The Aosta Valley is a mountainous autonomous region in northwestern Italy. It is bordered by Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, to the west, Valais, Switzerland, to the north, and by Piedmont, Italy, to the south and east. The regional capital is Aosta.
The Valdostan Union, also Valdostian Union or Valdotanian Union, is a regionalist and centrist political party in Aosta Valley, Italy. It represents mainly the French-speaking minority in the region. One of its leading members, Renzo Testolin, has been the President of Aosta Valley since March 2023, replacing Erik Lavévaz, also of the UV.
The Nastro d'Argento, is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani. Awards are given annually in a wide range of categories, covering not only feature films, but also short films and television series. The main awards are given at Taormina Film Fest, Sicily, while the short film awards ceremony is held in Naples.
Luigi Lo Cascio is an Italian actor. He won the David di Donatello as best actor for his starring role in I cento passi. In 2012, he debuted as film director and writer with La città ideale.
Massimo Sacchetti is an eclectic contemporary Italian artist from the Italian Alps of Aosta Valley, Italy and has exhibited over the years in various important locations in Italy, Finland, Great Britain, the United States, Germany and France. He is a Lecturer at the Art School of Aosta and he has been collaborating for years with numerous art and design institutes.
The politics of Aosta Valley, Italy, have since 1946 taken place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, whereby the president of Aosta Valley has been the head of government, and of a pluralistic multi-party system. The regional government has exercised legislative power, vested in both the government and the Regional Council of Aosta Valley.
Valle d'Aosta Calcio was an Italian association football club, based in Aosta, Aosta Valley.
Claudia Pandolfi is an Italian actress.
Marco Giallini is an Italian actor.
Fabrizio Gifuni is an Italian stage, film and television actor. He won two Silver Ribbons and two David di Donatello Award.
Matilda De Angelis is an Italian actress and singer. Her credits include the films Italian Race and Rose Island, and the television miniseries The Law According to Lidia Poët and The Undoing.
Edoardo Pesce is an Italian actor.
Civic Network is a left-wing political party active in Aosta Valley, Italy.
The 2020 Valdostan regional election took place on 20 and 21 September 2020 in Aosta Valley, Italy. The election was originally scheduled to take place on 19 April 2020, but was then postponed first to 10 May and then delayed for a second time due to the coronavirus pandemic in Italy.
Antonio Fosson is an Italian politician. Antonio was elected president of Aosta Valley from 10 December 2018 to 16 December 2019. Antonio is a member of the Pour Notre Vallée Party.
Renzo Testolin is an Italian politician and accountant from the Valdostan Union party, current President of Aosta Valley.
The Bad Guy is a 2022 Italian crime drama television series directed by Giancarlo Fontana and Giuseppe G. Stasi. It was internationally released on Amazon Prime Video on 8 December 2022.
The Lying Life of Adults is an Italian and Neapolitan-language coming-of-age drama television series created by Edoardo De Angelis, based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Elena Ferrante. It was released internationally by Netflix on 4 January 2023.
The Law According to Lidia Poët is an Italian television series created by Guido Iuculano and Davide Orsini. It is loosely based on the life of Lidia Poët, the first modern female lawyer in Italy. It was released on Netflix on 15 February 2023.
The Bastards of Pizzofalcone is an Italian police procedural crime drama television series based on the I bastardi di Pizzofalcone novels by Maurizio de Giovanni. It has been broadcast on Rai 1 since 9 January 2017.
