Daria D'Antonio is an Italian cinematographer.

Life and career

Born in

Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

, D'Antonio studied 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 started her career in the film industry as a camera operator under

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. She made her debut as cinematographer in 2007, in

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's ''Passing the Line''. In 2020, D'Antonio was the first Italian female cinematographer to be nominated for a

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for

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thanks to her work in

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's '' Remember?'', and in 2022 she was the first woman to win the award for the cinematography of

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's ''

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''. For the same film she was also awarded the

Nastro d'Argento The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in ...

for best cinematography. During her career she also won two

Globi d'oro The Globo d'oro (internationally known as Italian Golden Globe) is an Italian annual film award. It was founded in 1959 by the Foreign Press Association in Italy. The Globo d'oro Awards for Italian cinema are given by the Foreign Press. The fi ...

, for Marco Segato's ''On the Trail of My Father'' and Mieli's ''Remember?''. In 2024, D'Antonio received the

CST Award for Best Artist-Technician The CST Award for Best Artist-Technician () is an independent film award created in 2003. It rewards the work of a technician for his or her collaboration in the creation of a film from the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It is aw ...

at the 77th Cannes Film Festival for Sorrentino's ''

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''.

Selected filmography

*'' Italo'' (2007) *'' The Landlords'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2016) * '' There Is a Light'' (2017) * '' Remember?'' (2018) * ' (2019) *''

'' (2021) * '' Marcel!'' (2022) * '' Supersex'' (2024) * ''

'' (2024) * '' An Urban Allegory'' (2024)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Antonio, Daria Living people Artists from Naples Italian cinematographers Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli alumni David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners Year of birth missing (living people)