Elda Ferri (born 12 November 1937) is an
Italian film producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...
.
She is the administrator of the company ''Jean Vigo Italia S.r.l.''. She co-produced the comedy ''
Life Is Beautiful'' (1997) with
Gianluigi Braschi
Gianluigi Braschi (2 July 1963 – 23 October 2008) was an Italian film producer.
He was born in Cesena, Italy on 2 July 1963. He was the brother of actress Nicoletta Braschi, who married Roberto Benigni so he worked frequently with him in come ...
, for which they both received an Academy Award nomination for
Best Picture. The film also earned them a
David di Donatello for Best Producer
The David di Donatello Award for Best Producer (Italian: ''David di Donatello per il miglior produttore'') is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize outstanding produc ...
as well as a
European Film Award for Best Film.
In 2005, she was awarded the prize of the "European producer of the year".
Elda Ferri European producer of the year
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Italian film producers
People from Bologna
1937 births
Living people
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