Rome Prisma Film Awards 2025
IN THE DARK AND UNCERTAIN TIMES THAT OUR WORLD IS GOING THROUGH, THE PRISMA AWARDS BURST ONTO THE SCENE: DIVERSITY, CREATIVITY, UNITY, HOPE!
After more than 45 events held in 8 years, in June 2025 the Rome Prisma Film Awards return with an expanded three-day celebration of international short cinema, taking place in the heart of Rome.
Founded in 2018 by creative hub Il Varco, the festival has grown into one of the most respected independent film events worldwide, recognized for its curatorial excellence, inclusive spirit, and commitment to emerging voices.
Set in the iconic Cinema Farnese in Piazza Campo de’ Fiori in Rome and enriched by parallel events at prestigious venues such as Palazzo Valentini and Spazio Sette Library, this summer edition features three evenings of screenings, toghether with networking opportunities, didactic activities and meetings between the public, filmmakers and institutions.
THESE ARE THE ROME PRISMA FILM AWARDS.
WE UNITE PEOPLE. THROUGH FILMS. IN THE VERY HEART OF ROME.
FULL PROGRAM
SCREENINGS PROGRAM
SIDE EVENTS
OUR PHILOSOPHY
What sets Prisma apart is its human-centered approach: every screening is introduced by the artistic director and followed by reflections that situate each film within its personal, aesthetic, and political context. Rather than overwhelming the audience, the festival fosters intimacy, depth, and shared emotion.
June 2025 marks another step in its mission to bridge cultures, promote artistic merit, and demonstrate that, even in a fragmented digital age, cinema can still be a place where no one feels alone.
OUR MISSION
At the heart of the Rome Prisma Film Awards lies a simple but powerful belief: that cinema is not just an art form, but a human necessity—a way to share our visions, confront our vulnerabilities, and recognize ourselves in others. In a time when screens multiply and attention fragments, we aim to restore depth, presence, and meaning to the cinematic experience.
Our commitment is to support independent filmmakers from all over the world, especially those navigating the uncertainties of our saturated industry. We strive to be more than a competition — we are a meeting place, a platform for growth, a space for exchange.
MEET THE 2025 JURY
Actress, director, and performer from Iceland, Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter gained her degree in acting and directing from the Icelandic University of the Arts and the University of Music and Theatre in Hamburg. Fascinated by human vulnerability —which she often explores through a tragicomic lens— she has initiated and taken part in numerous projects across theatre, performance, and film.
Her site-specific theatre piece The Beauty of Living Together received the Múrbrjóturinn incentive prize, and her role as Eyja in The Quiet Storm earned her an Edda Award nomination, while her short How About That? premiered at the Stockfish Film Festival in Reykjavík.
Last year she won the Best Short Film the Year award at the Prisma Awards with Fár, work that premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it received a Special Mention.
Gunnur assigned the award for Best Directing of the Year, and along with the other two judges, the award for Best Short Film of the Year.
Quentin Delcourt is a passionate film advocate from France who channels his love for cinema both by supporting the work of others and by directing his own. After graduating in Film Studies from the University of Montreal in 2013, he began his career in Quebec as an assistant director and artistic director.
Upon returning to France in 2018, he co-founded the Festival Plurielles alongside Laurence Meunier. The following year, he launched his own production company, IRRIX FILMS, debuting with the documentary Pygmalionnes. His latest work is the short film Sunflowers at Night, a deeply personal introspection, and he’s currently shooting The Tesserae Symphony, feature documentary addressing sexual and spiritual abuse of nuns in the Catholic Church.
We met Quentin last year, when we screened at Cinema Farnese his 2023 short film Impatient, a bittersweet story set in a psychiatric hospital that also received our Young Jury Award.
Quentin assigned the award for Best Leading Actress of the Year, and along with the other two judges, the award for Best Short Film of the Year.
Born in a small village in the Marche region of Italy, Giulia Grandinetti is a multifaceted artist, guided in her creative path by constant research and experimentation, as could already be seen in her feature film debut Alice and the Land that Wonders, a completely self-financed visionary project.
In 2022, she presented her short film Tria – Del sentimento del tradire, shot on 35mm in Italian and Greek, that had its world premiere at the 79th Venice Film Festival in the Orizzonti Short Films Competition. And her latest short Majonezë won Best Short Film in the Panorama Italia section at the 22nd edition of Alice nella Città, and also was one of the five finalists at the last edition of the David di Donatello Awards.
In 2023 we screened at Cinema Farnese her other highly successful short film Guinea Pig, co-directed with Andrea Benjamin Manenti.
Giulia assigned the award for Best Leading Actor of the Year, and along with the other two judges, the award for Best Short Film of the Year.
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