FRIDAY 26th - today morning in the Sala Sinopoli, packed with children and youngsters from Italian schools who have taken the leading role in Alice in the City projects, the RomeFilmFest section led by Gianluca Giannelli, saw the award ceremony for the section’s prizes: the Alice Consiglio dei Bambini Prize, the Boing Corto Scuola K12 Awards and Boing Corto Scuola Young Adult Prizes, the AAMS Public Prize and the Special Mention for Costanza Quatriglio for the short on foster parents.

Attending the ceremony were the Assessore alle Politiche Educative e Scolastiche from the Municipality of Rome Maria Coscia and Assessore alla Cultura for the Province of Rome, Vincenzo Vita.
The Consiglio dei Bambini Prize was given to PRIDE by Sunu Gonera, a film shown out of competition at Alice in the City, “for having shown that there is no difference between black and whites, men and women, and that commitment and teamwork enable all obstacles to be overcome in sport just as in life”. The prize was collected by Domenico Fioravanti, 2-time gold medal winner for swimming at the Olympic Games in Sydney and testimonial for the World Swimming Championships in Rome 2009. PRIDE is produced by Cinered, Lionsgate, Element Films and Fortress Features, while Lionsgate International is handling world sales.

Assessore Maria Coscia handed over the Corto Scuola K12 Prize to TU SARAI, from the Scuola Elementare Montefalcone in Benevento, in collaboration with the Centro Cultura Millelire in Turin, “because watching this short film is like leafing through an album that represents our past, present and future, reminding us that we would not be here without our grandparents”.
Assessore Vincenzo Vita awarded the Corto Scuola Young Adults Prize to the film NEL NOME DI NESSUNO, by the Liceo Classico Vivona in Rome “for the themes tackled - politics, loneliness and homosexuality - which become points to generate reflection in people of any social class, intelligently managing to capture the dark and fake reality of daily life”.

The AAMS Public Prize was awarded to CANVAS by Joseph Greco, a film shown in competition in the Alice in the City section and was handed over by Simone Raineri, a delegate from the RomeFilmFest. CANVAS is produced by Rebellion Pictures, and world sales are being handled by Cinema Vault.
Finally the director Costanza Quatriglio was given a Special Mention for the short film “Progetto Affido”, which was shown before all Alice in the City screenings. The film about fostering stars Neri Marcorè, Nicole Grimaudo and Marina Massironi. An Alice in the City delegation picked up the Prize.