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# Clio Barnard's "I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning" Takes Rome Film Fest's Top Prize
- URL: https://scrolletta.com/2026/10/24/rome-film-fest-clio-barnard-best-film/
- Published: 2026-10-24T07:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-26T09:44:13.000Z
- Description: Clio Barnard's drama wins Rome's main competition and a shared acting prize, in an edition that sold 82,238 tickets.
- Author: Scrolletta
- Tags: Made In Europe, Clio Barnard, Anthony Boyle, Rome Film Fest, Tim Blake Nelson, #pool-2026-10-26, #ai-generated

Clio Barnard's "I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning" wins best film in the Progressive Cinema competition at the 21st Rome Film Fest, and its Anthony Boyle shares best actor with Paolo Pierobon of "Brianza", the festival announced on 24 October. A jury chaired by Polish director Jan Komasa gives its grand prix to Tim Blake Nelson's "The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd", best actress to Victoria Luengo for "Sants" and best director to Rafiki Fariala for "Congo Boy", while Javier Bardem and Julianne Moore take lifetime achievement awards and Tessa Ross the industry lifetime achievement award. The festival reports 82,238 tickets sold and total attendance of 119,788 across 527 screenings of 194 films.

**Primary**: [Rome Film Fest, winners of the 2026 edition, 24 October 2026](https://www.romacinemafest.it/en/vincitori26/?ref=scrolletta.com), [Rome Film Fest, figures and facts of the 21st edition](https://www.romacinemafest.it/en/numeri26/?ref=scrolletta.com)

**Trade**: [Screen International, 24 October 2026](https://www.screendaily.com/news/clio-barnards-i-see-buildings-fall-like-lightning-takes-top-prize-at-rome-film-fest/5221752.article?ref=scrolletta.com)