Valentina Zucco Pedicini (

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, 6 April 1978 –

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, 20 November 2020) was an Italian

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and

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. She graduated at the ZeLIG International School of Documentary in 2010. Her documentary ''Dal profondo'' won the Solinas Award at the 2013 Rome Film Festival and was nominated as Best Documentary at the 2014

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; it also received a special mention at the 2014

Nastri d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

. Her only full-length fiction movie ''Dove cadono le ombre'' premiered at the 74th Venice International Film Festival in the Venice Days (''Giornate degli autori'') section. Valentina Pedicini died on 20 November 2020 after a long illness.

Filmography

Full-length movies

* ''Dove cadono le ombre'' (2017)

Documentaries

* ''My Marlboro City'' (2010) * ''Dal profondo'' (2013) * ''Faith'' (2019)

Short movies

* ''Mio sovversivo amore'' (2009) * ''Era ieri'' (2016)

References

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