Edoardo De Angelis’ drama The Vice of Hope wins People’s Choice Award, James Gardner’s Jellyfish triumphs as Best Film in the section Alice Nella Città
The Vice of Hope by Edoardo De Angelis won BNL People’s Choice Award at the 13th Rome Film Festival: the audience voted for their favorite films via web and the official app of the festival.
De Angelis’ powerful drama about child trafficking defeated critics’ favorites like If Beale Street Could Talk by Barry Jenkins, Green Book by Peter Farrelly and Fahrenheit 11/9 by Michael Moore.
Born in Naples in 1978, De Angelis discovered cinema at the age of 19, making his first short films. In 2011 the filmmaker directed his first feature film Mozzarella Stories, but he became famous with his 2016’s siamese twins drama, Indivisible, which won several awards.
James Gardner’s Jellyfish triumphed in the section dedicated to kids and teenagers, Alice Nella Città, winning the Best Film Award as well as a Special Jury Prize, together with Peter Hedges’ Ben Is Back. The Harvesters by Etienne Kallos won the prize for Best First Film while actor Thomas Blanchard was awarded for his leading role in the film The Elephant and The Butterfly.
The 13th edition of Rome Film Festival ends today, after 266 screenings of 91 films, with a positive final report: audience members who voted for People’s Choice Award increased by 20% as well as the attendees, who increased by 6% over last year’s edition.
