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Costanza Quatriglio

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Costanza Quatriglio
Born6 January 1973 (1973-01-06) (age 51)
Palermo, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationFilm director

Costanza Quatriglio (born 6 January 1973) is an Italian film director, documentarist and screenwriter.

Life and career

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Born in Palermo, Quatriglio got a degree in law at the Palermo University and later enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in direction.[1] After directing some shorts and documentaries, she made her feature film debut with The Island, which premiered at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section.[1][2][3]

Her 2012 documentary film Terramatta premiered at the 69th Venice International Film Festival and was awarded a Nastro d'Argento for best documentary film.[4] Her 2013 short film Con il fiato sospeso won the Gillo Pontecorvo Award at the 70th Venice International Film Festival.[5] Her documentary My Human Heart was screened as Special Event at the 2009 Locarno Film Festival.[6] In 2015, she won a second Nastro d'Argento for best documentary film with Triangle.[7] Her 2024 documentary film The Secret Drawer was screened in the Forum section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival.[8]

Selected filmography

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  • The Island (L'isola, 2003)
  • Racconti per L'isola (2003)
  • Il mondo addosso (2006)
  • Art. 11, segment of the film All Human Rights for All (2008)
  • My Human Heart (Il mio cuore umano, 2009)
  • Terramatta (2012)
  • Triangle (2014)
  • Girotondo, segment of the film 9x10 novanta (2014)
  • 87 ore (2015)
  • Sembra mio figlio (2018)
  • Palermo sospesa (2020)
  • Trafficante di virus (2021)
  • The Secret Drawer (Il cassetto segreto, 2024)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Costanza Quatriglio". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  2. ^ Lombardo, Eleonora (21 November 2023). ""L'isola" dell'esordio Quatriglio racconta storie di sogni e di vento". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  3. ^ Rooney, David (22 May 2003). "The Island". Variety. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Nastri d'argento 2013, a Terramattail premio per il miglior documentario". la Repubblica (in Italian). 8 May 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  5. ^ Waxman, Sharon (8 September 2012). "'Pieta,' 'The Master' Win Top Venice Prizes - Jury Shifts Votes". TheWrap. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  6. ^ Feo, Sal (3 August 2009). "A Locarno la cantante Nada con il documentario "Il mio cuore umano"". Ticinonline (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  7. ^ Fantasia, Giuseppe (4 May 2015). "Nastri d'Argento: "Triangle" di Costanza Quatriglio è il miglior documentario". HuffPost Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  8. ^ Scarpa, Vittoria (20 February 2024). "Review: The Secret Drawer". Cineuropa. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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