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

Life and career

Born in

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, Quatriglio got a degree in law at the Palermo University and later enrolled at the

Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia The (; CSC), also referred to as the (), is an Italian national film school headquartered in Rome, with satellite educational hubs in five other Italian regions. It was established in 1935 and aims to promote the art and technique of cinemat ...

, graduating in direction. After directing some shorts and documentaries, she made her feature film debut with ''The Island'', which premiered at the

2003 Cannes Film Festival The 56th Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2003. French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer Patrice Chéreau was the President of the Jury for the main competition. Monica Bellucci hosted the opening and closi ...

in the

Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (, formerly ) is an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festival as a ...

section. Her 2012 documentary film ''

Terramatta ''Terramatta: The Italian Twentieth Century of Vincenzo Rabito Sicilian illiterate'' () is a 2012 documentary directed by Costanza Quatriglio, based on the memoir ''Terra Matta'' by Vincenzo Rabito. Winner of several awards, including the Nastro d ...

'' premiered at the

69th Venice International Film Festival The 69th annual Venice International Film Festival, was held from 29 August to 8 September 2012, at Venice Lido in Italy. American filmmaker Michael Mann was the jury president for the main competition. Polish actress Kasia Smutniak was the H ...

and was awarded a

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 ...

for best documentary film. Her 2013 short film ''Con il fiato sospeso'' won the Gillo Pontecorvo Award at the

70th Venice International Film Festival The 70th annual Venice International Film Festival, was held from 28 August to 7 September 2013, at Venice Lido in Italy. Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci was the jury president for the main competition. He was previously the presiden ...

. Her documentary ''My Human Heart'' was screened as Special Event at the 2009

Locarno Film Festival The Locarno International Film Festival is a major international film festival, held annually in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narr ...

. In 2015, she won a second Nastro d'Argento for best documentary film with ''Triangle''. Her 2024 documentary film ''The Secret Drawer'' was screened in the Forum section at the

74th Berlin International Film Festival The 74th annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale, took place between 15 and 25 February 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong'o was named the Jury President for the main competition. This ye ...

Selected filmography

* ''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) * ''

'' (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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quatriglio, Costanza 1973 births Living people Italian film directors Italian screenwriters People from Palermo Italian documentary film directors Italian television directors University of Palermo alumni Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni Nastro d'Argento winners