Discover film, music and fall magic each November in Northwest Georgia, in Rome’s walkable historic downtown beneath the Appalachian foothill's. Founded in 2003, the Rome International Film Festival (RIFF) is Northwest Georgia’s signature film festival event. Named as one of MovieMaker Magazine’s “Top 20 Festivals Worth the Submission Fee”, RIFF is proud to have shared independent films from dozens of countries across the globe with thousands of film fans and filmmakers from near and far over the last 19 years. Rome’s historic DeSoto Theatre serves as the central venue for the festival. Built in 1927, the DeSoto was the first cinema in the Southeastern United States to screen sound films. In addition to showcasing dozens of feature-length and short films every year, RIFF also provides networking opportunities, informative workshops, and cultural tourism.
