Vespertilio Awards

Last updated
Vespertilio Awards
Location Rome
Established2022
AwardsOre D’Orrore
DirectorsTania Bizzarro
Markus Di Meglio
Websitewww.oredorrore.it

The Vespertilio Awards is an independent Italian film festival dedicated to Italian horror and genre movies.

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Profile

The award was established in 2022 by Tania Bizzarro and Markus Di Meglio, creators of a popular platform Ore D’orrore. The award became the first one in Italy dedicated to horror, thriller, fantasy, dark fantasy and sci-fi genres. The main prize of Vespertilio Awards is Ore D’orrore which is awarded in 15 nominations. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Editions

2022

The inaugural edition took place on the 26 of August, 2022. [5] [6] A Classic Horror Story was honoured with the Best Film award, Matilda Lutz was selected Best Actress for her performance in the movie. [7]

2023

The second edition took place on May 23, 2023. [8] The Oro d’orrore went to L’Angelo dei muri by Lorenzo Bianchini, Best Director — Paolo Strippoli (for Piove). [9] Stefano Cananzi was awarded with Vespertilio Speciale In Memoriam. [9] [10]

2024

The third edition took place on May 24, 2024. 31 prizes were distributed. [11] Pupi Avati, Florinda Bolkan, and Sergio Martino, were honored with lifetime achievement awards. [12] [13] Mimì - Il principe delle tenebre by Brando De Sica won several awards, including Best Film. [14] La guerra del Tiburtino III by Luna Gualano won 4 awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Paolo Calabresi. [15] In 2024, the Aldo Lado award was established and given for the first time. [16]

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