Elda Ferri

Elda Ferri (born 12 November 1937) is an Italian film producer.

Elda Ferri
Elda Ferri (left) with Milena Canonero on the set of Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (2011).
Born (1937-11-12) 12 November 1937
Bologna, Italy
OccupationProducer
Years active1977–present

She is the administrator of the company Jean Vigo Italia S.r.l..[1] She co-produced the comedy Life Is Beautiful (1997) with Gianluigi Braschi,[2] for which they both received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.[3] The film also earned them a David di Donatello for Best Producer as well as a European Film Award for Best Film.[4]

In 2005, she was awarded the prize of the "European producer of the year".[5]

Notes
  1. Silvestri, Massimo (21 March 2017). "Elda Ferri, produttrice da Oscar ci insegna il valore politico del cinema". Roma Daily News (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. Rooney, David (3 January 1998). "Life Is Beautiful". Variety.com. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. "Experience over Eight Decades of the Oscars from 1927 to 2019. The 71st Academy Awards 1999". Oscars. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. Moliterno, Gino (21 October 2009). The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 121. ISBN 9780810870598.
  5. Elda Ferri European producer of the year
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