Giuseppe Mario Gaudino (born 16 May 1957) is an Italian director, screenwriter, documentarist and set designer. His cinema mainly focuses on social alienation and cultural displacement.La Penna, Daniela. "The Cinema of Giuseppe M. Gaudino and Edoardo Winspeare: Between Tradition and Experiment", in William Hope (ed.). ''Italian Cinema: New Directions''. Peter Lang, 2005. pp. 175-197. . Born in

Pozzuoli Pozzuoli (; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the Italian region of Campania. It is the main city of the Phlegrean Peninsula. History Pozzuoli began as the Greek colony of ''Dicaearchia'' ( el, Δικα� ...

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, Gaudino got a degree in set design at the

Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli The Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli (Naples Academy of Fine Arts) is a university-level art school in Naples. In the past it has been known as the Reale Istituto di Belle Arti and the Reale Accademia di Belle Arti. Founded by King Charles VII ...

and later enrolled at the

Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia The Centro sperimentale di cinematografia (Experimental Film Centre or Italian National film school) was established in 1935 in Italy and aims to promote the art and technique of cinematography and film. The centre is the oldest film school in ...

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, graduating in 1982. He debuted in 1984 with the silent short film ''Aldis'', which was screened at the

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...

. After directing several documentaries and being active as set designer in a number of films, Gaudino made his feature film debut in 1997 with the experimental drama ''Moonspins Between Land and Sea''. The film was entered into the main competition at the

54th Venice International Film Festival The 54th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 27 August to 6 September 1997. Jury The following people comprised the 1997 jury: * Jane Campion (New Zealand) (head of jury) * Ronald Bass (USA) * Véra Belmont (France) * ...

, winning the Isvema Award and the Pasinetti Award for best film. The film also won the Tiger Award at the 1998

International Film Festival Rotterdam The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental fi ...

and the Grolla d'oro for best film. His 2015 film ''

Per amor vostro ''Per amor vostro'' () is a 2015 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe M. Gaudino. It was screened in the main competition section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. For her performance Valeria Golino won the Volpi Cup for Best A ...

'' was screened in the main competition section of the

72nd Venice International Film Festival The 72nd annual Venice International Film Festival took place from 2 to 12 September 2015. Alfonso Cuarón served as the President of the Jury for the main competition. A restored version of Federico Fellini's film '' Amarcord'' was shown at the ...

and for her performance in the film

Valeria Golino Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in ''Rain Man'', ''Big Top Pee-wee'' and the two ''Hot Shots!'' films, particularly the olive-in-the-bell ...

won the

Volpi Cup for Best Actress The Volpi Cup for Best Actress is an award presented by the Venice Film Festival. It is given by the festival jury in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance from the films in the competition slate. It is named in honor o ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaudino, Giuseppe M 1957 births Living people People from Pozzuoli Italian film directors Italian documentary filmmakers Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli alumni Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni