RIFS is proud of its students and faculty whose films continue to feature at international
film festivals and win prestigious awards.
"La Testa di Golia" by Henry Worsley featured in the student film section of the 2024 Rome Independent Film Festival (RIFF); the 2024 Cinemagic Young Filmmaker Awards in Belfast, N Ireland; and was a finalist in the London Director Awards.
“The Mouth of Truth” by Henry Worsley was a featured selection at Oxford University Film Festival 2024 (Winner Best Acting); the London Director Awards 2024; and the Worcester Film Festival 2024.
“Eliseo” By Anna Carville was a featured selection at Rome Independent Film Festival (RIFF) 2023.
“Grey” by John Attia was the Winner for BEST FILM at Luleå International Film Festival; a finalist at the International
Smyrna Film Festival; a finalist at Seoul International Movie Festival; the Winner for BEST STUDENT FILM at the Athens International Film Festival; a finalist at Stockholm City Film Festival; and a finalist at the Alvsbyn Film Festival, Sweden Film Awards.
“Pendulum” by Jasmine Jurgensen was featured in numerous festivals, including the Festival del Cinema di Cefalu; the Golden Harvest Film Festival; the Monthly Indie Shorts; the Merced Queer Film Festival; the Duemila 30 International Sustainability Film Festival; it won the BEST STUDENT FILM AWARD at the Gothamite Monthly Film Awards; BEST DIRECTOR AWARD at Paradise Film Festival; BEST SHORT at the Madras Independent Film Festival; the BEST ACTRESS AWARD was won by Sofia Balossino at the Diamond Eye Film Festival and Gothamite Monthly Film Awards; it featured at the Best Istanbul Film Festival; the Golden Horse International Film Festival; ; semi-finalist at Lisbon Film Rendezvous; and was a nominee at Filmesque Cinefest, 2022.
“Those Who Don’t Jump” by John Attia was an official selection at: International Smyrna Festival; the Sweden Film Awards; the Stockholm City Film Festival; a ‘finalist’ at Seoul Monthly International Film Festival; and won BEST SHORT FILM AWARD at the Athens International Monthly Film Festival, 2022.
“Pranzo della Domenica” by Alexandra Vogel was a featured selection in the student film section of the Rome Independent Film Festival (RIFF), 2019.
“Poiesis” by Alessandro Coia featured at the Hyperfest International Student Film Festival; the Firenze Film Corti International Festival; the iFilm Festival; and the Rome Independent Prisma Awards, 2018/19.
“Dreamkeeper” by Whitney Stephenson featured at the Rome Independent Film Festival (RIFF), 2016.
