Alessandro Piva
Alessandro Piva (born April 8, 1966 in Salerno ) is an Italian film director , film editor , screenwriter and film producer .
Life
Piva joined in 1990 the study of film editing at the Experimental Center of Cinematography and worked on reportages and documentaries (such as the report on Diksothekennächte, A che punto è la notte ) and radio formats. With two scripts in 1992 and 1993, he got honorable mentions at the Premio Solinas . After a short film in 1992, La strada che porta al muro del pianto, and an episode of the 1996 film Uno più bravo di te , he made his debut as a cinema director in 1999; the comedy LaCapaGira received many awards (including a David di Donatello and a silver ribbon ) and was received positively by critics and audiences alike. Mio cognato , published five years later, confirmed Piva's reputation as one of the most interesting directors of the new millennium. In 2010 his third work, Henry , premiered at the Turin Film Festival .
In addition, Piva also worked for television, shot commercials and staged an opera for the first time in 2007 . In 2011 he presented his documentary Pasta Nera , in which he investigates an Italian solidarity movement. In 2019, his documentary Santa Subito won the Audience Award (Premio del Pubblico BNL) at the Festa del Cinema di Roma.
Filmography (selection)
- Director
- 1999: LaCapaGira
- 2004: Mio cognato
- 2010: Henry
- 2019: Santa Subito
- cut
- 1991: Alta Marea - The Flood (Alta marea)
Web links
- Website Pivas
- Alessandro Piva in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Detailed appreciation at mymovies
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. I registers. Gremese Editore, Rome 2002, p. 340
- ↑ Santa Subito filmitalia.org. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Piva, Alessandro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salerno |