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Roberto De Paolis | |
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| Born | 1980 (age 45–46) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Film director |
Roberto De Paolis (born in 1980) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Rome, De Paolis studied filmmaking at the London Film School, and later trained in acting under coach Beatrice Bracco.[1] Active since 2003 as a fine art photographer and a video artist, he entered the film industry as an actor, appearing in a supporting role in the 2004 film Movimenti.[1] After directing two short films which were both screened at the Venice Film Festival, Bassa Marea (2009) and Alice (2010), he co-founded with Carla Altieri the production company Young Films.[1]
In 2017, De Paolis made his directorial feature debut with Pure Hearts, which premiered at the 70th Cannes Film Festival, in the Directors' Fortnight sidebar.[1][2] The film got De Paolis a David di Donatello nomination for Best Directorial Debut and a Nastro d'Argento nomination for Best New Director.[3][4] His following film, Princess, served as opener of the Horizons section at the 79th Venice International Film Festival.[5] For this film De Paolis was nominated for the David di Donatello for Best Producer and for the Nastro d'Argento for Best Original Story.[6][7]
Selected filmography
[edit]Feature films
[edit]- Pure Hearts (2017)
- Princess (2022)
- Serpenti (2026)
Only Producer
[edit]- El paraíso (2023)
- Anywhere Anytime (2024)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Ranocchi, Veronica. "Roberto De Paolis: Un cuore puro". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ↑ Windsor, Harry (25 May 2017). "'Pure Hearts' ('Cuori Puri'): Film Review | Cannes 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ↑ Scarpa, Vittoria (14 February 2018). "Love and Bullets earns 15 David di Donatello nominations". Cineuropa. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ↑ Ugolini, Chiara (6 June 2017). "Nastri d'argento, è corsa a tre: Amelio, Castellitto e De Angelis". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ↑ Marshall, Lee (31 August 2022). "'Princess': Venice Review". Screen International. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ↑ "David di Donatello 2023, tutte le candidature". RAI. 30 March 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ↑ Proto, Carola (2 June 2023). "Nastri D'Argento 2023, le candidature: in testa Rapito e Il Sol dell'Avvenire". ComingSoon.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 July 2025.
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