Ginevra Elkann is a London-born Italian film producer and director, heiress and socialite. She is a member of the Agnelli family and granddaughter of Italian industrialist Gianni Agnelli.
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. There are 26 award categories, as of 2023. The industry-voted awards are considered the Italian equivalent of the American Academy Awards.
Gabriele Muccino is an Italian film director. He has worked his way from making short films only aired on Italian television to become a well-known and successful American filmmaker. He is the elder brother of actor Silvio Muccino, who often appears in his brother's films. Muccino has directed 12 films and is best known for his first American film The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith. Muccino has been nominated for and won several awards including the David di Donatello Award for Best Director in 2001 for his film The Last Kiss.
Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani, collectively referred to as the Taviani brothers, were Italian film directors and screenwriters who collaborated on numerous film productions.
Scent of a Woman is a 1974 Commedia all'italiana film directed by Dino Risi, based on Il buio e il miele, a story by Giovanni Arpino. Both Risi and the leading actor Vittorio Gassman won important Italian and French awards.
Matteo Garrone is an Italian filmmaker.
Alba Caterina Rohrwacher is an Italian actress.
Andrea Guerra is an Italian composer. He is noted for his film scores of Facing Windows (2003), Hotel Rwanda (2004), and The Pursuit of Happyness (2006).
Giorgio Colangeli is an Italian stage, television and film actor.
Maximum Velocity (V-Max) is a 2002 Italian drama film directed by Daniele Vicari. It entered the competition at the 59th Venice International Film Festival.
Our Land is a 2006 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Sergio Rubini. The film was nominated for seven David di Donatello awards, and for three Nastro d'Argento awards.
Notes of Love is a 1998 Italian-French romance film directed by Mimmo Calopresti. For her performance Valeria Bruni Tedeschi won the David di Donatello Award for best actress. The film also won the Nastro d'Argento for best script and the Ciak d'oro for best supporting actress.
The Remains of Nothing is a 2004 Italian historical drama film directed by Antonietta De Lillo.
Sara Serraiocco is an Italian actress, best known for playing Baldwin in the TV series Counterpart.
Ilenia Pastorelli is an Italian actress. In 2016, she made her film acting debut with They Call Me Jeeg, for which she was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Actress award.
Good Morning Aman is a 2009 Italian drama film directed by Claudio Noce, at his feature film debut.
Antonia Truppo is an Italian actress. Truppo's television credits include Per amore del mio popolo, Inspector De Luca and Il segreto di Arianna. Her film credits include The Double Hour, Kryptonite!, They Call Me Jeeg and Indivisible.
Dry is a 2022 Italian apocalyptic comedy film directed by Paolo Virzì, from a screenplay by Paolo Giordano. The film features an ensemble cast which includes Silvio Orlando, Valerio Mastandrea, Sara Serraiocco and Monica Bellucci.
Giorgio Diritti is an Italian director and screenwriter.
Carolina Cavalli is an Italian film director and screenwriter. She is best known as screenwriter and director of Amanda (2022) and as screenwriter of Fremont (2023).
