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Matteo Garrone
Matteo Garrone (born 15 October 1968) is an Italians, Italian filmmaker. Born in Rome, the son of a theatre critic, Nico Garrone and a photographer, in 1996 Garrone won the ''Sacher d'Oro'', an award sponsored by Nanni Moretti, with the short film ''Silhouette'', that became one of the three episodes that are on his first long feature, ''Terra di Mezzo'' in 1997. He won Best Director at the European Film Awards and at the David di Donatello Awards for ''Gomorrah (film), Gomorrah'' (2008), among many other awards. His film ''Reality (2012 film), Reality'' (2012) competed in competition at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and won the Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival), Grand Prix. His films ''Tale of Tales (2015 film), Tale of Tales'' (2015) and ''Dogman (film), Dogman'' (2018) were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and the 2018 Cannes Film Festival respectively. The Nastro d'Argento, Nastro d'argento awarded Garrone both Nastro d'Argento for Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
70th Berlin International Film Festival
The 70th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 20 February to 1 March 2020. It was the first under the leadership of new Berlin Film Festival heads, business administration director Mariette Rissenbeek and artistic director Carlo Chatrian. The festival opened with the opening gala presented by actor Samuel Finzi followed by the world premiere of the film ''My Salinger Year'' which was selected for the Berlinale Special section. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Iranian film ''There Is No Evil'', directed by Mohammad Rasoulof. Jury Main competition The following were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section: International jury * Jeremy Irons, actor (United Kingdom) - Jury President * Bérénice Bejo, actress (France / Argentina) * Bettina Brokemper, producer (Germany) * Annemarie Jacir, filmmaker and poet (Palestine) * Kenneth Lonergan, playwright and filmmaker (United States) * Luca Marinelli, actor (Italy) * Kleber Mendonça Filho, film director, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nastro D'Argento For Best Producer
The ''Nastro d'Argento'' (Silver Ribbon) is a film award assigned each year, since 1946, by ''Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists"), the association of Italian film critics. This is the list of Nastro d'Argento awards for Best Producer. Angelo Barbagallo, Mario Cecchi Gori and Nanni Moretti are the most awarded Producers in this category, with 5 awards each. 1950s *1954 – Peg Film – ''I Vitelloni'' *1955 – Dino De Laurentiis, Carlo Ponti – ''La Strada'' *1956 – Cines – ''Amici per la pelle'' *1957 – Carlo Ponti – ''The Railroad Man'' *1958 – Dino De Laurentiis – ''Nights of Cabiria'' *1959 – Franco Cristaldi – ''A Man of Straw'', ''La sfida'', ''Big Deal on Madonna Street'' 1960s *1960 – Goffredo Lombardo – for the whole productions *1961 – Dino De Laurentiis – for the whole productions *1962 – Alfredo Bini – for the whole productions *1963 – Goffredo Lombardo – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Births
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. ** 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer and conductor. He has won many awards, including two Academy Awards, for his musical scores to the films ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' and ''The Shape of Water'', and has received nine additional Academy Award nominations, ten César nominations (winning three), eleven BAFTA nominations (winning three), twelve Golden Globe Award nominations (winning two) and ten Grammy nominations (winning two). Desplat has composed scores for a wide range of films, including low-budget independent productions and large-scale blockbusters, such as ''The Queen'', ''The Golden Compass'', '' Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium'', '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'', '' The Twilight Saga: New Moon'', ''Fantastic Mr. Fox'', ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' '' & Part 2'', '' Little Women'', ''The King's Speech'', ''The Danish Girl'', ''The Imitation Game'', ''Moonrise Kingdom'', '' Argo'', ''Rise of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banda Osiris
Banda Osiris are an Italian ensamble of musicians, actors and composers. Career The group formed in 1980, in Vercelli. Their name is a pun/tribute to Italian revue soubrette, actress and singer Wanda Osiris. They initially started their career with street performances, mixing music, acting and comedy. With "Banda Osiris di Giorno" they debuted on stage, and through the theatrical dimension they had a growing success, especially with the shows "Storia della musica voll. 1 e 2", under the direction of Gabriele Salvatores, and "Sinfonia Fantastica" directed by Maurizio Nichetti. The group composed and performed several musical film scores, winning the Silver Berlin Bear for Best Film Music as well as the David di Donatello for Best Score and the Nastro d'Argento in the same category for the Matteo Garrone's 2004 drama film ''First Love First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massimo Cantini Parrini
