Donatella Palermo

Donatella Palermo (2022)

Donatella Palermo is an Italian producer. She received Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature nominations for Fire at Sea with director Gianfranco Rosi ^[1] at 89th Academy Awards. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

Donatella Palermo started her career as a projectionist, later she moved on to production. ^[4] By 2000, Palermo had already produced such successful film as To Die for Tano , Viol@ , and Appassionate by Tonino De Bernardi. ^[5] In 2015, she met Gianfranco Rosi and produced his documentary Fire at Sea . ^[4] The film won the Golden Bear in Berlin. Her second Berlinale-winning project was Caesar Must Die by Taviani brothers. ^[6]

Filmography

• 2024 - Of Dogs And Men (docudrama) (producer)
• 2020 — Notturno (documentary) (producer)
• 2020 — Last Words (producer)
• 2016 — Fire at Sea (Fuocoammare) (Documentary) (producer)
• 2015 — Wondrous Boccaccio (producer)
• 2012 — L'Isola dell'angelo caduto (executive producer)
• 2012 — Tell No One (line producer)
• 2012 — Caesar Must Die (executive producer) / (co-producer)
• 2009 — Poeti (Documentary) (producer)
• 2009 — The Red Shadows (producer)
• 2007 — Una notte (associate producer)
• 2007 — Night Bus (executive producer)
• 2006 — The Ball (producer)
• 2006 — Lettere dal Sahara (producer)
• 2006 — Gemelline (Short) (producer)
• 2003 — Cinghiali of Portici (producer)
• 2003 — Letters in the Wind (producer)
• 2003 — Cuore scatenato (producer)
• 2002 — L'inverno (associate producer)
• 2000 — South Side Story (producer)
• 1999 — Appassionate (producer)
• 1998 — Viol@ (producer)
• 1997 — To Die for Tano (producer)
• 1993 — Niente stasera (producer)
• 1991 — Il senso della vertigine (producer)
• 1991 — Footsteps on the Moon (producer)
• 1989 — Orlando sei (executive producer)

Awards and recognition

• 2022: Franco Cristaldi Award for Leonora addio . ^[7]
• 2021: she was selected one of the most influential women in global Entertainment industry by Variety magazine. ^[8]
• 2017: Academy Awards nomination for Best Documentary Feature for Fire at Sea
• 2016: Best Documentary Feature by International Documentary Association for Fuocoammare
• 1998: Best Producer Award by Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists for To Die for Tano

References

1. "Oscar Nominations 2017: Best Documentary Feature". Oscar.com. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
2. "Oscar Nominations 2017: The Complete List - 89th Academy Awards". Oscars.com. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
3. "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
4. "Biografilm 2021: la produttrice italiana Donatella Palermo in giuria internazionale". RB Casting. 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
5. "Donatella Palermo". Cinecitta News. 2000-05-09. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
6. Vivarelli, Nick (2022-02-12). "Taviani Producer Donatella Palermo Announces Transgender-Themed 'Le Favolose' by Roberta Torre – First Look (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
7. Molinaro, Antonella. "Donatella Palermo al BIFEST 2022: amo fare la produttrice". Cinemio. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
8. "From Maria Bakalova to Hikari: Women That Have Made an Impact in Global Entertainment". Variety. 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2024-10-03.

External links

• Donatella Palermo at IMDb