{"id":211218,"date":"2021-06-09T14:46:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T12:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/?p=211218"},"modified":"2025-10-03T17:41:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T15:41:45","slug":"mi-chiamo-francesco-totti-wins-bankgiro-loterij-audience-award-at-iffr-2021-in-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/mi-chiamo-francesco-totti-wins-bankgiro-loterij-audience-award-at-iffr-2021-in-june","title":{"rendered":"Mi chiamo Francesco Totti wins BankGiro Loterij Audience Award at IFFR 2021 in June"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>Alex Infascelli wins \u20ac5,000 audience prize for Francesco Totti biopic<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announces football documentary\u00a0Mi chiamo Francesco Totti\u00a0<\/strong>by Alex Infascelli as the\u00a0winner of the BankGiro Loterij Audience Award<\/a>\u00a0for the June festival chapter. Italian director Infascelli was selected by audiences who watched the film both online and in cinemas in Rotterdam during the festival from 2 to 6 June, with online availability until 9 June. The selection of Infascelli for the award and accompanying \u20ac5,000 prize on 9 June marks the official close of the festival\u2019s 50th edition.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Festival director Vanja Kaludjercic: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted, following February\u2019s winning film\u00a0Quo vadis, Aida?<\/strong>, to present the second Audience Award of our 50th edition, chosen from our June lineup, to Alex Infascelli\u2019s\u00a0Mi chiamo Francesco Totti<\/strong><\/a>. Congratulations to Alex for his moving storytelling of the illustrious career and life of the great Francesco Totti. IFFR has always had\u00a0a love affair with this great sport<\/a>. This combined with our rooting in the undeniably football-crazed city of Rotterdam, it\u2019s no wonder that this film captivated the hearts of our audiences.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before Italian footballer Francesco Totti\u2019s final game, this passionate documentary looks back on his well over 25-year career playing for AS Roma. Using a wealth of archival footage, Infascelli composes a passionate portrait of this one-club man, adored by the people of Rome as both a star athlete and humble family man. Infascelli depicts the footballer after having previously portrayed Stanley Kubrick in the 2015 documentary\u00a0S is for Stanley<\/strong>, on Emilio D’Alessandro, Kubrick’s personal driver.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filmmaker Alex Infascelli: \u201cThis is unbelievable!\u00a0Out of all the awards possible, this is the most important: the crowd. I am grateful to everyone who has opened their hearts to our film!\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Still from\u00a0Quo vadis, Aida?<\/strong>\u00a0by\u00a0Jasmila \u017dbani\u0107<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0BankGiro Loterij Audience Award<\/a>\u00a0is given to the filmmaker whose title in the official IFFR selection received the highest average vote in the audience poll. To match the 50th edition\u2019s two-part festival format, IFFR 2021 provided audiences with the opportunity to vote for two BankGiro Loterij Audience Award winners \u2013 one for both the February and June film programme. In February, the BankGiro Loterij Audience Award went to\u00a0Quo vadis, Aida?<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by Jasmila \u017dbani\u0107 for her portrayal of the Srebrenica massacre. The film was later nominated for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vive le cin\u00e9ma! exhibition in Eye opens<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With the re-opening of museums in the Netherlands, the long-anticipated Vive le cin\u00e9ma! exhibition opened in Amsterdam on Saturday 5 June. As a joint celebration of Eye Filmmuseum\u2019s 75th anniversary and IFFR\u2019s 50th edition, iconic filmmakers with a festival history were commissioned to produce installations for this exhibition on art and film, including Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese and Jia Zhangke. The exhibition runs until 5 September.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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