‘Violent Butterflies’ and ‘E se mio padre’ Take Top Awards at 24th Rome Independent Film Festival

Violent Butterflies by Adolfo Dávila has won the Best International Feature Film at the 24th RIFF – Rome Independent Film Festival under the artistic direction of Academy Award winner Paul Haggis.

In Violent Butterflies, a graffiti artist and the singer of a punk band, meet in an atmosphere of profound social crisis and discontent.

E se mio padre (What if My Father) by Solange Tonnini won for Best Italian Feature Film with Special Mention going to the road movie 6:06 by Tekla Taidelli.

Set in the 1980s, E se mio padre follows a 12-year-old searching for the truth about her often-absent father, whose job at a mysterious import-export company seems incredibly suspicious.

6:06 tells the story of twenty-six-year-old Leo, trapped in a cycle of addiction and miserable jobs. His life changes when he meets Jo-Jo, a twenty-year-old French man who lives in a caravan and they embark on a road trip to Portugal.

Other prizes went to Eva by William Reyes for Best LGBT Feature Film, Arte Sciopero by Luca Immesi won Best Italian Documentary, and Stop Killing Our Women by Marco Venditti won Best International Documentary.

Winners of 2025 Rome Independent Film Festival

Best Italian Feature Film E se mio padre by Solange Tonnini

Special Mention – Italian Feature Film 6:06 by Tekla Taidelli

Best International Feature Film Violent Butterflies by Adolfo Dávila

Best LGBT Feature Film Eva by William Reyes

Best Italian Documentary Arte Sciopero by Luca Immesi

Best International Documentary Stop Killing Our Women by Marco Venditti

Rai Cinema Channel Award – Best Italian Short Film La Talpa by Marco Santoro

Special Mention – Italian Short Film Gonfiami by Iacopo Zanon

Best International Short Film Sága by Maïlys Gelin & Clément Grosdenier

Best Student Short Film (In)Visible by Sam Joseph

Best Animated Short Film Rukeli by Alessandro Rak

AI Shorts Animalz – Part One by Simone Bocchino and Luca Ontino

Best Series Concept L’appartamento sold out by Gianni Cardillo and Francesco Apolloni

Best Feature Film Screenplay La risacca by Chiara Benedetti

Best Feature Film Concept Operazione Fuo.Co. by Federica Angelini

Best Short Film Screenplay L’alfabeto bianco by Massimo Saverio Maida