Cortellesi and Garrone Triumph at David di Donatello Awards
Matteo Garrone‘s “I, Captain” and Paola Cortellesi‘s “There’s Still Tomorrow” were the standout winners at Italy’s 69th David di Donatello Awards, securing 7 and 6 statuettes, respectively.
The poignant tale of two Senegalese teenagers attempting to reach Europe through the Sahara desert and the Mediterranean Sea earned the most prestigious awards of the night: Best Film and Best Director.
The ceremony, held at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios, saw “I, Captain” also triumph in categories such as Best Producer (for companies Archimede, Rai Cinema, Pathé, and Tarantula), as well as Best Sound, Special Effects, Cinematography (Paolo Carnera), and Editing (Marco Spoletini). “This film tells the stories of those who are not listened to,” Garrone said upon receiving the statuette for Best Director of the Year. “I was fortunate to work with extras on set who had made that journey themselves; they helped me, and I often found myself co-directing with them. I have to thank everyone who made the film with me, especially the actors Seydou Sarr and Moustapha Fall.” Other top winners of the evening included popular actor Paola Cortellesi. Her debut behind the camera clinched Best New Director, Best Actress, and Best Original Screenplay for Cortellesi, as well as Best Supporting Actress for Emanuela Fanelli, the Spectator Prize, and the David Giovani, judged by a youth jury. “I made this debut at the brink of menopause,” said Cortellesi, who is 50, while accepting the statuette for Best Debuting Director. “I hope younger first-time directors will also be able to get industry support,” she added. The film, produced by Mario Gianani for Wildside, a Fremantle Company, is shot in black and white and features Cortellesi in the role of a downtrodden Rome housewife grappling with an abusive husband as Italy’s 1946 referendum granting women the right to vote approaches.
The David awards for ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ cap off its outstanding box office performance: with a budget of $8.6 million, the dramedy attracted 4.8 million viewers in Italy last year, grossing $35 million, surpassing even the global box office hit “Barbie,” which sold 4.3 million tickets in the country. The other frontrunner was Marco Bellocchio’s “Kidnapped,” the true story of a Jewish boy taken from his family and forced to convert to Catholicism in 19th century Italy, which took home 5 Davids for Best Adapted Screenplay, Production Design, Costumes, Makeup, and Hair. Special awards went to veteran Italian stage and screen actress Milena Vukotic, who has worked with Federico Fellini, Luis Buñuel, and Andrei Tarkovsky, among other masters. The career honor went to Italy’s “Godfather of Disco,” Giorgio Moroder.
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Matteo Garrone‘s “I, Captain” and Paola Cortellesi‘s “There’s Still Tomorrow” were the standout winners at Italy’s 69th David di Donatello Awards, securing 7 and 6 statuettes, respectively.
The poignant tale of two Senegalese teenagers attempting to reach Europe through the Sahara desert and the Mediterranean Sea earned the most prestigious awards of the night: Best Film and Best Director.
The ceremony, held at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios, saw “I, Captain” also triumph in categories such as Best Producer (for companies Archimede, Rai Cinema, Pathé, and Tarantula), as well as Best Sound, Special Effects, Cinematography (Paolo Carnera), and Editing (Marco Spoletini). “This film tells the stories of those who are not listened to,” Garrone said upon receiving the statuette for Best Director of the Year. “I was fortunate to work with extras on set who had made that journey themselves; they helped me, and I often found myself co-directing with them. I have to thank everyone who made the film with me, especially the actors Seydou Sarr and Moustapha Fall.” Other top winners of the evening included popular actor Paola Cortellesi. Her debut behind the camera clinched Best New Director, Best Actress, and Best Original Screenplay for Cortellesi, as well as Best Supporting Actress for Emanuela Fanelli, the Spectator Prize, and the David Giovani, judged by a youth jury. “I made this debut at the brink of menopause,” said Cortellesi, who is 50, while accepting the statuette for Best Debuting Director. “I hope younger first-time directors will also be able to get industry support,” she added. The film, produced by Mario Gianani for Wildside, a Fremantle Company, is shot in black and white and features Cortellesi in the role of a downtrodden Rome housewife grappling with an abusive husband as Italy’s 1946 referendum granting women the right to vote approaches.
The David awards for ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ cap off its outstanding box office performance: with a budget of $8.6 million, the dramedy attracted 4.8 million viewers in Italy last year, grossing $35 million, surpassing even the global box office hit “Barbie,” which sold 4.3 million tickets in the country. The other frontrunner was Marco Bellocchio’s “Kidnapped,” the true story of a Jewish boy taken from his family and forced to convert to Catholicism in 19th century Italy, which took home 5 Davids for Best Adapted Screenplay, Production Design, Costumes, Makeup, and Hair. Special awards went to veteran Italian stage and screen actress Milena Vukotic, who has worked with Federico Fellini, Luis Buñuel, and Andrei Tarkovsky, among other masters. The career honor went to Italy’s “Godfather of Disco,” Giorgio Moroder.
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