COLIFFE - the Coliseum International Film Festival reaches its fifth edition this year.

COLIFFE is an international film festival that offers a platform to show and promote cinematographic works from all over the world which was born from an initiative of the PIANETA EMPATIA Association, with the aim of creating a moment of cultural and social aggregation, an experience of cooperation and integration.

COLISEUM, as a symbol of the Italy and of the territory to be enhanced by creating cultural specificities that act as an attraction;

INTERNATIONAL, like works from all over the world;

FILM, as a means of international communication, comparison as well as a container for criticism, development and promotion;

FESTIVAL, as a competition and showcase of titles and personalities.

The PIANETA EMPATIA Association, committed to developing proposals that promote cultural opportunities present in the territory, sees cinema as a vehicle through which a territory can start a process of cultural growth capable of triggering development mechanisms combined with local activities same.

In this case the territory is the splendid reality of Rome and its surroundings, places full of ancient villas, ancient ruins and breathtaking views, as well as a generous food and wine offering.

The aim of the festival is to promote international competitiveness through attractiveness, a theme that concerns territories not only for what they are but also for how they can be developed and communicated. A territory is social value, exchange value and experience value, but also cultural value and economic value.

And the theme of the exchange between economy, experience and culture is what pushed us to focus on the territories of the Capital and its surroundings, which, located in this splendid geographical area, can spread the culture of cinema as a privileged meeting place between stories of countries and peoples distant from each other, encouraging the bringing together of different cultures.

The Coliseum International Film Festival is a fundamental resource for the film industry as it not only contributes significantly to the cultural, economic and social development of the territory in which it is held, but also constitutes an essential link in the ecosystem of the film industry.

The Coliseum International Film Festival is multi-mission, in fact:

• promotes the knowledge and diffusion of international cinema in all its forms of art, entertainment and industry, in a spirit of freedom, equality and equal opportunities;

• offers directors wider recognition for their work, spreading word of mouth among critics, cinephiles and audiences;

• discovers new talent and helps structure emerging production areas;

• creates business opportunities for films that have not yet obtained agreements for commercial exploitation or for certain territories.