Paula Vaccaro

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Paula Vaccaro
Born (1973-11-04) 4 November 1973 (age 49)
OccupationFilm producer

Paula Vaccaro is a British-Italian film producer, scriptwriter and journalist. [1]

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Biography

Paula Vaccaro grew up in Argentina and has lived and worked in Spain, and, since 2000, the UK. As a producer she has worked in films involving international filmmakers such as Emir Kusturica, [1] Guillermo Arriaga, [2] Sara Driver, [3] Jim Jarmusch, [4] Oliver Stone, [1] Sally Potter, [5] Amos Gitai, [2] Aaron Brookner, [4] Edoardo De Angelis [6] and Victoria Solano. [4] She has produced documentaries and fiction films as well as TV documentaries and music videos. Before becoming a film producer, she was a journalist in her native Argentina. [1]

Filmography

As Producer

As Executive Producer

As Head of Production

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References

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