Carlo Poggioli is an Italian costume designer.

Biography

Poggioli studied and graduated in stage and costume design at the Istituto D'Arte and the

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in Naples. After completing his studies, Poggioli worked in Rome as assistant for some of the most important Italian costume designers, including Gabriella Pescucci, Piero Tosi, Maurizio Millenotti. He worked on such major productions as Jean-Jacques Annaud's ''

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'', Terry Gilliam's ''

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'', Federico Fellini's ''

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'', Martin Scorsese's ''

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'', Franco Zeffirelli's '' Sparrow'', and more. He also worked alongside Ann Roth as assistant on ''

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'' and, as associate designer on ''

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'', directed by Anthony Minghella. In opera productions, Poggioli worked with director Liliana Cavani (''La Traviata'',

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), Mauro Bolognini (''Norma'', Teatro Bellini di Catania), Franco Zeffirelli (''Aida'' and ''Boheme'', Teatro dell' Opera di Roma and Tel Aviv Opera House). He designed costumes for productions directed by Ruggero Cappuccio and orchestras directed by

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, including ''Falstaff'' (La Scala), Nina ossia ''La pazza per amore'' (Teatro Alla Scala e Piccolo di Milano), and '' Il ritorno di Don Calandrino'', at the Salzburg Opera Theatre. As a costume designer for television and film, Poggioli has designed costumes for ''

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'' directed by Vera Belmont, Nick Willing's '' Jason and the Argonauts'', ''

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'', directed by Uli Edel, '' Cold Mountain'', directed by Anthony Minghella, ''

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'', directed by Steven Sommers, ''

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'' directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak, ''

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'', directed by John Irvin, ''

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'' directed by Giulio Base, ''

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'', directed by Terry Gilliam, ''

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'', directed by Roman Polanski, and many more.

Recognition

* 2008

Genie Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design The Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian costume designer. It was formerly called the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design before the Genies were ...

– ''

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'' – Won (with Kazuko Kurosawa) * 2005

Saturn Award The Saturn Awards are American awards presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. The awards were created to honor science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, but have since grown to reward other films bel ...

for Best Costumes – ''

'' – Nominated (with Gabriella Pescucci) * 2005

Silver Ribbon 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 ...

for Best Costume Design – ''Van Helsing'' – Nominated (with Gabriella Pescucci) * 2004

BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design The BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design is a film award presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) at the annual British Academy Film Awards to recognize a designer who has delivered outstanding costume design in a film. ...

– '' Cold Mountain'' – Nominated (with

Ann Roth Ann Bishop Roth (born October 30, 1931) is an American costume designer. In a career spanning over six decades, she is recognized for her prolific work across stage and screen. She has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards, tw ...

) * 2002

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...

for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special – ''

'' – Nominated (with Giovanni Casalnuovo and Lindsay Pugh)

References

External links

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