Francesco Costabile (born 30 September 1980) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in

Cosenza Cosenza (; Languages of Calabria#Northern Calabrian (Cosentian), Cosentian: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city located in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000, while the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. ...

, Costabile studied at the DAMS (Disciplines of Arts, Music, and Entertainment) department at the

University of Bologna The University of Bologna (, abbreviated Unibo) is a Public university, public research university in Bologna, Italy. Teaching began around 1088, with the university becoming organised as guilds of students () by the late 12th century. It is the ...

, and later 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 ...

. He made his professional debut in 2003 with the short film ''La sua Gamba'', and in 2006 won 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 ...

and received a

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David (Donatello, bronze), David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (the Academy of Italian Cin ...

nomination for the short ''Dentro Roma''. After directing several documentary films, Costabile made his feature film debut with '' Una Femmina: The Code of Silence'', which premiered in the Panorama section of the

72nd Berlin International Film Festival The 72nd annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale (), took place from 10 to 20 February 2022 in person. On 15 December 2021, the first film of the festival was announced. The festival opened with François Ozon's ...

. The film got Costabile two

nominations, for best directorial debut and for

best screenplay This list of screenwriting awards for film is an index to articles on notable awards given for film screenwriting. The list is organized by region and country of the awards venue or sponsor, but winners are not necessarily restricted to people fro ...

. His following film '' Familia'' premiered at the

81st Venice International Film Festival The 81st annual Venice Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 7 September 2024, at Venice Lido in Italy. French actress Isabelle Huppert served as Jury President for the main competition. Italian actress an ...

in the

Orizzonti ''Orizzonti'' ( 'Horizons') is a section of the Venice Film Festival's official selection. It runs as a parallel section to the main competition for the Golden Lion The Golden Lion () is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Fe ...

sidebar. The film received 8 David di Donatello Award nominations, including one for Costabile for best adapted screenplay.

Filmography

* ''L'abito e il volto - Incontro con Piero Tosi'' (documentary, 2009) * ''La Carrera'' (documentary, 2013, co-directed with Assunta Nugnes) * ''Piero Tosi 1690 - L'inizio di un secolo'' (documentary, 2014) * ''In un futuro aprile'' (documentary, 2019, co-directed with Federico Savonitto) *'' Una Femmina: The Code of Silence'' (2022) *'' Familia'' (2024)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Costabile, Francesco 1980 births Living people Italian film directors Italian screenwriters People from Cosenza Nastro d'Argento winners University of Bologna alumni Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni