Rome Film Fest, career achievement awards go to Julianne Moore and Javier Bardem
At the twenty-first edition of the Rome Film Fest, running until October 25, Jesse Eisenberg presents the award to Julianne Moore and Paolo Sorrentino presents it to Javier Bardem. Recognition also for Tessa Ross and Anthony Ippolito.
The Rome Film Fest, running from October 13 to 25, 2026 at the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone, is handing out its main career achievement awards these days. Julianne Moore received the Career Achievement Award from Jesse Eisenberg, on the occasion of the screening of “The Debut,” a film starring the actress that Eisenberg himself wrote, directed and starred in.
Javier Bardem received his Career Achievement Award from Paolo Sorrentino, alongside the presentation of “El ser querido” by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, included in the festival’s Best of 2026 section. The two awards, presented by two internationally prominent filmmakers, mark two of the central moments of this year’s program.
British producer Tessa Ross received the Industry Lifetime Achievement Award during the opening night on October 13, with the presentation entrusted to director Edward Berger. The award recognizes Ross’s professional career in the international film industry, on the production side rather than the acting or directing side.
On October 19, the Progressive Career Award was also presented to Anthony Ippolito, ahead of the preview of “I Play Rocky” by Peter Farrelly. The award is part of a program that over nearly two weeks alternates previews, award ceremonies and screenings of films from various international cinematographies.
The set of awards presented this year — to an American actress, a Spanish actor, a British producer and an emerging performer — reflects the international approach that the Rome event has maintained for several editions, with award ceremonies entrusted each time to directors and performers of standing on the world cinema scene. The Festival’s schedule continues until October 25 with further screenings and events distributed among the various sections of the program, including the one dedicated to the year’s most prominent international titles.
The award ceremonies, spread across the entire span of the festival rather than concentrated in a single evening, punctuate the program from the thirteenth day of October until the closing scheduled for the 25th, alternating institutional moments with presentations of works in and out of competition.
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