RIFS is proud of its students and faculty whose films continue to feature at international
film festivals and win prestigious awards.
"REGINA DI BASTONI" - RIFS is developing and producing a LIMITED TV SERIES addressing the theme of misogyny, titled “Regina di Bastoni" ("Queen of Wands").
This is a series in 4 episodes, financed by private equity investors and using the resources and relationships RIFS has cultivated. The four 55-minute episodes have been written by school director Carl Haber with RIFS' talented graduates - Sofia Busquets, Elena Falvella Capodaglio, Lia Taverneau and Nicole Katzew. Sofia, Nicole, Lia and Mr Haber are directing the four episodes, with RIFS grad Daniel Molina serving as DP, and RIFS grad Alexandra Kaimi as Production Designer. Other excellent RIFS graduates are filling additional key roles in the crew, in the camera and art departments, and will be working with local professionals to produce this exciting and ambitious series.
Non RIFS students with demonstrable experience in film production can apply to work on the series - We are interested in filling some crew positions with interns and talented young professionals, including those who can serve as: gaffers, grips, sound people, art department assistants, PA's, wardrobe assistants, makeup artists and assistants, etc.
Send your QUERIES/RESUMES, LINKS and COVER LETTERS to info@romefilmschool.org
"La Testa di Golia" by Henry Worsley won the "Best Film" award in the 2025 Oxford University Short Film Festival; won "Best British Director - Student Film" at the London Director Awards; premiered in Italy in the student film section of the 2024 Rome Independent Film Festival (RIFF), and featured at the 2024 Cinemagic Young Filmmaker Awards in Belfast, N Ireland.
“The Mouth of Truth” by Henry Worsley
Featured selection at Oxford University Film Festival 2024 (Winner Best Acting), the
London Director Awards 2024, and Worcester Film Festival 2024.
“Eliseo” By Anna Carville
Featured selection at Rome Independent Film Festival 2023.
“Grey” by John Attia
Winner BEST FILM at Luleå International Film Festival, finalist at International
Smyrna Film Festival, finalist at Seoul International Movie Festival, Winner BEST
STUDENT FILM at Athens International Film Festival, finalist at Stockholm City Film
Festival, finalist at Alvsbyn Film Festival, Sweden Film Awards.
“Pendulum” by Jasmine Jurgensen
Festival del Cinema di Cefalu, Golden Harvest Film Festival, Monthly Indie Shorts,
Merced Queer Film Festival, Duemila 30 International Sustainability Film Festival;
BEST STUDENT FILM AWARD won at Gothamite Monthly Film Awards, Best
Istanbul Film Festival & Golden Horse International Film Festival; BEST DIRECTOR
AWARD won at Paradise Film Festival; Best Short at Madras Independent Film
Festival; BEST ACTRESS AWARD won by Sofia Balossino at Diamond Eye Film
Festival and Gothamite Monthly Film Awards; semi-finalist at Lisbon Film
Rendezvous and nominee at Filmesque Cinefest, 2022.
“Those Who Don’t Jump” by John Attia
Official selection at: International Smyrna Festival, Sweden Film Awards, Stockholm
City Film Festival; ‘finalist’ at Seoul Monthly International Film Festival, and BEST
SHORT FILM AWARD won at Athens International Monthly Film Festival, 2022.
“Pranzo della Domenica” by Alexandra Vogel
Rome Independent Film Festival, 2019.
“Poiesis” by Alessandro Coia
Hyperfest International Student Film Festival, Firenze FilmCorti International
Festival, iFilm Festival, Rome Independent Prisma Awards, 2018/19.
“Dreamkeeper” by Whitney Stephenson
Rome Independent Film Festival, 2016.
