Gianluigi Braschi
Gianluigi Braschi (* 1963 in Cesena , Italy ; † October 23, 2008 in Milan ) was an Italian producer .
Life
Braschi worked several times with the director Roberto Benigni , whose wife Nicoletta Braschi was his sister. Their first cooperation took place in 1991 with the film Toothpick Johnny , in which Braschi acted as production secretary. Braschi's greatest success was the film Life is Beautiful , for which he and Elda Ferri won a European Film Award in 1998, received a nomination for the 1999 Academy Awards and to this day one of the most successful foreign language films in the USA with a worldwide box office of 229 million US dollar is.
Filmography (selection)
- 1994: Das Monster (Il mostro) (Associate Producer)
- 1996: Tuttobenigni 95/96 (executive producer)
- 1997: Life is beautiful (La vita è bella)
- 2002: Roberto Benignis Pinocchio (Pinocchio)
- 2005: The Tiger and the Snow (La tigre e la neve) (Associate Producer)
Awards
- 1998: European Film Awards : Award in the category Best Film for Life is Beautiful
- 1998: David di Donatello Awards: Award in the Best Producer category for Life is Beautiful
- 1999: PGA Awards: Nomination for Best Producer of a Feature Film of the Year for Life is Beautiful
- 1999: British Academy Film Awards 1999 : Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film for Life is Beautiful
- 1999: Oscar : Nomination for Best Picture for Life is Beautiful
- 2003: Golden Raspberry : Nomination for the worst film category for Pinocchio
Web links
- Gianluigi Braschi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Braschi, Gianluigi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cesena , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 2008 |
| Place of death | Milan |