Valia Santella (born 24 May 1965) is an Italian screenwriter and film director.
Valia Santella | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 May 1965 (age 59) Naples, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
Life and career
editBorn in Naples, Valia Santella is the daughter of the actors Mario and Maria Luisa Santella.[1] Starting from the 1990 film Matilda by Antonietta De Lillo and Giorgio Magliulo, for about a decade she worked as a script supervisor, becoming a close collaborator of Nanni Moretti.[1] In 2004 she made her directorial debut with I Can See It in Your Eyes, which premiered at the 61st Venice International Film Festival in the Horizons sidebar.[2] Starting from Valeria Golino's Miele, she focused on screenwriting, collaborating with Moretti, Marco Bellocchio, Ferzan Özpetek, and Leonardo Di Costanzo, among others.[1]
Between 2019 and 2020, Santella won the David di Donatello for best screenplay and the Nastro d'Argento in the same category for Bellocchio's The Traitor.[3][4] In 2022, she won a second David di Donatello for the screenplay of Leonardo Di Costanzo's The Inner Cage.[5]
Selected filmography
edit- I Can See It in Your Eyes (2004, also director)
- Miele (2013)
- Mia Madre (2015)
- Pericle (2016)
- Sweet Dreams (2016)
- Red Istanbul (2017)
- Naples in Veils (2017)
- Euphoria (2018)
- The Traitor (2019)
- The Inner Cage (2021)
- Three Floors (2021)
- A Brighter Tomorrow (2023)
References
edit- ^ a b c Urbani, Ilaria (24 January 2022). "Valia Santella: "Scrivo per il cinema come sognavo a 20 anni, per questo sono felice"". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Weissberg, Jay (29 September 2004). "I Can See It in Your Eyes". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Grater, Tom (9 May 2020). "Mafia Pic 'The Traitor' Tops Italy's David di Donatello Awards". Deadline. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Scarpa, Vittoria (1 July 2019). "The Traitor reigns triumphant at Italy's Nastri d'Argento Awards". Cineuropa. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (3 May 2022). "Paolo Sorrentino's 'The Hand of God' Takes Top Honors at Italy's David di Donatello Awards". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
