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Brian Prize
The Brian Award (in Italian: ''Premio Brian'') is the award given since 2006 to “a film that highlights and enhances the values of rationality, respect for human rights, democracy, pluralism, promotion of individuality, freedom of conscience, expression and research, the principle of equal opportunities in public institutions for all citizens, without the frequent distinctions based on sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious or philosophical stands” among those presented during the Venice International Film Festival. History The "Brian Award" was inspired by the name of the Monty Python's satire movie ''Life of Brian''. The award initially took the form of a golden globe with glass balls inside, created by the Italian jeweler-artist Giovanni Corvaja. Later, it was a transparent plaque bearing the award's logo. The award was established by the Italian Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics (member of Humanists International Humanists International (known ...
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Roberta Torre
Roberta Torre (born 21 September 1962) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. In 1997 she won the Nastro d'argento for best new director with her first film, ''Tano da morire'' ("To Die for Tano"). The film entered the 54th Venice International Film Festival, winning the FEDIC Award, the Kodak Award and the Luigi De Laurentiis Award for best directorial debut film. The film also won two David di Donatello (for best score and best new director) and two other Nastro d'Argento for best score and best supporting role (an award given to the entire female cast). Biography Roberta Torre was born in Milan. She studied Acting and Drama in Scuola d’Arte Drammatica Paolo Grassi, then Directing and Screenwriting in Casa del Teatro e del Cinema. There she met Ermanno Olmi, whom she refers to as the person who mostly shaped her artistic views and perception. In 1990, Torre moved to Palermo, where she lived and worked for 10 years. In that period, she mostly focused on documentari ...
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Marco Danieli
Marco may refer to: People Given name * Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor Surname * Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin * Jindřich Marco (1921–2000), Czechoslovak photographer and numismatist * Joseph Marco (born 1988), Filipino actor * Kenny Marco (1947–2025), Canadian guitarist. * María del Pilar Sinués de Marco (1835–1893), Spanish writer * Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish composer and writer on music Places * Marco, Ceará, Brazil, a municipality * Marco, New Zealand, a locality in the Taranaki Region * Marco, Indiana, United States, an unincorporated town * Marco, Missouri, United States, an unincorporated community * Marco Island, Florida, United States, a city and an island Science and technology * Mars Cube One (MarCO), a pair of small satellites which fly by Mars in 2018 * MARCO, a macrophage receptor protein that in humans is encoded by the MARCO gene * Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) * ...
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Worldly Girl
''Worldly Girl'' () is a 2016 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Marco Danieli, at his feature film debut. The film was screened at the 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival in the Venice Days section, in which it was awarded the Lizzani Award and the Brian Award. Cast * Sara Serraiocco as Giulia * Michele Riondino as Libero * Marco Leonardi * Stefania Montorsi * Pippo Delbono * Maria Chiara Giannetta See also * List of Italian films of 2016 This is a list of Italian films first released in 2016 (see 2016 in film). External links Italian films of 2016at the Internet Movie Database 2016 Films Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of I ... References External links * 2010s Italian films 2010s Italian-language films 2016 directorial debut films 2016 drama films 2016 films Italian drama films {{2010s-Italy-drama-film-stub ...
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Tom McCarthy (director)
Thomas Joseph McCarthy (born June 7, 1966) is an American filmmaker and actor who has appeared in several films, including '' Meet the Parents'' and '' Good Night, and Good Luck'', and television series such as ''The Wire'', ''Boston Public'' and '' Law & Order''. McCarthy has received critical acclaim for his writing and directing work for the independent films '' The Station Agent'' (2003), '' The Visitor'' (2007), '' Win Win'' (2011), and '' Spotlight'' (2015), the last of which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, won McCarthy the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. McCarthy also co-wrote the film '' Up'' (2009) with Bob Peterson and Pete Docter, for which they received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He also wrote '' Million Dollar Arm'' (2014), and directed and executive-produced for the Netflix television series ''13 Reasons Why'' (2017). McCarthy also directed ...
