Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza

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Fabio Grassadonia
Born8 June 1968 (1968-06-08) (age 56)
Palermo, Italy
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2001–present
Antonio Piazza
Born24 February 1970 (1970-02-24) (age 54)
Milan, Italy
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2001–present

Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza are an Italian duo of screenwriters and directors.

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Biography

Grassadonia and Piazza became friends while attending film school Scuola Holden in Turin. [1] [2] After collaborating to some screenplays, they made their directorial debut in 2009 with Rita , a short which was screened in numerous festivals and won several awards. [3]

Their feature film debut Salvo premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Critics' Week Grand Prize. [4] For this film Grassadonia and Piazza received a David di Donatello nomination for best new directors. [5]

Grassadonia's and Piazza's second film Sicilian Ghost Story opened the Critics' Week at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, where it received a ten minutes standing ovation. [6] For this film the duo was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Adapted Screenplay. [6] [7]

The duo's third film Sicilian Letters competed for the Golden Lion at the 81st Venice International Film Festival. [8]

Filmography

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References

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