Valeria Golino is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in Rain Man, Big Top Pee-wee, and the two Hot Shots! films. In addition to David di Donatello, Nastro d'Argento, Ciak d'oro and Globo d'oro awards, she is one of four actresses to have twice won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival.
Ferzan Özpetek is a Turkish-Italian film director and screenwriter, residing in Italy.
Pierfrancesco Favino is an Italian actor, voice actor, and producer. He has appeared in more than fifty European and American movies and television series since the early 1990s, including The Prince of Homburg (1997), The Last Kiss (2001), El Alamein: The Line of Fire (2002), The Keys to the House (2004), Romanzo Criminale (2005), The Unknown Woman (2006), Night at the Museum (2006), Saturn in Opposition (2007), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008), Angels & Demons (2009), ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards (2012) Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012), World War Z (2013), Rush (2013), Suburra (2015) and The Traitor (2019). In 2020, he won the Volpi Cup at the 77th Venice International Film Festival for his performance in Padrenostro.
The Nastro d'Argento is a film award assigned each year, since 1946, by Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani, the association of Italian film critics.
Saturn in Opposition is a 2007 Italian-Turkish drama film directed by Ferzan Özpetek. The Turkish title is Bir ömür yetmez. It had its United States premiere at Frameline in San Francisco on 20 June 2008.
Romanzo di una strage is a 2012 Italian historical drama film directed by Marco Tullio Giordana. It is loosely based on the book Il segreto di Piazza Fontana by Paolo Cucchiarelli. The film deals with the reconstruction of the Piazza Fontana bombing that took place in Milan December 12, 1969, and of the tragic events that ensued, from the death of Giuseppe Pinelli, which occurred in mysterious circumstances during an interrogation, to the death of the Commissioner Luigi Calabresi, who had led the investigation.
A Flat for Three is a 2012 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone. The film won three Nastro d'Argento Awards, for best comedy film, best actress and best supporting actor. The film was a box office success, grossing over 9 million euros.
Marco Giallini is an Italian actor.
Il pranzo della domenica is a 2003 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. For her performance Giovanna Ralli was nominated for Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress, while Rocco Papaleo and Maurizio Mattioli were both nominated for Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor.
Unlikely Revolutionaries is a 2010 Italian crime comedy film directed by Lucio Pellegrini. It was shot between Rome and in Cervinia, Aosta Valley. The film was screened out of competition at the 2011 Montreal World Film Festival.
The Perfect Life is a 2011 Italian comedy film directed by Lucio Pellegrini. It was screened out of competition at the 2011 Montreal World Film Festival.
Maurizio Calvesi is an Italian cinematographer.
Paolo Carnera is an Italian film cinematographer.
The Red and the Blue is a 2012 Italian drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Piccioni. For his performance Roberto Herlitzka was nominated for David di Donatello for best actor. The film also received two nominations at Nastri d'Argento Awards, for best screenplay and for best production.
Cherry on the Cake is a 2012 French-Italian romantic comedy film. It marked the directorial debut of actress Laura Morante, who also co-wrote the screenplay and starred in the film. It was nominated for Nastro d'Argento for best comedy film, while Morante was nominated for David di Donatello for best new director.
The Mongrel is a 2012 Italian thriller-drama film. It marked the directorial debut of actor Alessandro Gassmann, who also co-wrote the script and starred in the film.
Raise Your Head is a 2009 Italian drama film written and directed by Alessandro Angelini.
Bartali: The Iron Man is a 2006 Italian television film co-written and directed by Alberto Negrin.
The Traitor is a 2019 internationally co-produced biographical crime drama film co-written and directed by Marco Bellocchio, about the life of Tommaso Buscetta, the first Sicilian Mafia boss who was treated by some as pentito. Pierfrancesco Favino stars as Buscetta, alongside Maria Fernanda Cândido, Fabrizio Ferracane, Fausto Russo Alesi and Luigi Lo Cascio.
Corro da te is a 2022 Italian comedy film directed by Riccardo Milani.
