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Maura Delpero (born 3 October 1975) is an Italian filmmaker best known for the drama films Maternal and Vermiglio . [1]
Delpero was born in Bolzano, Italy. After studying literature at University of Bologna and a brief period at Sorbonne University, she studied film at the Professional Training Center of SICA in Buenos Aires. [2]
Delpero's first two films, the documentaries Teachers (Signori Professori) and Nadia and Sveta (Nadea e Sveta), premiered at the Torino Film Festival in 2008 and 2012, respectively. [3] [4] For Nadia and Sveta, Delpero was nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category at the 58th David di Donatello awards ceremony. [5]
In 2019, Delpero's feature film debut Maternal (Hogar) premiered at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival, where it received a special mention in the Concorso Internazionale competition and was awarded the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. [6] [7] The film was inspired by Delpero's own experiences as a teacher in Argentine "hogars", homes for teenage mothers often administered by nuns. [8]
Delpero was awarded the 2020 Women in Motion Young Talent Award, presented by Kering and the Cannes Film Festival. [9] The following year, Maternal garnered Delpero a nomination for Best New Director at the 66th David di Donatello award ceremony in 2021. [10]
In 2022, Delpero received the Coprocity Development award for her second feature film, the World War II drama The Mountain Bride. [11] Retitled Vermiglio , the film debuted at the 81st Venice International Film Festival in 2024, where it won the Grand Jury Prize. [12] [13] [14]
Year | English title | Original title | Ref. |
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2008 | Teachers | Signori Professori | [3] |
2012 | Nadea and Sveta | Nadea e Sveta | [4] |
2019 | Maternal | Hogar | [6] |
2024 | Vermiglio | [13] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | Torino Film Festival | UCCA Award - Best Italian Documentary | Teachers | Won | [3] |
AVANTI! Award | Won | [3] | |||
2012 | Best Film About the Working World | Nadea and Sveta | Won | [4] | |
UCCA Award | Special mention | [4] | |||
2013 | David di Donatello | Best Documentary Feature | Nominated | [5] | |
2019 | Locarno Film Festival | Golden Leopard | Maternal | Special mention | [1] |
Europa Cinemas Label for Best European Film | Won | [1] | |||
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Won | [7] | |||
2020 | Cannes Film Festival | Women in Motion Young Talent Award | — | Won | [15] |
2021 | David di Donatello | Best New Director | Maternal | Nominated | [10] |
2024 | Venice Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize | Vermiglio | Won | [14] |
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