Annarita Zambrano is an Italian film director.[1]

Annarita Zambrano
Born1972 (age 51–52)
NationalityItalian
OccupationFilm director
Years active1998—present
Notable workAfter the War (2017)

She graduated in Modern Literature from Sapienza and in 2000 moved to Paris to work on her doctoral thesis on the aesthetics of cinema.[2]

She has made a name for herself as a filmmaker after a series of successful short films that have screened at influential film festivals: La troisième fois (2006), Andante Mezzo Forte (2007), À la lune montante (2009), Tre ore (2010), Dans le coeur des grands (2012). Dans le coeur des grands won the Grand Prix at 2012 Conti Film Festival.[3][4]

In 2013, she filmed a documentary L'anima del Gattopardo about Luchino Visconti, made for Ciné+ and RAI channels.[5] In the same year her short film Ophelis was selected for the Short Film Competition in Cannes.[6][7]

Her debut feature After the War was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[8][9]

Her sophomore feature, a dark comedy Rossosperanza, was screened at the 76th Locarno Film Festival.[10] For Rossosperanza, Zambrano was honoured with the Titrafilm Award at 2022 Les Arcs Film Festival.[11]

Filmography

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  • La troisième fois — short (2006)
  • Andante Mezzo Forte — short (2007)
  • À la lune montante — short (2009)
  • Three hours (Italian: Tre ore) — short (2010)
  • Dans le coeur des grands — short (2012)
  • Ophelia — short (2013)
  • L'anima del Gattopardo — documentary (2015)
  • After the War (2017)
  • Rossosperanza (2023)

References

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  1. ^ "Annarita Zambrano". Festival cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  2. ^ "Annarita Zambrano". My Movies It. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  3. ^ Visioni Italiane 2013, p. 80.
  4. ^ "Rossosperanza". Bellaria Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  5. ^ "L'anima del Gattopardo". Film Italia. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  6. ^ "Ophelia". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  7. ^ Khaldi, Tarik (2017-05-23). "Dopo La Guerra (After The War), interview with Annarita Zambrano". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  8. ^ "The 2017 Official Selection". Cannes. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  9. ^ "2017 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup: Todd Haynes, Sofia Coppola, 'Twin Peaks' and More". IndieWire. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  10. ^ Solari, Ilaria (2023-08-02). "Italian actors and directors in the spotlight at Locarno Film Festival 2023". Elle. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  11. ^ "Annarita Zambrano vince il TITRAFILM AWARD". Cinecircolo Romano. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
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  • "Annarita Zambrano" (PDF). Visioni Italiane (in Italian). Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna. 2013.