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29 Ottobre 2026
TFI Torino Film Industry Hosts the First Edition of the Roberto Leoni Award
A prestigious new collaboration enriches the line-up of Torino Film Industry 9: for the first time within the market, the "Roberto Leoni" Award comes to life—an accolade created to spotlight new voices in Italian fantastic cinema.
Inspired by Roberto Leoni’s passion for unconventional stories, the Roberto Leoni Award for Best Screenplay for a Fantastic Debut Feature released in Italian theatres in 2025 was conceived and curated by Cristiana Bini Leoni, Roberto's artistic collaborator for over thirty years.
Alongside the curator of the Award, the Director of the Film Commission Torino Piemonte, Paolo Manera, will present this inaugural edition. The event will take place on November 27 at 7:00 PM at Cinema Lux in Turin, as part of the TFI Torino Film Industry market screenings, held in conjunction with the 44th Torino Film Festival.
The winning title of the fantastic debut feature will be announced at the opening of the event, followed by the screening of the film.
Prior to the screening, the awarded screenwriter will receive a set of custom fountain pens engraved with the Award's logo, crafted and donated by Visconti, the internationally renowned Florentine atelier of handcrafted writing instruments—a precious gift for those who have made writing their trade. The Award also includes a cash prize of €1,000, donated by producer Piernicola Mucci, founder of the production company Riviera Film Production (Cannes).
For more information about the Award click HERE
