Adnkronos (Adnkronos) – "A Clean Job" won best short film in the "The Thousand Faces of Water" contest. The competition, sponsored by Acea and organized in collaboration with the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (Experimental Cinematography Center), is dedicated to original short films that narrate the story of water through fiction, documentary, or animation, in line with the Group's sustainability goals.
The theme of the 2026 edition was "From purification comes the sea we live in," a journey that tells the story of water's journey and the importance of protecting every stage of its journey.
Directed by Romeo Pizzol, the short film addresses the topic of water purification through a charming conversation on a beach between a pedantic young engineer and a little girl busy building a sandcastle.
The winning short was screened today during the opening night of the Rome Film Fest. The winning filmmaker was awarded the Acea Prize, along with a €5.000 grant. Two juries—a technical panel composed of Acea executives and experts from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, and a panel of company employees—selected the short film from over 90 submissions, including from abroad.
The awards ceremony, hosted by Sky journalist Alessio Viola, which took place in the Teatro Studio Borgna at the Auditorium Parco della Musica, was attended by Alessandro Rivera, president of Acea, Gabriella Buontempo, president of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, and Salvatore Nastasi, president of the Cinema Foundation and the Rome Film Fest, as well as the competing authors.
At the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone, water returns to the spotlight as Acea celebrates its 20th anniversary with the Rome Film Fest. This year, Acea is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the Rome Film Fest, with an installation dedicated to water culture and raising awareness about protecting this essential resource. At the center of the stand will be a true icon of the city: the nasone, Rome's historic drinking fountain. Visitors will be guided to the stand by the Blu Carpet, a carpet tinged with the colors of water for the occasion. During the festival, the Acea "Acquea" app, which lists all of Rome's historic drinking fountains, will feature the nasoni featured in scenes from Italian films.
'Gocce di Cinema', the festival curated by the Fondazione Cinema per Roma and dedicated to the relationship between water and the seventh art, is also back. The selection features films that address the theme from diverse perspectives: ecological, naturalistic, cultural, artistic, dreamlike, and religious, through the eyes of some of the directors who have shaped the history of cinema.
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