Julianne Moore and Javier Bardem, the Lifetime Achievement Awards of the Rome Film Fest

The twenty-first edition of the Rome Film Fest will take place from October 13 to 25, 2026, at the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone. The news currently comes from a single source, the Fondazione Cinema per Roma; no independent confirmation of programme details is available at this time.

Among the main honours, Julianne Moore will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to her by Jesse Eisenberg on the occasion of the screening of The Debut, a film Eisenberg directed, wrote and stars in.

Javier Bardem will in turn receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Paolo Sorrentino. The Spanish actor will also bring to Rome the film El ser querido, directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen.

A third honour, the Industry Lifetime Achievement Award, will go to British producer Tessa Ross, who will receive it during the opening night on October 13 from director Edward Berger. Ross was for a long time Head of Film and Drama at Channel 4 and today leads the company House Productions as chief executive. Her career includes productions such as The Millionaire, The Last King of Scotland, In Bruges, 12 Years a Slave, The Zone of Interest and Conclave, titles that have over the years collected honours at major festivals and international awards.

The official image chosen for the new edition of the Rome Film Fest is that of Monica Vitti, who will accompany the event’s communications throughout its duration.

Between the lifetime achievement awards to two internationally renowned actors and the honour dedicated to a producer who has accompanied some of the most awarded films of the past twenty years, the 2026 edition of the Rome Film Fest confirms the festival’s attention to figures who combine acting and film production of international scope. The full programme, including the titles in competition, will be announced in the coming weeks by the Fondazione Cinema per Roma.