Annarita Zambrano

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Annarita Zambrano
Annarita Zambrano, May 2017.jpg
Nationality Italian
OccupationFilm director
Years active1998—present
Notable work After the War (2017)

Annarita Zambrano is an Italian film director. [1]

She graduated in Modern Literature from Sapienza and in 2000 moved to Paris to work on her doctoral thesis on the aesthetics of cinema. [2]

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She has made a name for herself as a filmmaker after a series of successful short films that have screened at influential film festivals: La troisième fois (2006), Andante Mezzo Forte (2007), À la lune montante (2009), Tre ore (2010), Dans le coeur des grands (2012). Dans le coeur des grands won the Grand Prix at 2012 Conti Film Festival. [3] [4]

In 2013, she filmed a documentary L'anima del Gattopardo about Luchino Visconti, made for Ciné+ and RAI channels. [5] In the same year her short film Ophelis was selected for the Short Film Competition in Cannes. [6] [7]

Her debut feature After the War was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. [8] [9]

Her sophomore feature, a dark comedy Rossosperanza , was screened at the 76th Locarno Film Festival. [10] For Rossosperanza, Zambrano was honoured with the Titrafilm Award at 2022 Les Arcs Film Festival. [11]

Filmography

References

  1. "Annarita Zambrano". Festival cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  2. "Annarita Zambrano". My Movies It. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  3. Visioni Italiane 2013, p. 80.
  4. "Rossosperanza". Bellaria Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  5. "L'anima del Gattopardo". Film Italia. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  6. "Ophelia". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  7. Khaldi, Tarik (2017-05-23). "Dopo La Guerra (After The War), interview with Annarita Zambrano". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  8. "The 2017 Official Selection". Cannes. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  9. "2017 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup: Todd Haynes, Sofia Coppola, 'Twin Peaks' and More". IndieWire. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  10. Solari, Ilaria (2023-08-02). "Italian actors and directors in the spotlight at Locarno Film Festival 2023". Elle. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  11. "Annarita Zambrano vince il TITRAFILM AWARD". Cinecircolo Romano. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-08.