RIFS is proud of its students and faculty whose films continue to feature at international
film festivals and win prestigious awards.
RIFS is developing and producing a LIMITED TV SERIES addressing the theme of misogyny, tentatively titled “Muliebre"
This is a series in 4 episodes, employing top graduates from RIFS, with funding from private equity investors and using the resources and relationships RIFS has cultivated. The four 50-minute episodes will be written, directed and shot by RIFS grads, working together with local professionals in Rome, under the guidance of RIFS faculty, to produce a series that is aimed at finding both domestic and international TV distribution.
Non RIFS students with demonstrable experience in film production can apply to work on the series - We are interested in filling all crew positions with talented young professionals, including those who can serve as: gaffers, grips, sound people, script supervisors, 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.
