Leonardo Di Costanzo (born in 1958) is an Italian director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in

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, after graduating at the

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Di Costanzo moved to

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, where he followed Ateliers Varan courses and worked for French television. After directing several documentaries, he made his

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debut in 2012 with '' The Interval'', which premiered in the Horizons section of the 69th Venice International Film Festival and got him the David di Donatello for Best New Director, the

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for Best Film and Best First Work and the Foreign Press Grand Prix at the 2013 Globi d'oro. After directing a segment of the anthology film '' Bridges of Sarajevo'', his following film '' The Intruder'' was screened in the

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section at the

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. His 2021 film '' The Inner Cage'' was screened out of competition at the

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and Di Costanzo's screenplay was awarded as Best Original Screenplay at the 2022 67th David di Donatello Awards.

Selected filmography

* '' The Interval'' (2012) * '' Bridges of Sarajevo'' (2014) * '' The Intruder'' (2017) * '' The Inner Cage'' (2021)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Di Costanzo, Leonardo 1958 births Living people Italian screenwriters Italian film directors Italian documentary film directors University of Naples Federico II alumni David di Donatello winners People from the Metropolitan City of Naples Ciak d'oro winners