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Spotlight (film)
''Spotlight'' is a 2015 American biographical drama film directed by Tom McCarthy and written by McCarthy and Josh Singer. The film follows ''The Boston Globe'' "Spotlight" team, the oldest continuously operating newspaper investigative journalist unit in the United States, and its investigation into a decades-long coverup of widespread and systemic child sex abuse by numerous priests of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. Although the plot was original, it is based on a series of stories by the ''Spotlight'' team that earned ''The Globe'' the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. The film features an ensemble cast including Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, Brian d'Arcy James, Liev Schreiber, and Billy Crudup. ''Spotlight'' was shown in the Out of Competition section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival, the Telluride Film Festival and the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Fe ...
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Sharon Maymon
Sharon ( 'plain'), also spelled Saron, is a given name as well as a Hebrew name. In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name, but historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In Israel, it is used as both. Etymology The Hebrew word simply means "plain", as in a flat area of land. But in the Hebrew Bible, is the name specifically given to the fertile plain between the Samarian Hills and the coast, known (tautologically) as Sharon plain in English. The phrase "rose of Sharon" (חבצלת השרון ''ḥăḇaṣṣeleṯ ha-sharon'') occurs in the KJV translation of the Song of Songs ("I am the rose of Sharon, the lily of the valley"), and has since been used in reference to a number of flowering plants. Unlike other unisex names that have come to be used almost exclusively as feminine (e.g. Evelyn), ''Sharon'' was never predominantly a masculine name. Usage before 1925 is very rare and was apparently inspired either by the Biblica ...
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Tal Granit
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The Farewell Party
''The Farewell Party'' ( ''Mita Tova'') is a 2014 Israeli drama film about the use of a euthanasia device, directed by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon. It was nominated for the Ophir Award for Best Film. The film was screened in the Venice Days section of the 71st Venice International Film Festival and has been selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was also screened in the 44th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, reaching the second place in the IFFR audience award. A group of friends in an assisted living facility in Jerusalem, led by Yehezkel (Zeev Revah), builds a euthanasia device to help their sick friend. As romours of the device spreads, more requests for help reach the group. Cast * Ze'ev Revach as Yehezkel * as Yana * as Rafi * Levana Finkelstein as Levana * as Dr. Daniel Awards and nominations * Brian Award at the 71st Venice International Film Festival The 71st ...
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Stephen Frears
Sir Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is a British director and producer of film and television, often depicting real life stories as well as projects that explore social class through sharply-drawn characters. He has received numerous accolades including three BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for two Academy Awards. In 2008, ''The Daily Telegraph'' named Frears among the 100 most influential people in Culture of the United Kingdom, British culture. In 2009, he received the Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He received a knighthood in 2023 for his contributions to the film and television industries. Born in Leicester and educated at Gresham's School and Trinity College, Cambridge, Frears started his career working as an assistant director in theatre and film while directing many television plays. Frears directed his debut feature film ''Gumshoe (film), Gumshoe'' in 1971 and received critical acclaim for his films in the 1980s su ...
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Philomena (film)
''Philomena'' is a 2013 drama film directed by Stephen Frears, based on the 2009 book ''The Lost Child of Philomena Lee'' by journalist Martin Sixsmith. The film stars Judi Dench as Philomena Lee, an elderly woman who has been searching for her son for 50 years, and Sixsmith's (Steve Coogan) efforts to help her find him. The film gained critical praise and received several international film awards. Coogan and Jeff Pope won Best Screenplay at the 70th Venice International Film Festival, while the film was also awarded the People's Choice Award Runner-Up prize at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival."TIFF 2013: 12 Years a Slave wins film fest's top prize"
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Marco Bellocchio
Marco Bellocchio (; born 9 November 1939) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Life and career Born in Bobbio, near Piacenza, Marco Bellocchio had a strict Catholic upbringing – his father was a lawyer, his mother a schoolteacher. He began studying philosophy in Milan but then decided to enter film school, first at the Dramatic Art Academy of Milan, then the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, and later at thSlade School of Fine Artin London. His first film, ''Fists in the Pocket'' (''I pugni in tasca'', winner of the Silver Sail at the 1965 Festival del film Locarno), was funded by family members and shot on family property in 1965. Films Bellocchio's films include ''China Is Near'' (1967), ''Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina'' (''Slap the Monster on Page One'') (1972), ''Nel Nome del Padre'' (''In the name of the Father'' – a satire on a Catholic boarding school that shares affinities with Lindsay Anderson's ''If....'') (1972), ''Victory March ( ...
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