Massimo Cantini Parrini (born 13 April 1972) is an Italian costume designer. Life and career Born in Florence, Cantini Parrini graduated in fashion culture and stylism from the University of Florence and in costume designing at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia where he was a pupil of Piero Tosi. He made his professional debut as assistant of Gabriella Pescucci. During his career he was awarded five David di Donatello, three Nastro d'Argento Awards and a European Film Award for '' Dogman''. He was nominated for Academy Awards for two consecutive years, in 2021 for Matteo Garrone's ''Pinocchio'', and in 2022 together with Jacqueline Durran for their work on Joe Wright's ''Cyrano''. Selected filmography *'' Carnera: The Walking Mountain'', directed by Renzo Martinelli (2008) *''Barbarossa'', directed by Renzo Martinelli (2009) *'' The Woman of My Dreams'', directed by Luca Lucini (2010) *''The Wholly Family'', directed by Terry Gilliam (short, 2011) *'' 11 settembre 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy Jack Thomas, CBE (born 26 July 1949) is a British film producer, founder and chairman of Recorded Picture Company. He produced Bernardo Bertolucci's ''The Last Emperor'', which won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2006 he received a European Film Award for Outstanding European Achievement in World Cinema. His father was director Ralph Thomas (director of many of the ''Doctor'' films), while his uncle Gerald Thomas directed all of the films in the ''Carry On'' franchise. Life and career Thomas was born in London, England into a filmmaking family with his father, Ralph Philip Thomas, and uncle, Gerald, both directors. His childhood ambition was to work in cinema. As soon as he left school he went to work in various positions, ending up in the cutting rooms working on films such as ''The Harder They Come'', '' Family Life (film)'' and ''The Golden Voyage of Sinbad'', and worked through the ranks to become a film editor for Ken Loach on ''A Misfortune''. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domenico Procacci
Domenico Procacci (born 8 February 1960) is an Italian film producer. Life and career Born in Bari, Procacci debuted as a producer in the late 1980s, when he co-founded with Renzo Rossellini and others the production company Vertigo. In 1990 he founded the company Fandango, which debuted with a box office hit, Sergio Rubini's ''La stazione''. He soon specialized in producing small-budget art films directed by young directors. In 1992, he started a long collaboration with Rolf de Heer, producing and even distributing his films in Italy, and in 2002 he co-founded with de Heer, Richard Lowenstein, Sue Murray and Bryce Menzies the production company Fandango Australia. Procacci won four David di Donatello Awards for best producer, and four Silver Ribbons in the same category. In 2014, Procacci had a son with Kasia Smutniak, whom he married in September 2019. Selected filmography * 1990 - '' The Station'' * 1992 - ''Flight of the Innocent'' * 1993 - ''Bad Boy Bubby '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Spoletini
Marco Spoletini (born 13 April 1964) is an Italian film editor. Born in Rome, Spoletini graduated from the Istituto di Stato per la Cinematografia Roberto Rossellini, then he enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, where he studied film editing under Roberto Perpignani. He is well known for his association with Matteo Garrone, with whom he worked since his first short film. In 2003 Spoletini won the Silver Ribbon and the Ciak d'oro for his work in the films '' The Embalmer'' and ''Maximum Velocity (V-Max)''. In 2009 he won the David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award cat ... for Garrone's '' Gomorrah''. References External links * 1964 births Italian film editors Living people Film people from Rome David di Donatello winners Nastro d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Onorato
Marco Onorato (18 May 1953 – 2 June 2012) was an Italian cinematographer. Biography He is best known for being the cinematographer of all of Matteo Garrone's movies till his death. He won the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer for '' Gomorrah'' and he won a posthumous David di Donatello Award for Best Cinematography for his work in ''Reality'' after being nominated for '' The Embalmer'', ''First Love'' and '' Gomorrah''. He was the brother of actor and dubber Glauco Onorato. He died on June 2, 2012 after a short illness. Selected filmography * ''I ragazzi di via Panisperna'' (1989) * '' There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs'' (1990) * '' Terra di mezzo'' (1996) * '' Ospiti'' (1998) * '' The Embalmer'' (2002) * ''First Love'' (2004) * '' The Voyage Home'' (2004) * '' Gomorrah'' (2008) * ''Fort Apache Napoli'' (2009) * ''Reality Reality is the sum or aggregate of all that is real or existent within a system, as opposed to that which is only imaginary. The term is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mid-August Lunch
''Mid-August Lunch'' (originally released as ''Pranzo di ferragosto'') is a 2008 Italian comedy-drama and the directorial debut of Italian actor and screenwriter Gianni Di Gregorio. It was produced by Italian writer-director Matteo Garrone whose 2008 film Gomorrah was co-written by Di Gregorio. It currently is being distributed in the US by Zeitgeist Films. Plot Gianni (Gianni Di Gregorio), who is struggling to pay their flat's communal charges, is looking after his 93-year-old mother during Italy's biggest summer holiday, Ferragosto. He makes end meet by looking after other elderly women for the holidays while their families go away, including the mothers of his landlord and doctor, who will forgive his debts in exchange. Awards and nominations The film won the Grand Prix Award and the Audience Award at the International Film Festival Bratislava, and also won the FIPRESCI Award. It was awarded the "Luigi De Laurentiis" Award for a First Feature Film at the 65th Venice Film Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Love (2004 Drama Film)
''First Love'' (Italian: ''Primo Amore'') is an Italian 2004 erotic body horror drama film directed by Matteo Garrone and Massimo Gaudioso, loosely based on the autobiographical novel by Marco Mariolini. The film deals with anorexia nervosa. Plot Vittorio, a Veronese goldsmith, meets Sonia through a blind date; the two begin to date and thereby to get to know each other, notwithstanding some initial doubts about the possibility of success of their relationship: Vittorio is having therapy due to his obsession with thin women up to the point of anorexia. Their relationship continues as Sonia agrees to lose weight — ignoring the man’s neurosis — which she seemingly does as an act of love, not through her own desire. What at first seems only a benign choice turns into a nightmare for Sonia, made worse because the two have chosen to live together. Vittorio becomes increasingly suspicious of Sonia, thinking (somewhat correctly) that she eats in secret. He therefore hides th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
