Valentina Pedicini

Valentina Zucco Pedicini (Brindisi, 6 April 1978 – Rome, 20 November 2020) was an Italian screenwriter and film director.

Valentina Pedicini
Born(1978-04-06)6 April 1978
Brindisi, Italy
Died20 November 2020(2020-11-20) (aged 42)
Alma materZeLIG School of Documentary
Occupation(s)director, screenwriter
Years active2003–2020

She graduated at the ZeLIG International School of Documentary in 2010.[1] Her documentary Dal profondo won the Solinas Award at the 2013 Rome Film Festival[2] and was nominated as Best Documentary at the 2014 David di Donatello; it also received a special mention at the 2014 Nastri d'Argento.[3] Her only full-length fiction movie Dove cadono le ombre premiered at the 74th Venice International Film Festival in the Venice Days (Giornate degli autori) section.[3][4]

Valentina Pedicini died on 20 November 2020 after a long illness.[5]

Filmography

Full-length movies
  • Dove cadono le ombre (2017)

Documentaries
  • My Marlboro City (2010)
  • Dal profondo (2013)
  • Faith (2019)

Short movies
  • Mio sovversivo amore (2009)
  • Era ieri (2016)

References
  1. "Valentina Pedicini, ZeLIG graduate in 2010, at the Venice Film Festival". zeligfilm.it.
  2. Pasetti, Anna Maria (November 13, 2013). "'Dal profondo', una minatrice al Festival del Film di Roma". Il Fatto Quotidiano. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  3. "È morta la regista Valentina Pedicini". La Repubblica. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  4. Esposito, Alberta (September 5, 2017). "Festival di Venezia, grande successo per il film della regista brindisina Valentina Pedicini". Brindisi Oggi. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  5. ANSA Editorial staff (November 20, 2020). "Cinema: è morta la regista Valentina Pedicini". ANSA. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
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