Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza explained

Fabio Grassadonia
Birth Place:Palermo, Italy
Years Active:2001–present
Antonio Piazza
Birth Place:Milan, Italy
Years Active:2001–present

Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza are an Italian duo of screenwriters and directors.

Biography

Grassadonia and Piazza became friends while attending film school Scuola Holden in Turin.[1] [2] After collaborating to some screenplays, they made their directorial debut in 2009 with Rita, a short which was screened in numerous festivals and won several awards.[3]

Their feature film debut Salvo premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Critics' Week Grand Prize.[4] For this film Grassadonia and Piazza received a David di Donatello nomination for best new directors.[5]

Grassadonia's and Piazza's second film Sicilian Ghost Story opened the Critics' Week at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, where it received a ten minutes standing ovation.[6] For this film the duo was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Adapted Screenplay.[7]

The duo's third film Sicilian Letters competed for the Golden Lion at the 81st Venice International Film Festival.[8]

Filmography

References

  1. News: Torino: registi, produttori e giornalisti inaugurano oggi la Scuola Holden . 24 July 2024 . . 18 October 2017 . it.
  2. News: Cinema: la Croisette a Milano, da oggi al 19 'Cannes e dintorni' . Libero. 16 June 2013. 24 July 2024 . it.
  3. News: Pasquini . Mattia . Piazza & Grassadonia: "Dopo Salvo una Ghost Story siciliana" . 24 July 2024 . Cinecittà News . 9 April 2014 . it-IT.
  4. News: Keslassy . John Hopewell, Elsa . Hopewell . John . Keslassy . Elsa . Cannes: ‘Salvo’ Wins Critics’ Week Grand Prize . 24 July 2024 . . 23 May 2013.
  5. News: Scarpa . Vittoria . David di Donatello: head to head between Virzì and Sorrentino . 24 July 2024 . . 12 May 2014 . en.
  6. News: Brady . Tara . How ‘Sicilian Ghost Story’ revolutionises the Mafia film . 24 July 2024 . . 2 August 2018 . en.
  7. News: Niola . Gabriele . 'Love And Bullets', 'A Ciambra' triumph at Italy's David di Donatello awards . 24 July 2024 . Screen International. 22 March 2018 . en.
  8. News: Roxborough . Scott . ‘Joker 2,’ ‘Maria,’ ‘Wolfs’ in Venice Lineup . 24 July 2024 . . 23 July 2024.

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