Carolina Cavalli

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Carolina Cavalli
Carolina Cavalli at 82nd Venice International Film Festival5 (cropped).jpg
Cavalli in 2025
Born
Milan, Italy [1]
Occupation(s)Film director, writer
Known for Amanda , The Kidnapping of Arabella

Carolina Cavalli is an Italian film director and writer, known for her feature films Amanda (2022) and The Kidnapping of Arabella (2025). [2] [3] [4] She also co-wrote Babak Jalali's drama Fremont .

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Life and career

Carolina Cavalli was born in Milan. [5] [6]

In 2017, she was the recipient of the San Francisco Film Society Kenneth Rainin Foundation Filmmaking Grants. In 2018, Cavalli won the Italian screenwriting award Premio Solinas for TV writing. [7]

In 2020, she directed the pilot of the miniseries Mi hanno sputato nel milkshake. [8] In 2021, she worked on the Netflix show Zero as a staff writer. [6]

Her debut feature Amanda premiered in September 2022 at the 79th Venice International Film Festival and internationally at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival. [9] [10] Cavalli was nominated for Best Directorial Debut at the David di Donatello [11] [12] and the Nastri d'Argento.

In November 2022, her first novel, Metropolitania, was published by Fandango Libri. [13] [14]

Cavalli co-wrote the film Fremont along with the Iranian film director and producer, Babak Jalali. [15] Fremont premiered in January 2023 at the Sundance Film Festival, [16] and screened later in March at the SXSW Film Festival. [17] [18] It has been selected in Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Competition for its International premiere. [19] As a writer of Fremont, Cavalli was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the British Independent Film Awards in 2024. In the same year she won the John Cassavetes Awards at the Independent Spirit Awards.

In August 2024, principal photography began on her second feature film The Kidnapping of Arabella , starring Benedetta Porcaroli and American actor Chris Pine. [20] The film competed in the Orizzonti section of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in August 2025. [21]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleNotes
2022 Amanda Also writer
2023 Fremont Co-writer
2025 The Kidnapping of Arabella Also writer
Television series
YearTitleNetworkNotes
2020Mi hanno sputato nel milkshake RaiPlay Pilot episode

Books

References

  1. ↑ "Benedetta Porcaroli è Amanda, fine ciak a Torino - Cinema". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  2. ↑ "Leggi la recensione di "Amanda", il coming-of-age d'esordio di Carolina Cavalli". i-d.vice.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  3. ↑ "'Amanda': Venice Review". Screen. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  4. ↑ Loayza, Beatrice (2023-07-06). "'Amanda' Review: My Loneliness Is Killing Me". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  5. ↑ Dazed (2023-06-05). "Amanda: a film about being young, beautiful and friendless". Dazed. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  6. 1 2 "Carolina Cavalli, regista di "Amanda", ospite al Tromsø International Film Festival". Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale. 16 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (2022-09-03). "Carolina Cavalli's 'Amanda' Debuts First-Look Clip Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  8. ↑ ""Mi hanno sputato nel milkshake" in prima visione su Rai3 e on line su Rai Play". RAI. 27 December 2020.
  9. ↑ Saito, Stephen (2022-09-16). "TIFF 2022 Review: Carolina Cavalli's "Amanda" Brilliantly Stands Alone". The Moveable Fest. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  10. ↑ Smith, Anna (2022-09-06). "Venice Review: Carolina Cavalli's 'Amanda'". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  11. ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (2023-05-11). "'The Eight Mountains', 'Exterior Night' Take Top Honors At Italy's David di Donatello Awards – Full Nominees and Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  12. ↑ Detassis, Di Piera (2022-10-08). "Viva Amanda, l'anti-Marilyn: due titoli al femminile, due punti di vista differenti". ELLE (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  13. ↑ Ciabatti, Teresa (2022-06-12). "Carolina Cavalli: "Nel mio mondo senza adulti l'amore dura mezz'ora, il sesso è urgenza e sollievo"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  14. ↑ ""Metropolitania", lungo strade di trasformazione". il manifesto. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  15. ↑ Feldberg, Isaac (February 1, 2023). "'Fremont': Babak Jalali & Anaita Wali Zada On Their Delightful & Comically Offbeat Sundance Gem [Interview]". theplaylist.net. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  16. ↑ "Fremont". sundance.org . Archived from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  17. ↑ "Fremont". SXSW . Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  18. ↑ Bergeson, Samantha (2023-02-01). "SXSW 2023 Announces Opening and Closing Night TV Selections with Donald Glover's 'Swarm' and Lee Sung Jin's 'Beef'". IndieWire . Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  19. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (2023-05-30). "Karlovy Vary Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Jury Includes Patricia Clarkson". Variety. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  20. ↑ Tabbara, Mona (27 August 2024). "Chris Pine to star in Carolina Cavalli's 'The Kidnapping Of Arabella' now shooting in Italy". Screen Daily. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  21. ↑ Verardi, Marzia Corrada (22 July 2025). "Biennale del Cinema di Venezia. Venezia 82, 'Il rapimento di Arabella' in concorso a Orizzonti".
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