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Italian film director and writer
Carolina Cavalli
Born Occupation(s) film director, screenwriter, writer Known for
Amanda ,
Fremont
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]
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]
As a writer of Fremont, Cavalli was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the
British Independent Film Awards in 2024. In the same year she won the
John Cassavetes Awards at the
Independent Spirit Awards .
Literature
In November 2022, her first novel, Metropolitania was published by
Fandango Libri .
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References
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"Benedetta Porcaroli è Amanda, fine ciak a Torino - Cinema" . Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2023-05-22 .
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"Leggi la recensione di "Amanda", il coming-of-age d'esordio di Carolina Cavalli" . i-d.vice.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-23 .
^ Loayza, Beatrice (2023-07-06).
" 'Amanda' Review: My Loneliness Is Killing Me" . The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-09-18 .
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" 'Amanda': Venice Review" . Screen . Retrieved 2023-05-21 .
^ Dazed (2023-06-05).
"Amanda: a film about being young, beautiful and friendless" . Dazed . Retrieved 2023-09-18 .
^ Barraclough, Leo (2022-09-03).
"Carolina Cavalli's 'Amanda' Debuts First-Look Clip Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety . Retrieved 2023-05-22 .
^ Saito, Stephen (2022-09-16).
"TIFF 2022 Review: Carolina Cavalli's "Amanda" Brilliantly Stands Alone" . The Moveable Fest . Retrieved 2023-05-21 .
^ Smith, Anna (2022-09-06).
"Venice Review: Carolina Cavalli's 'Amanda' " . Deadline . Retrieved 2023-05-21 .
^ Leffler2022-11-03T12:00:00+00:00, Rebecca.
"Charades strikes US, UK deals on Venice premiere 'Amanda' (exclusive)" . Screen . Retrieved 2023-06-09 . {{
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^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
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"Fremont" .
sundance.org .
Archived from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 8 February 2023 .
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"Fremont" .
SXSW .
Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 8 February 2023 .
^ 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 .
^ Barraclough, Leo (2023-05-30).
"Karlovy Vary Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Jury Includes Patricia Clarkson" . Variety . Retrieved 2023-06-09 .
^ 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 .
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" "Metropolitania", lungo strade di trasformazione" . il manifesto . 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-05-23 .