Duccio Chiarini (born 30 June 1977) is an Italian film director, documentarist, screenwriter and producer.

Life and career

Born in

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, Chiarini graduated in direction at the

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. After directing some shorts, he made his feature film debut with the autobiographical and documentary ''Hit the Road, Nonna'', about his grandmother, the stylist Delia Ubaldi. The film premiered at the

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, in the

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section, and received a special mention at the 2012 Silver Ribbon Awards. Chiarini's narrative feature film debut '' Short Skin'' premiered at the

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in the "Biennale College" sidebar, and was screened at the

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in the "Generation" section. It received several awards, including the Grand Prix at the 2015

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, and the

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for best first work. Chiarini's 2018 film '' The Guest'' premiered at the 71st

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, in which it won the Swiss Critics Boccalino Award for Best Film. In 2023, his documentary about

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''The Writer in the Trees'' premiered at the

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, in the

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program.

Selected filmography

* ''Hit the Road, Nonna'' (documentary, 2011) * '' Short Skin'' (2014) * ''Settembre'' (documentary, 2015) * '' The Guest'' (2018) * ''Marco Polo'' (documentary, 2019) * ''L'occhio di vetro '' (documentary, 2020) * ''The Writer in the Trees'' (documentary, 2023)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiarini, Duccio 1977 births Living people Italian film directors Italian screenwriters People from Florence Italian documentary film directors Italian television directors Alumni of the London Film School Nastro d'Argento winners