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Paolo Strippoli | |
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| Born | 1 January 1993 (age 33) Corato, Italy |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
Paolo Strippoli (born 1 January 1993) is an Italian film director and screenwriter, best known for the horror film The Holy Boy.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Corato, Strippoli graduated in performing arts and sciences from Sapienza University of Rome and in film direction from Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.[1] He then directed several shorts, and served as assistant director for Gianni Amelio in Tenderness and for Daniele Luchetti in Io sono Tempesta.[1] In 2019, he won the Solinas Prize for best script with L'angelo infelice.[1][2]
In 2021, Strippoli made his feature debut with A Classic Horror Story, co-written and co-directed with Roberto De Feo.[1] For this film Strippoli and De Feo won the award for best direction at the Taormina Film Fest.[1][3][4] In 2022, he directed his first solo feature, the horror film Flowing.[5] His third film, The Holy Boy, premiered out of competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival.[6][7] For this film Strippoli won the Nastro d'Argento for best original story.[8] In 2026, his film The Spiral was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.[9]
Filmography
[edit]- A Classic Horror Story (2021, co-directed with Roberto De Feo)
- Flowing (2022)
- The Holy Boy (2025)
- The Spiral (2026)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 De Rose, Carmela (22 September 2025). "Il regista Paolo Strippoli: «Avrei voluto più attenzione sul ruolo del judo nel mio film 'La Valle dei Sorrisi'. Il prossimo? Non sarà horror»". Il Messaggero (in Italian). Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "Friuli, arriva il set cinematografico di Paolo Strippoli: «La sceneggiatura horror ha vinto il premio Solinas nel 2019»". Il Gazzettino (in Italian). 21 August 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ Nicita, Paola (3 July 2021). "Taormina, i vincitori del festival. Tornatore e Ozpetek parlano della loro Sicilia". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ Giampaolo, Claudia (4 July 2021). "Taormina Film Fest 67 - Tutti i vincitori". Ciak (in Italian). Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ De Marco, Camillo (7 November 2022). "Review: Flowing". Cineuropa. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ Romney, Jonathan (30 August 2025). "'The Holy Boy' review: Paolo Strippoli's third feature is a warped coming-of-age tale". Screen International. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ Kiang, Jessica (31 August 2025). "'The Holy Boy' Review: A Valley of Smiles Is Really a Vale of Tears in a Clever, Creepy Italian Chiller". Variety. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "Nastri d'Argento 2026, 8 premi per La grazia. Zalone Nastro dell'anno". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 25 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ Bigi, Emanuele (27 July 2026). "L'estranea di Paolo Strippoli è la vera sorpresa della Mostra del Cinema di Venezia. Un film al femminile tra horror, mistero e relazioni famigliari". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2 August 2026.
