Elisa Fuksas (born 1981) is an Italian film director and writer.
Career
Born in Rome in 1981, she is the daughter of Italian architect
Massimiliano Fuksas
Massimiliano Fuksas (born January 9, 1944) is an Italian architect. He is the head of ''Studio Fuksas'' in partnership with his wife, Doriana Mandrelli Fuksas, with offices in Rome, Paris and Shenzhen.
Biography
Fuksas was born in Rome in 194 ...
and his second wife Doriana Mandrelli. Her early short film ''Please Leave a Message'' was awarded with the
Nastro d'Argento
The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in ...
in 2007.
Fuksas debuted with a feature film in 2012 with ''Nina'', starring
Luca Marinelli and
Diane Fleri. In 2019, she directed the
Netflix original film ''
The App''. In 2021, her documentary ''Senza fine'', about the life and career of Italian singer
Ornella Vanoni
Ornella Vanoni (; born 22 September 1934) is an Italian singer. She is one of the longest-standing Italian artists, having started performing in 1956. She has released about 112 works between LP, EPs and greatest hits albums, and is considered ...
, premiered at the
78th Venice International Film Festival in the "
Giornate degli Autori" panel.
Filmography
*''Please Leave a Message'' – short film (2007)
*''L'Italia del nostro scontento'' – documentary (2009)
*''Nina'' (2012)
*''Chinese Honeymoon'' – documentary (2015)
*''Albe: A Life Beyond Earth'' – documentary (2018)
*''
The App'' (2019)
*''iSola'' – documentary (2020)
*''Senza fine'' – documentary (2021)
Works
*''La figlia di'' (
Rizzoli, 2014)
*''Michele, Anna e la termodinamica'' (Elliot, 2017)
*''Ama e fai quello che vuoi'' (Marsilio, 2020)
*''Non fiori ma opere di bene'' (Marsilio, 2022)
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
Film directors from Rome
21st-century Italian women writers
Writers from Rome
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