Valerio Ferrara

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Valerio Ferrara
Notable workA Conspiracy Man (2022)

Valerio Ferrara (Rome, 1996) is an Italian film director, which has gained resonance for his short films Notte romana (2021) and A Conspiracy Man (2022). Both short films obtained critical acclaims. Notte romana was given a Special Mention for Best Short Film at the Venice Biennale, and A Conspiracy Man won the first prize at La Cinef in 2022. In 2024 he has made his debut directing his first feature film, Il complottista, which has developed the themes of his second short film A Cospiracy Man.

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Early life and education

Ferrara attended high school at the Liceo Terenzio Mamiani in Rome, studying also piano and composition. After a degree in Art and Drama History at the Sapienza University of Rome, he graduated of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. [1] [2]

Work

In 2022, Ferrara's short film Notte Romana was nominated for the Silver Shorts category at the Corti d'Argento, part of the Nastri d'Argento awards presented by the SNGCI (Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists). He was also nominated for the David di Donatello Awards in 2022. [3]

Following his Cannes award, Ferrara has developed a feature film alongside his theme, presented in October 2024. [1]

Filmography

Credits
YearTitleNotes
2021Notte Romana [3]
2022 A Conspiracy Man [4]
2024Il complottista [5]

Awards and recognition

CeremonyAwardNominated workResultRef.
La Biennale di Venezia FEDIC Award - Special Mention for Best Short FilmNotte Romana [6]
2022 Cannes Film Festival Premier PrixA Conspiracy ManWon [1]
2023 Austin Film Festival Narrative Student Short (Audience)Won [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 clecalvez (2023-03-23). "Meet Valerio Ferrara, La Cinef 2022 first prize winner". Cinéma de Demain. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  2. ↑ Gennaro, Valeria (2022-06-10). "Lucio Patanè racconta il suo "viaggio nella mente malata" de Il barbiere complottista"". Cinematographe.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  3. 1 2 "Corti d'argento 2022 - Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia". fondazionecsc. 2022-10-05. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  4. ↑ Balaga, Marta (2022-05-26). "Italy's 'A Conspiracy Man' Wins Cannes' La Cinef Film School Shorts Competition". Variety. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  5. ↑ Il complottista. Full cast and crew
  6. ↑ "Biennale Cinema 2021 | Collateral awards of the 78th Venice Film Festival". La Biennale di Venezia. 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  7. ↑ Broughton, Travis (2023-11-07). "2023 Winners". Austin Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
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