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Laura Samani

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Laura Samani
Born9 October 1989 (1989-10-09) (age 36)
Trieste, Italy
OccupationFilm director

Laura Samani (born 9 October 1989) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.

Life and career

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Born in Trieste, Samani graduated from the University of Pisa in Performing Arts and Communication Disciplines.[1] She later enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, and her graduation short film The Sleeping Saint premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival in the Cinéfondation sidebar.[1] It won the Best Short Film Award at the Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival.[2]

In 2021, Samani made his directorial feature debut with Small Body, which premiered at the 74th Cannes Film Festival, in the Critics' Week section.[1] The film got her the David di Donatello for Best Directorial Debut and the European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year.[3][4] Her following film, A Year of School, is loosely based on the 1929 novella of the same name by Giani Stuparich.[5] It premiered at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, in the Orizzonti sidebar.[6]

Filmography

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 Salvinelli, Laura (14 April 2023). "Laura Samani, cinema come cura infinita". il manifesto (in Italian). Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  2. Pinto, Vitor (15 November 2016). "The Last Family triumphs at the Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival". Cineuropa. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  3. Tartaglione, Nancy (4 May 2022). "Paolo Sorrentino's 'The Hand Of God' Named Best Film At Italy's David Di Donatello Awards". Deadline. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. Mouriquand, David (8 November 2022). "Here are the winners of the 2022 European Film Awards". Euronews. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. Vivarelli, Nick (22 May 2025). "RAI Cinema Chief Paolo Del Brocco on Selling 'Heads or Tails' in Cannes and a New Victor Kossakovsky Doc Made With Italian Botanist Stefano Mancuso". Variety. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. De Marco, Camillo (31 August 2025). "Review: A Year of School". Cineuropa. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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