Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza

Fabio Grassadonia
Born8 June 1968 (1968-06-08) (age 56)
Palermo, Italy
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2001–present
Antonio Piazza
Born24 February 1970 (1970-02-24) (age 54)
Milan, Italy
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2001–present

Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza are an Italian duo of screenwriters and directors.

Biography

Grassadonia and Piazza became friends while attending film school Scuola Holden in Turin.[1][2] After collaborating to some screenplays, they made their directorial debut in 2009 with Rita, a short which was screened in numerous festivals and won several awards.[3]

Their feature film debut Salvo premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Critics' Week Grand Prize.[4] For this film Grassadonia and Piazza received a David di Donatello nomination for best new directors.[5]

Grassadonia's and Piazza's second film Sicilian Ghost Story opened the Critics' Week at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, where it received a ten minutes standing ovation.[6] For this film the duo was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Adapted Screenplay.[6][7]

The duo's third film Sicilian Letters competed for the Golden Lion at the 81st Venice International Film Festival.[8]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Torino: registi, produttori e giornalisti inaugurano oggi la Scuola Holden". la Repubblica (in Italian). 18 October 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Cinema: la Croisette a Milano, da oggi al 19 'Cannes e dintorni'". Libero (in Italian). 16 June 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ Pasquini, Mattia (9 April 2014). "Piazza & Grassadonia: "Dopo Salvo una Ghost Story siciliana"". Cinecittà News (in Italian). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ^ Keslassy, John Hopewell, Elsa; Hopewell, John; Keslassy, Elsa (23 May 2013). "Cannes: 'Salvo' Wins Critics' Week Grand Prize". Variety. Retrieved 24 July 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Scarpa, Vittoria (12 May 2014). "David di Donatello: head to head between Virzì and Sorrentino". Cineuropa. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b Brady, Tara (2 August 2018). "How 'Sicilian Ghost Story' revolutionises the Mafia film". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  7. ^ Niola, Gabriele (22 March 2018). "'Love And Bullets', 'A Ciambra' triumph at Italy's David di Donatello awards". Screen International. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  8. ^ Roxborough, Scott (23 July 2024). "'Joker 2,' 'Maria,' 'Wolfs' in Venice Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 July 2024.