Valentina Pedicini
Born(1978-04-06)6 April 1978
Brindisi, Italy
Died20 November 2020(2020-11-20) (aged 42)
Alma materZeLIG School of Documentary
Occupation(s)director, screenwriter
Years active2003–2020

Valentina Zucco Pedicini (Brindisi, 6 April 1978 – Rome, 20 November 2020) was an Italian screenwriter and film director.

She graduated at the ZeLIG International School of Documentary in 2010.[1] Her documentary Dal profondo won the Solinas Award at the 2013 Rome Film Festival[2] and was nominated as Best Documentary at the 2014 David di Donatello; it also received a special mention at the 2014 Nastri d'Argento.[3] Her only full-length fiction movie Dove cadono le ombre premiered at the 74th Venice International Film Festival in the Venice Days (Giornate degli autori) section.[3][4]

Valentina Pedicini died on 20 November 2020 after a long illness.[5]

Filmography

Full-length movies

  • Dove cadono le ombre (2017)

Documentaries

  • My Marlboro City (2010)
  • Dal profondo (2013)
  • Faith (2019)

Short movies

  • Mio sovversivo amore (2009)
  • Era ieri (2016)

References

  1. ↑ "Valentina Pedicini, ZeLIG graduate in 2010, at the Venice Film Festival". zeligfilm.it.
  2. ↑ Pasetti, Anna Maria (November 13, 2013). "'Dal profondo', una minatrice al Festival del Film di Roma". Il Fatto Quotidiano. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "È morta la regista Valentina Pedicini". La Repubblica. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  4. ↑ Esposito, Alberta (September 5, 2017). "Festival di Venezia, grande successo per il film della regista brindisina Valentina Pedicini". Brindisi Oggi. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ ANSA Editorial staff (November 20, 2020). "Cinema: è morta la regista Valentina Pedicini". ANSA. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
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