The 17th Rome Film Festival took place from 13 to 23 October 2022 in the Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome. It became a competitive festival from 2022. The festival programme was unveiled by Paola Malanga, the festival's new artistic director, on 22 September 2022. It opened with "The Hummingbird" by Francesca Archibugi, preceded by short film "Luciano Pavarotti, la stella" by Gianluigi Toccafondo.
The official image of the event was dedicated to Joanne Woodward American retired actress, and her late husband Paul Newman, American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, as tribute to legends.
The award ceremony took place on 22 October at the Auditorium Parco della Musica. Progressive Cinema Competition Award for Best Film was awarded to "January", a coming-of-age story in the backdrop of Latvian independence by Viestur Kairish, a Latvian opera, movie and theatre director. The festival closed on 28 October with "Forever Young", a French-Italian comedy-drama film by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. James Ivory, an American film director, producer, and screenwriter, was honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award.
Official sections.
History of cinema.
Tribute to Marisa Paredes.
Marisa Paredes is a Spanish actress.
Homage to Jean-Luc Godard.
Jean-Luc Godard was a French and Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic.
Retrospective.
The tribute to Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman.