addition to the already busy and intensive fall 2021 program. ...

Looking forward to the school year beginning on Monday Sept 18, with a group of talented international film students, with our great faculty, at our wonderful Pantheon location....

The run of "Belleview Hotel" continues at the historic Cinema Farnese at the Campo de Fiori in Rome, moving to the new 10pm time slot, between the 8:30 feature and the 10:30 feature. Guests can get tickets for either film and see our 28 minute pilot/short free of charge, either after the 8:30 film or before the 10:30 film.  Come and support the Cinema Farnese, one of the last remaining classic cinemas of Rome that hasn't either closed or converted into a multiplex.  With extraordinary programming and unconventional film choices, it is one of the great "art houses" left in Europe. We are proud to have "Belleview Hotel" showing there each night!!! ...

BEGINNING JUNE 15th every night at 8pm the historic Cinema Farnese, at Campo de' Fiori in the heart of Rome, Belleview Hotel will screen to the public. We invite all friends, and friends of friends of RIFS to go see this half hour pilot for the series GRAY AREAS. A macabre, darkly humorous story starring Luke Mullinger, Beatrice Fedi, Alessandro Haber and Gabriele Falsetta, it was directed by award winning RIFS student Whitney Stephenson under the supervision of RIFS director Carl Haber and Professor of Cinematography Italo Pesce Delfino.. ...

The premiere of "Belleview Hotel", pilot episode of the new macabre series GRAY AREAS, will have its premiere screening at the Cinema Farnese at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, on Saturday May 20th at 3:00pm. Admission is free and open to the public. ...

RIFS offre stage sui set di due cortometraggi che verranno prodotti questa primavera. Sono richiesti tecnici delle luci, macchinisti cinematografici, supervisori della continuità, assistenti di produzione, assistenti del dipartimento artistico, assistente costumista, hair&make up stylist e secondi assistenti alla regia. E’ richiesta precedente esperienza nel settore. Date: 24 e 27 marzo, shooting previsto dal 1 al 17 aprile 2017. Ottima opportunità per lavorare con giovani di talento nell’ambito del cinema in un contesto internazionale a Roma. Scrivete a info@romefilmschool.org per maggiori informazioni. ...

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR A PRODUCER RIFS SPRING TERM EXCITING AND UNIQUE FILMMAKING PROGRAM March 13- May 20, 2017 MAKE FILMS! RIFS is accepting applications to be part of our unique program this spring. Students will collaborate on the making of TWO ORIGINAL SHORT FILMS produced with RIFS equipment, as well as production and faculty support. Each producer will produce one of the films, while working as crew and in support roles on the other film. This is an exciting and unique opportunity for students with some film experience who want to learn and grow with HANDS-ON, PRACTICAL, EXPERIENCE MAKING FILMS. Write to info@romefilmschool.org Have a look at: http://www.romefilmschool.org/rifs-spring-term/ More details at: http://www.rifs.it/...

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR TWO EDITORS RIFS SPRING TERM EXCITING AND UNIQUE FILMMAKING PROGRAM March 13- May 20, 2017 MAKE FILMS! RIFS is accepting applications to be part of our unique program this spring. Students will collaborate on the making of TWO ORIGINAL SHORT FILMS produced with RIFS equipment, as well as production and faculty support. Each editor will produce one of the films, while working as crew and in support roles on the other film. This is an exciting and unique opportunity for students with some film experience who want to learn and grow with HANDS-ON, PRACTICAL, EXPERIENCE MAKING FILMS. Write to info@romefilmschool.org Have a look at: http://www.romefilmschool.org/rifs-spring-term/ More details at: http://www.rifs.it/...