Giuseppe Petitto (11 July 1969 – 2 September 2015) was an Italian film director.

Career

Born in

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, Petitto was a graduate of the National Film School in

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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 ...

), also holding a bachelor's degree in Law, he has served as a director, producer, and editor on several

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films both documentary and fiction, some of which have gained critical International acclaim. Mostly active in human-rights related filmmaking, his former works have focused on children's rights abuse, civilian war victims, mental disorders, international politics, corruption and were produced in collaboration with European and American broadcasters such as

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. Among other International Awards, he received in New York City the Human Rights Watch Nestor Almendros Award for courage and commitment in human rights filmmaking. He currently lives and works in Rome, Italy. HRW Nestor Almendros Award - Giuseppe Petitto - Arthur Penn

HRW Nestor Almendros Award - Giuseppe Petitto - Arthur Penn

Facts

On June 13, 2001 at the Alice Tully Hall of the Lincoln Centre in New York, he received the Human Rights Watch Nestor Almendros Award for courage and commitment in human rights filmmaking. Presenting the award to the filmmaker was venerable U.S. director

Arthur Penn Arthur Hiller Penn (September 27, 1922 – September 28, 2010) was an American director and producer of film, television and theater. Closely associated with the American New Wave, Penn directed critically acclaimed films throughout the 19 ...

, who praised the documentary, saying, "Making a documentary like this, takes another kind of courage. It takes the courage to say that this story is not known widely enough... This story needs to be told. This is a film that never flinches; I promise you." Source:

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He received a public endorsement by

Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominatio ...

that read: "This is a brave, intelligent, tough movie that must be seen, now more than ever. Much more than just a piece of reporting, it is a very human portrait of the people of Afghanistan, and the horror of living in a state of never-ending war." Source:

Awards

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Award (

International

Film Festival A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upon ...

, New York 2001),

Phoenix Award The Phoenix Award annually recognizes one English-language children's book published twenty years earlier that did not then win a major literary award. It is named for the mythical bird phoenix that is reborn from its own ashes, signifying the bo ...

for best documentary (Cologne Conference 2001), Special mention of the jury, and Audience Award at the

One World Film Festival One World ( Czech: ''Jeden svět'') is the largest human rights film festival in the world (125,947 spectators in 2018), held annually in Prague and other 36 cities of the Czech Republic, with a selection later shown in Brussels and other countries ...

(Prague 2001), Best

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Documentary Award at the Vancouver film festival 2001, Columbine Award for Best Documentary at the

Moondance International Film Festival The Moondance International Film Festival is an independent annual film festival and awards competition in the USA that takes place in the fall. The first Moondance Film Festival was held in 2000. The festival has usually been held in Boulder, Co ...

(Colorado, USA), 2001

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Honor by The U.S. National Board of Review, Silver Wolf Award ( IDFA International

Documentary Film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...

Festival Amsterdam 2000), Actual Award Barcelona 2000, Daunbailò Award at the Genova Film Festival 2002, UNICEF Award at the R.I.F.F. Rome

Independent Film An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, i ...

Festival 2002, Cipputi Award at the Torino Film Festival - DOC 2002 competition, Special Mention of the jury at the Festival Internaciònal de cine e derechos umanos 2003 (Barcelona), Golden Spike Award at the Social World Film Festival 2011.

Sources

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

(June 15, 2001; November 18, 2001; November 23, 2001),

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(August 27, 2002),

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(October 3, 2001), Volkskrant (November 2002),

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(November 2001),

The New Yorker ''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues ...

(November 27, 2001),

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(March 15, 2002),

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(March 15, 2002),

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(March 2002), Variety (November 30, 2001), Indiewire (June 15, 2001),

The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...

(January 7, 2002),

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(Barcelona, November 12, 2003).

External links

Article on The New Yorker

Article on The Los Angeles Times

Indiewire interview

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