Alice Rohrwacher
Alice Rohrwacher (born December 29, 1981 in Fiesole near Florence ) is an Italian film director .
Life
Alice Rohrwacher was born in Fiesole as the daughter of a German and an Italian. Her sister is the actress Alba Rohrwacher . She studied literature and philosophy at the University of Turin . In 2005 she worked as a screenwriter, camerawoman and editor on the documentary Un piccolo spettacolo by Pierpaolo Giarolo. Her first film as a director was the 2006 documentary Checosamanca .
In 2011 her feature film debut For the Sky ( Corpo celeste ) was released, which was shown at the 2011 Cannes International Film Festival in the Quinzaine des réalisateurs series . For this film Rohrwacher received a Nastro d'Argento for Best Newcomer Director and the Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award at the Göteborg International Film Festival .
The 2014 social drama Land der Wunder , an Italian-Swiss-German co-production, was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival .
At the end of June 2018, Rohrwacher became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences .
In 2019 Rohrwacher was appointed to the competition jury of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival .
Filmography (selection)
- 2005: Un piccolo spettacolo (screenplay, camera, editor)
- 2006: Checosamanca
- 2011: Made for Heaven (Corpo celeste)
- 2014: Land of Miracles (Le meraviglie)
- 2018: Happy as Lazzaro (Lazzaro felice)
- 2020: Ad una mela (short film, Viennale trailer )
Web links
- Alice Rohrwacher in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Alice Rohrwacher at mymovies.it (Italian)
- Film service : Alice Rohrwacher (German)
Individual evidence
- ^ Official website of the Göteborg International Film Festival ( Memento of January 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Gregg Kilday: Academy Invites Record 928 New Members. In: The Hollywood Reporter, June 25, 2018.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Pipe guard, Alice |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1981 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Fiesole |