Tizza Covi (1971, in

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) is an Italian screenwriter and director. She lived in

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and

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before studying photography in

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. After finishing her studies she went to

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where she worked as a photographer. Since 1996 she works together with

Rainer Frimmel Rainer Frimmel (born 11 July 1971 in Vienna) is an Austrian director and photographer. After studying psychology in Vienna he graduated as a photographer. He has received scholarships in New York City, Paris and Rome for his photographic work. Si ...

on films, theatre, and photography. In 2002 they founded their own film production company, Vento Film, to produce their films independently. They have won several awards for their documentaries, including the Wolfgang-Staudte-Award at the

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for ''Babooska''. '' La Pivellina'' is their first fiction feature film and has been screened worldwide in more than 130 International Film Festivals. The film has received numerous international awards including the Europa Cinemas Label in

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and was selected as the Austrian entry for the

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at the

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, but didn't make the final shortlist. Their second feature film, ''The shine of day'', premiered in the international competition in Locarno 2012 and won the Silver Leopard for Best Actor. The film was also awarded as Best Austrian Movie of the year at the Diagonale, and won the Max Ophüls Award in Saarbrücken 2013. Their third movie "Mister Universo" was part of the International competition in Locarno and picked up 5 awards, among other a special mention of the International Jury, the Europa Cinema Label and the Fipresci Award. Her new movie (again with Rainer Frimmel) "Notes from the Underworld" will have his world premiere in February 2020 at Berlinale International Film Festival in the section Berlinale Documents.

Filmography

*2001: ''Das ist alles (That’s all)'' *2005: ''Babooska'' *2009: '' La Pivellina'' *2012: ''Der Glanz des Tages'' (''The shine of day'') *2016: ''

Mister Universo ''Mister Universo'' is a 2016 Austrian-Italian drama film directed by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. It was also screened at the 2016 Lo ...

'' *2020: ''Notes from the Underworld'' *2022: ''Vera''

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Short Bio at VentoFilm

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