The organizer and host Claudia Conte says about the event: “I dedicate this edition to women who experience dramatic situations. Innocent victims of violence and war. THEY, LIKE MANY OTHERS, ARE RIGHT NOW FACING A PERSONAL BATTLE FOR THEIR SALVATION AND THAT OF THEIR CHILDREN. IN FACT, WOMEN CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THEIR FREEDOM IN AFGHANISTAN, IN UKRAINE, WHERE MANY ARE PHYSICALLY ENGAGED IN FIGHTING, AND THEY ARE IN IRAN, WHERE MANY GIRLS RISK THEIR LIFE EVERY DAY. THEY ARE THEY ARE IN IRAN, WHERE MANY GIRLS RISK THEIR LIFE EVERY DAY.
THEY ARE PALESTINIAN WOMEN AND ISRAELI WOMEN WHO DO NOT SHARE IDEALS OF VIOLENCE BUT PURSUIT PEACE. AND LET’S NOT FORGET THE MANY ARTISTS WHO STILL SUFFER VIOLENCE AND CENSORSHIP SO THEY DO NOT EXPRESS THEIR THOUGHTS.”
After the success of the Award in September at the Venice Film Festival, the Woman in Cinema Award also returns to the Rome Film Festival.
The event, hosted by Claudia Conte dressed in a dress by Ferragamo took place on 19 October at 6.30 pm in the Sala Scarpa of the MAXXI Museum in Rome.
Among the winners of this eighth edition are the singer-songwriter Nina Zilli, the stylist Vivia Ferragamo, the journalist and documentary maker Francesca Mannocchi, the screenwriter Doriana Leondeff and Daria D’Antonio, director of photography, a job where mostly men work. Additionally, actress Lina Sastri will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to the world of cinema.
The social award was awarded to Joy Ezekiel, a young Nigerian woman who experienced the horror of trafficking and who found the courage to tell her story in the book “I am Joy, a cry for freedom from the slavery of trafficking ”, preface by Pope Francis.
Special guest was the Minister for Family, Birth and Equal Opportunities Eugenia Maria Roccella.
“I also sincerely thank Minister Roccella, having her as an extraordinary testimonial for this award is a sign of the great sensitivity of the highest institution on a truly complicated, as well as dramatic, topic” continues Conte.
The ceremony was preceded by a round table entitled “May no talent go to waste. Business culture and equity” organized by Claudia Conte in collaboration with KPMG to offer a contribution of reflection on the topic of valorisation of female talents, human capital and sustainable and inclusive development in the film and cultural industry. Moderated by the journalist Francesca Cenci, the discussion saw the participation of Svetlana Celli, President of the Capitoline Assembly of Rome; Chiara Sbarigia, President of Cinecittà and APA; Federica Lucisano, CEO of Lucisano Media Group; Lodovico Mazzolin, General Director of the Institute for Sports Credit; Roberto Natale, RAI Director for Sustainability; the lawyer Assumma.
The event is made possible thanks to the support of partners such as KPMG, Aliante Partners, Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi. Representatives of public and private institutions and companies were present. Among others, the prefect Laura Lega, Head of the Fire Brigade Department and the president of Unicef Carmela Pace.