Rome fest denies it rejected Stone's 'W.'

September 15, 2008 The Rome Film Festival offered a spot in its lineup to Oliver Stone's biographical satire "W.," only to have the filmmakers opt for a premiere at this year's London Film Festival, Rome's artistic director said Monday. After a weekend of local media reports suggesting that Rome had rejected the film for political reasons, Rome's Piera Detassis spoke with The Hollywood Reporter to set the record straight. La Repubblica reported in its Saturday editions that "W." was rejected because of the influence Italy's political right had on the festival since the election of Rome's new mayor this year -- a charge Detassis and other festival officials flatly deny.

Subscribe to the Hollywood Reporter and see the entertainment industry from its best angle: the inside looking out. Complete access to real-time news and exclusive analysis that goes behind the scenes from film to television, home video to digital media.

   Subscribe now.