Pietro Valsecchi

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Pietro Valsecchi
Born (1953-06-14) June 14, 1953 (age 67) [1]
NationalityItalian
OccupationFilm and television producer

Pietro Valsecchi (born 14 June 1953 in Crema, Italy [1] ) is an Italian film and television producer. In 1991, he and Camilla Nesbitt founded the Italian production company Taodue. [2] In 1995, he won the David di Donatello for Best Producer for his film Un eroe borghese . In 2016, he won the Nastro d'argento for best producer, with Quo Vado? , Chiamatemi Francesco and Don't Be Bad .

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Mario Sesti (1996). La "scuola" italiana: storia, strutture, e immaginario di un altro cinema, 1988-1996. Marsilio. p. 116. ISBN   978-88-317-6477-3.
  2. Crippa, Maurizio (January 5, 2016). "'Come e perché io e Checco Zalone abbiamo dimostrato che il cinema italiano è nudo'. Parla Pietro Valsecchi" (in Italian). Il Foglio . Retrieved January 25, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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