Carolina Cavalli

Carolina Cavalli is an Italian film director and screenwriter. She is best known as screenwriter and director of Amanda (2022)[2][3] and as screenwriter of Fremont (2023).[4]

Carolina Cavalli
Born
Milan, Italy[1]
Occupation(s)film director, screenwriter, writer
Known forAmanda, Fremont

Career

Cinema

Carolina Cavalli was born in Milan[5]

In 2017, she was the recipient of the San Francisco Film Society Kenneth Rainin Foundation Filmmaking Grants. In 2018, Cavalli won the Italian screenwriting award Premio Solinas for TV writing.[6]

Her debut feature Amanda premiered at the Venice Film Festival and internationally at the Toronto International Film Festival.[7][8] The film was one of the few Italian debut features ever distributed internationally.[9]

Amanda received 3 nominations for the Italian David di Donatello for the Best Directorial Debut, Best Leading Actress, and Best Supporting Actress categories.[10][11] And nominated for 2 Nastri d’Argento, in the best directorial debut and best leading actress categories.

Cavalli co-wrote the film Fremont along with the Iranian film director and producer, Babak Jalali.[12] Fremont premiered in January 2023 at the Sundance Film Festival,[13] and screened later in March at the SXSW Film Festival.[14][15] It has been selected in Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Competition for its International premiere.[16]

Literature

In November 2022, her first novel, Metropolitania was published by Fandango Libri.[17][18]

References
  1. "Benedetta Porcaroli è Amanda, fine ciak a Torino - Cinema". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  2. "Leggi la recensione di "Amanda", il coming-of-age d'esordio di Carolina Cavalli". i-d.vice.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  3. Loayza, Beatrice (2023-07-06). "'Amanda' Review: My Loneliness Is Killing Me". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  4. "'Amanda': Venice Review". Screen. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  5. Dazed (2023-06-05). "Amanda: a film about being young, beautiful and friendless". Dazed. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  6. Barraclough, Leo (2022-09-03). "Carolina Cavalli's 'Amanda' Debuts First-Look Clip Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  7. Saito, Stephen (2022-09-16). "TIFF 2022 Review: Carolina Cavalli's "Amanda" Brilliantly Stands Alone". The Moveable Fest. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  8. Smith, Anna (2022-09-06). "Venice Review: Carolina Cavalli's 'Amanda'". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  9. Leffler2022-11-03T12:00:00+00:00, Rebecca. "Charades strikes US, UK deals on Venice premiere 'Amanda' (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  10. Goodfellow, Melanie (2023-05-11). "'The Eight Mountains', 'Exterior Night' Take Top Honors At Italy's David di Donatello Awards – Full Nominees and Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  11. Detassis, Di Piera (2022-10-08). "Viva Amanda, l'anti-Marilyn: due titoli al femminile, due punti di vista differenti". ELLE (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  12. Feldberg, Isaac (February 1, 2023). "'Fremont': Babak Jalali & Anaita Wali Zada On Their Delightful & Comically Offbeat Sundance Gem [Interview]". theplaylist.net. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  13. "Fremont". sundance.org. Archived from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  14. "Fremont". SXSW. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  15. Bergeson, Samantha (2023-02-01). "SXSW 2023 Announces Opening and Closing Night TV Selections with Donald Glover's 'Swarm' and Lee Sung Jin's 'Beef'". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  16. Barraclough, Leo (2023-05-30). "Karlovy Vary Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Jury Includes Patricia Clarkson". Variety. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  17. Ciabatti, Teresa (2022-06-12). "Carolina Cavalli: "Nel mio mondo senza adulti l'amore dura mezz'ora, il sesso è urgenza e sollievo"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  18. ""Metropolitania", lungo strade di trasformazione". il manifesto. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
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