On Friday, March 13, the Institut français Centre Saint-Louis in Rome, Largo Toniolo, hosted the Franco Film Festival awards ceremony, an event dedicated to celebrating contemporary Francophone cinema. Each year, the festival presents a selection of films from a wide range of French-speaking countries, offering audiences the opportunity to explore stories and cinematic perspectives from different continents and cultural backgrounds. Through screenings, discussions and meetings with film professionals, the festival creates a space for dialogue around the diversity and richness of Francophone cinema.
This year’s edition also featured AANT among its key contributors. The trophy awarded to the festival winner was designed and produced by AANT students as part of the 25th Hour, the Academy’s creative workshop format dedicated to experimentation, collaborative design and the development of innovative ideas.
The project was created by the Red Team, winner of the latest edition of the 25th Hour. Composed of students and lecturers from AANT’s three-year programs, the team worked together to design and produce the symbolic object that represents the festival’s award. The initiative perfectly reflects the Academy’s educational approach, where applied creativity, teamwork and engagement with the cultural and audiovisual industries play a central role. Attending the award ceremony marked the final stage of this journey, giving the team the opportunity to see their work become the official symbol of the festival’s artistic recognition.
The AANT team who won the 25th Hour:
Lecturers
- Simone Mari
- Antonio Marongiu
- Riccardo Onorato
- Matteo Quarta
Students
- Ali Mohamed Kacem
- Denise Angrisano
- Ginevra Assogna
- Michele Cafaro
- Claudio Carnevali
- Beatrice D’Angelo
- Giuseppe Maria Falso
- Giorgia Sofia Fede
- Chiara Giuliani
- Alessandro Lavarone
- Giulia Likar
- Sofia Lucciola
- Sabrina Lupasco
- Giosue Molinaro
- Gioia Pagliano
- Aurora Pandolfo
- Arianna Pepa
- Nicolò Pontarelli
- Gianluca Sammarco
- Fabrizio Alexander Saune Caycho
- Irene Stefanoni