Laura Samani

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Laura Samani
Born9 October 1989 (1989-10-09) (age 35)
Trieste, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationFilm director

Laura Samani (born 9 October 1989) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.

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Life and career

Born in Trieste, Samani graduated from the University of Pisa in Performing Arts and Communication Disciplines. [1] She later enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, and her graduation short film The Sleeping Saint premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival in the Cinéfondation sidebar. [1] It won the Best Short Film Award at the Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival. [2]

In 2021, Samani made his directorial feature debut with Small Body , which premiered at the 74th Cannes Film Festival, in the Critics' Week section. [1] The film got her the David di Donatello for Best Directorial Debut and the European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year. [3] [4] Her following film, A Year of School , is loosely based on the 1929 novella of the same name by Giani Stuparich. [5] It premiered at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, in the Orizzonti sidebar. [6]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Salvinelli, Laura (14 April 2023). "Laura Samani, cinema come cura infinita". il manifesto (in Italian). Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Pinto, Vitor (15 November 2016). "The Last Family triumphs at the Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival". Cineuropa . Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (4 May 2022). "Paolo Sorrentino's 'The Hand Of God' Named Best Film At Italy's David Di Donatello Awards". Deadline . Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Mouriquand, David (8 November 2022). "Here are the winners of the 2022 European Film Awards". Euronews . Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Vivarelli, Nick (22 May 2025). "RAI Cinema Chief Paolo Del Brocco on Selling 'Heads or Tails' in Cannes and a New Victor Kossakovsky Doc Made With Italian Botanist Stefano Mancuso". Variety . Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. ↑ De Marco, Camillo (31 August 2025). "Review: A Year of School". Cineuropa. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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