Aldo Arcangioli is an Italian businessman, video producer, and sustainable mobility advocate.
In 2004, Arcangioli founded Charterbay LLC, a maritime services start-up in Dubai. [1]
He was the founder of start-up Emotion in 2013, [2] a Neapolitan company operating in the field of electric mobility.
In 2020, researcher Luigi Maria Pepe and Arcangioli produced an article about renewable energy in Italy. [3]
In 2006, Arcangioli co-produced the film I, the Other , which was nominated for a 2007 David di Donatello. [4]
In 2019, he was executive producer of the music video for the song Dimane, e mo by Andrea Sannino. [5]
In 2021, Arcangioli served as president of the Ischia Global Film & Music Festival, [6] a role he continues as of 2025 [update] . [7]
Also in 2021, he was a guest of the "Los Angeles, Italia – Film, Fashion and Art Fest", [8] and his company provided lighting for a festival event one evening that promoted skin checks for melanoma. [9]
Prior to 2017, Arcangioli had worked as a diplomatic and commercial advisor for Sheikh Falah bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates. [10]
On 4 February 2019, he received the "Assotutela" 2018/2019 award for Italian Excellence at the Senate of the Republic. [11]
Elisa Toffoli , performing under the mononym Elisa, is an Italian singer-songwriter who writes and records mainly in English. She draws inspiration from many genres such as pop, alternative rock, electronica and trip hop. In Europe she is perhaps most recognised for the single "Come Speak to Me," while American audiences may recognise the song "Dancing" as featured in both the 2006 and 2007 seasons of So You Think You Can Dance. On 18 December 2012, her collaboration with Ennio Morricone, "Ancora qui", was featured in Quentin Tarantino's film Django Unchained and on its soundtrack album, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.
Valeria Golino is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in Rain Man, Big Top Pee-wee, and Hot Shots!, where she performed the "olive-in-the-belly-button" scene. In addition to David di Donatello, Nastro d'Argento, Ciak d'oro and Globo d'oro awards, she is one of four actresses to have twice won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival.
Gerlando "Lando" Buzzanca was an Italian stage, film, and television actor whose career spanned 65 years.
Francesca Neri is a retired Italian actress.
Sergio Castellitto is an Italian film director, actor, and screenwriter.
Aldo Fabrizi was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and comedian, best known for the role of the heroic priest in Roberto Rossellini's Rome, Open City and as partner of Totò in a number of successful comedies.
The David di Donatello for Best Costumes is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano to recognize outstanding efforts on the part of film costume designers who have worked within the Italian film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. It was first presented during the 1981 edition of the David di Donatello award show.
The David di Donatello for Best Sets and Decorations is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano to recognize outstanding efforts on the part of film set designers and decorators who have worked within the Italian film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. It was first presented during the 1981 edition of the David di Donatello award show.
The David di Donatello for Best Score, known as the David di Donatello per il miglior musicista prior to 2021, is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano to recognize outstanding efforts on the part of film music composers who have worked within the Italian film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. The award has been given every year since 1975, with the exception of the 1979 and 1980 editions.
Francesco Pippo, known professionally as Pippo Franco, is an Italian actor, comedian, television presenter, and singer. He made his name first as a musician in the early 1960s, and in the late 1960s, began a career in film, starring in a great number of commedia sexy all'italiana, the "sexy comedy" subgenre of Italian comedy. In the 1970s he expanded into television, acting in TV movies and presenting variety shows. His type of comedy borrows heavily from cabaret. Throughout his career he continued to sing, appearing many times at the Sanremo Music Festival. He has made children's music as well, and has co-written three books on (linguistic) humor.
Lino Capolicchio was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director. He won a special David di Donatello acting award for his role in Vittorio de Sica's 1970 film, The Garden of the Finzi-Contini.
Francesca Michielin is an Italian singer-songwriter, music producer, writer and television presenter. She rose to fame after winning the fifth season of the Italian talent show X Factor, she published five studio album and several successful singles, peaking four times at number one on the Italian singles chart and selling over 1.3 million copies in Italy.
Francesco Starace is an Italian business executive, from 2014 to 2023 he was CEO and general manager of Enel Group.
Stefano Sollima is an Italian director and screenwriter.
Alessandro Borghi is an Italian actor and film producer. He won the David di Donatello for Best Actor in 2019 for his portrayal of building surveyor Stefano Cucchi, a victim of police brutality, in the film On My Skin.
The Traitor is a 2019 internationally co-produced biographical crime drama film co-written and directed by Marco Bellocchio, about the life of Tommaso Buscetta, the first Sicilian Mafia boss who was treated by some as pentito. Pierfrancesco Favino stars as Buscetta, alongside Maria Fernanda Cândido, Fabrizio Ferracane, Fausto Russo Alesi and Luigi Lo Cascio.
Hidden Away is a 2020 Italian biographical drama film co-written, directed and co-edited by Giorgio Diritti. It stars Elio Germano as Italian painter Antonio Ligabue, who lived a notoriously reclusive life, troubled with physical problems and mental illness.
Marilyn's Eyes is a 2021 Italian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Simone Godano and starring Stefano Accorsi and Miriam Leone.
Ischia Global Film & Music Festival, also known as Ischia Global Fest, is an annual festival of film and music held on the Italian island of Ischia each July. Founded in 2003 and as of 2023 still directed by Pascal Vicedomini, the festival presents awards to films, filmmakers, actors, musicians, and artists in a wide variety of categories.
The David di Donatello for Best Original Song is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI).