Giulio Manfredonia Articles

2009 Shanghai Film Festival Awards 2009 Shanghai Film Festival: June 13-21   Antonio Tublén and Alexander Brøndsted's Original tells the story of Henry (best actor winner Sverrir Gudnason), a man who has always tried to be what others expected of him. However, after being invited by a friend to open a restaurant in Spain, Henry must finally decide to become his own unique, original self. [...]

Matteo Garrone's organized crime drama Gomorrah (above, top photo), based on Roberto Saviano's polemical book, took top honors at the 2009 David di Donatello awards. The Italian Film Academy voted Gomorrah the best Italian film of the year and Garrone the best director, in addition to handing the film five other awards, including best screenplay and best producer. Paolo Sorrentino’s Il Divo (above, lower photo), [...]

2009 David di Donatello Awards 2009 David di Donatello Award nominations: April 9, 2009 2009 David di Donatello Award winners: May 8, 2009 ("*" denotes the winner in each category)   Matteo Garrone's Gomorrah (top photo); Toni Servillo in Il Divo (lower photo)   Best Film / miglior film Il divo produced by Andrea Occhipinti, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Maurizio Coppolecchia directed by Paolo Sorrentino [...]