Valerio Mieli (born 27 January 1978,

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) is a French-Italian writer, director and scenarist.

Biography

After a master of philosophy at the University of Rome (« La Sapienza »), he studied at the

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and the

University of Eastern Piedmont The University of Eastern Piedmont "Amedeo Avogadro" ( it, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro"; shortened to UNIPMN or UPO) is a university located in Alessandria, Novara and Vercelli, in the region of Piedmont, Ital ...

« Amedeo-Avogadro ». He obtained a diploma of direction at the Centro sperimentale di cinematografia. He is a member of the Accademia del cinema italiano, of the European Film Academy and of the jury for first film at the Rome Film Festival. He lives between Rome and Paris. In 2009, he published a novel, ''Ten Winters'', (Rizzoli editions). He wins the

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award cat ...

of the best beginning director and the

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 ...

of the best beginning director with ''Ten Winters'', adaptation of his novel for which he signed the direction and the scenario. The movie is presented at the

Mostra de Venise 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 ...

and the Tokyo International Film Festival, before his launching in France in 2012. The movie was sold in Germany, Scandinavia, Australia, Asia and South America. He participated to 93 festivals and won 18 prizes. In 2013, la Casa del cinema welcomed his first exhibition of photography.

Filmography

director and scenarist

* 2010 : ''

Ten Winters ''Ten Winters'' ( it, Dieci inverni) is a 2009 Italian romance film directed by Valerio Mieli. It is based on the novel with the same title written by Mieli himself. The film premiered at the 2009 Venice Film Festival. For this film Mieli won th ...

'' (''Dieci inverni'') * 2018 : ''

Ricordi? ''Remember?'' ( it, Ricordi?) is a 2018 Italian-French romance film written and directed by Valerio Mieli. The film premiered at the Giornate degli Autori section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival. Plot Cast * Luca Marinell ...

Books

Novels

* ''Dieci inverni'' (2009)

Prizes ans awards

David di Donatello for Best New Director The David di Donatello Award for Best New Director (Italian: ''David di Donatello per il miglior regista esordiente'') is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the ou ...

, 2010 for ''

''. *

Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director The ''Nastro d'Argento'' (Silver Ribbon) is a film award assigned each year, since 1946, by ''Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists"), the association of Italian film critics. ...

, 2010 for ''

''.

Notes & références

External links

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