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Marjane Satrapi will chair the jury of the Progressive Cinema Competition, the new competitive section of the Rome Film Fest. The Iranian filmmaker and cartoonist will be joined by actor and director Louis Garrel, directors Juho Kuosmanen and Pietro Marcello, and producer Gabrielle Tana.
The Rome Film Fest will also host the “Ugo Tognazzi” Award for Best Comedy, which will be awarded by a jury chaired by Carlo Verdone and composed of actress Marisa Paredes and author and actress Teresa Mannino.
Attention will be given to young authors with the BNL BNP Paribas Best First Feature Award: a jury chaired by director and screenwriter Julie Bertuccelli and composed of director Roberto De Paolis and film critic Daniela Michel will award the prize to one of the titles in the Progressive Cinema Competition and Freestyle sections.
