Fabio Grassadonia | |
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Born | 8 June 1968 56) Palermo, Italy | (age
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Years active | 2001–present |
Antonio Piazza | |
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Born | 24 February 1970 54) Milan, Italy | (age
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Years active | 2001–present |
Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza are an Italian duo of screenwriters and directors.
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]
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