Overview

• Paola Cortellesi will head the Concorso jury at the Rome Film Festival’s 20th edition from October 15 to 25, 2025.
• Fondazione Cinema per Roma president Salvatore Nastasi announced the nomination following a proposal by artistic director Paola Malanga.
• Cortellesi’s directorial debut, C’è ancora domani, opened the 2023 festival and won the Special Jury Prize, Public Prize and Special Mention for Best First Film.
• The film grossed €36.8 million in Italy, attracted 5.4 million viewers and sold into key markets including France, the United States and China.
• Her selection joins a line of esteemed jury presidents such as Marjane Satrapi, Gael García Bernal and Pablo Trapero, highlighting the event’s stature in global cinema.