Fausto Paravidino (born 15 June 1976) is an Italian dramatist, director, actor and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in

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, Paravidino spent his childhood in

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, Alessandria. He started his professional career on stage at very young age, in 1990, as part of the company "La Soffitta". In 1995, he moved back to Genoa, where he enrolled at the drama courses of the Teatro Nazionale. In 1996 he wrote his first comedy play, ''Trinciapollo'', and in 1998 he came to the fore thanks to the critically acclaimed dramas ''Gabriele'' and ''Due Fratelli''. Paravidino made his film debut in 1999, appearing in Pupi Avati's ''La via degli angeli''. In 2000 his play ''Peanuts'' was represented at the

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. In 2004 he won the

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Prize for the drama play ''Natura morta in un fosso''. The play was staged by Andrea Ferran for Volta International Festival at the

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in 2016. Paravidino made his directorial film debut in 2005 with ''

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'', which was screened in the Horizons section at the 62nd edition of the

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and got him a Pasinetti Award. For this film he was also nominated for

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for Best New Director and for

Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italian ...

in the same category and for Best Original Story. Paravidino was the eighth Italian author to be presented at the

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in Paris, with the play ''La malattia della famiglia M'' ("''La Maladie de la famille M.''" in its French adaptation) he also directed. Other of his works were adapted in German and presented in various theaters, including at the

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