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PAOLO SORRENTINO - Director
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Paolo Sorrentino was born in Naples in 1970. In 1994, he wrote and directed a short
film entitled 'Un Paradiso', for which he won the festival prize at Palermo Cinema in
1995. In 1996, he wrote, with Antonio Capuano, 'Polvere di Napoli', directed by Ca-
puano, with Silvio Orlando. In 1997, he won the Solinas prize with a screenplay en-
titled 'Napoletani'. In 1998, he wrote, with Umberto Contarello, a film entitled 'La Voce
dell'Amore', produced by Rodeo Drive.
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That same year, he wrote and directed a short film, 'L'Amore non hha Confini'L’, that was pro-
duced by Indigo film. It was selected for the Festival Cinema Giovani in Turin, and the N.I.C.E.
Festival, in both New York and San Francisco. It received the best short film prize at the fifth
edition of Corto Circuito.
He has written several episodes for the series 'La Squadra' for RAI-Pearson Television. His
first feature film, 'L'Uomo in Più', won the 'Made in Italy - Rai International' prize at Solinas (1999),
was presented in competition in Venice in 2001, and received numerous prizes in Italy and ab-
road, including: the Grolla d’oro for best screenplay and best actor for Toni Servillo, who also
recognition at the festivals of Annecy, Angers, and Seville; the Nastro d’Argento for best first
film; Ciak d’oro for best screenplay; the Amidei prize for the screenplay; the Casa Rossa prize at
the Bellaria Festival; the Dolly d’Oro Giuseppe de Santis at the Turin Festival; the Linea d’Ombra
at the Salerno Festival; the jury prize at the Buenos Aires Festival. In 2001, he wrote and di-
rected La notte lunga, a short film presented at the Turin Film Festival.
In 2004, he wrote 'Le Conseguenze dell’Amore' (The Consequences of Love), presented in com-
petition at the 57th Cannes Film Festival. Among the many prizes received by the film in 2005:
Four Nastri d’Argento for best screenplay, best actor, best supporting actor, and best cinema-
tography; five David di Donatello for best film, best director, best actor, best cinematography,
and best screenplay; and five Ciak d’oro for best film, best director, best editor, best poster, and
best cameraman.
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