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Riviera International Film Festival

The Riviera International Film Festival (RIFF) is an annual film festival held in Sestri Levante, Italy, which previews new films of various genres from around the world. The invitation-only festival is held annually at the end of April/beginning of May and was founded in 2016 by Los Angeles–based film producer Stefano Gallini-Durante. The festival's Official Competition is reserved for carefully selected works by directors under 35 and for feature documentaries on the Environment and Climate Change.

Jury
An international jury composed of a president and various film, culture, and art personalities, who determine the prizes for the feature films in the competition. ==Selection==
Selection
2017 • ''It's Only the End of the World'' (Dir. Xavier Dolan; Producers Xavier Dolan, Sylvain Corbell, Nancy Grant, Elisha Karmitz, Nathanaël Karmitz, Michel Merkt; Cast Nathalie Baye, Marion Cotillard, Vincent Cassel, Léa Seydoux, Gaspard Ulliel) • Embrace of the Serpent(Dir. Ciro Guerra; Producer Cristina Gallego; Cast Nilbio Torres, Jan Bijvoet, Antonio Bolivar, Brionne Davis) • Autumn Lights (Dir. Angad Aulakh; Producers Guy Kent, Angad Aulakh, Ashley M. Kent, David Oskar Olafsson, Arni Filippusson; Cast Guy Kent, Marta Gastini) • Sami Blood (Dir. Amanda Kernell; Producer Lars G. Lindstrom; Cast Lene Cecilia Sparrok, Mia Sparrok, Maj Doris Rimpi, Olle Sarri) • Marija (Dir. Michael Koch; Producers Christoph Friedel, Claudia Steffen; Cast Margarita Breitkreiz, Georg Friedrich, Sahin Eryilmaz) • Baden Baden (Dir. Rachel Lang; Producers Valérie Bournonville, Pierre-Louis Cassou, Jeremy Forn, Joseph Rouschop; Cast Salome Richard, Claude Gensac, Lazare Gousseau) • I Was a Dreamer (Dir. Michele Vannucci; Producer Giovanni Pompilli; Cast Mirko Frezza, Alessandro Borghi, Vittorio Viviani) • As I Open My Eyes (Dir. Leyla Bouzid; Producers Sandra da Fonesca, Imed Marzouk; Cast Baya Medhaffer, Ghalia Benali, Montassar Ayari) • Our Last (Dir. Ludovico di Martino; Producers Alessandro Amato, Ludovico Di Martini, Gabriele Luppi; Cast Fabrizio Colica, Guglielmo Poggi, Giobbe Covatta) • Out of Love (Dir. Paloma Aguilera; Producers Arnold Heslenfeld, Laurette Schillings, Frans Van Gestel; Cast Naomi Velissariou, Daniil Vorobyev) ==Awards==
Awards
In competition ;2017 Winners • Grand Jury Prize for Best PictureEmbrace of the Serpent by Ciro GuerraJury Prize for Best Director – Amanda Kernell for Sami BloodJury Prize for Best ActorDaniil Vorobyov for Out of LoveJury Prize for Best ActressBaya Medhaffer for As I Open My Eyes • Special Mention Award – Baden Baden ;2017 Nominees • Best Director • Xavier Dolan for ''It's Only the End of the World'' • Ciro Guerra for Embrace of the SerpentAngad Aulakh for Autumn LightsMichael Koch for MarijaRachel Lang for Baden BadenMichel Vannucci for I Was A DreamerLeyla Bouzid for As I Open My EyesLudovico di Martino for Our LastPaloma Aguilera for Out of LoveBest ActressNathalie Baye for ''It's Only the End of the World'' • Léa Seydoux for ''It's Only the End of the World'' • Marion Cotillard for ''It's Only the End of the World'' • Marta Gastini for Autumn LightsLene Cecilia Sparrok for Sami BloodMargarita Breitkreiz for MarijaSalomé Richard for Baden BadenMia Erika Sparrok for Sami BloodNaomi Velissariou for Out of LoveBest ActorVincent Cassel for ''It's Only the End of the World'' • Gaspard Ulliel for ''It's Only the End of the World'' • Guy Kent for Autumn LightsOlle Sarri for Sami BloodGeorg Friedrich for MarijaMirko Frezzo for Our LastLazare Gousseau for Baden BadenAyari Montassar for As I Open My EyesFabrizio Colica for Our Last ==See also==
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