Salvatore Mereu
Salvatore Mereu | |
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 Mereu at the 2012 Venice Film Festival | |
| Born | 17 March 1965 (age 60) Dorgali, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Film director |
Salvatore Mereu (born 17 March 1965) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Dorgali, Mereu studied at the DAMS (Disciplines of Arts, Music, and Entertainment) department at the University of Bologna, and later at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome.[1]
In 2003, he made his feature film debut with Three-Step Dance, which was awarded best film of the Venice International Film Critics' Week at the 60th Venice International Film Festival and got him the David di Donatello for best new director and the Ciak d'Oro for best first work.[2][3] His second feature Sonetàula premiered at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival, in the Panorama sidebar.[4]
In 2012, he directed Bellas Mariposas, which had its world premiere at the 69th Venice International Film Festival.[5] The film won the Big Screen Award at the 42nd International Film Festival Rotterdam .[6] In 2020, his film Assandira premiered out of competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival.[7] It was nominated for a Nastro d'Argento for best film.[8] His 2022 film Bentu premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, in the Giornate degli Autori sidebar.[9]
Filmography
[edit]- Three-Step Dance (2003)
- Sonetàula (2008)
- Bellas Mariposas (2012)
- Assandira (2020)
- Bentu (2022)
- The Dog Is My Dog (2025)[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Floris, Antioco (2001). Nuovo cinema in Sardegna (in Italian). Aipsa. p. 195. ISBN 978-88-87636-16-1.
- ^ Palladini, Irene (28 January 2016). Occhi da incantamondo. Un ritratto critico e tredici dialoghi su Sergio Atzeni: Un ritratto critico e tredici dialoghi su Sergio Atzeni (in Italian). Franco Angeli Edizioni. ISBN 978-88-917-3605-5.
- ^ "Premi: Ciak d'oro 2004 a 'Non ti muovere'". Box Office (in Italian). 9 June 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Weissberg, Jay (14 February 2008). "Sonetaula". Variety. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ Young, Neil (23 September 2012). "Bellas Mariposas: Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Big Screen Award goes to Bellas Mariposas at the Rotterdam IFF". Cineuropa. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ Weissberg, Jay (9 September 2020). "'Assandira' Review: Salvatore Mereu's Riskiest Film to Date". Variety. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ Redazione (26 May 2021). "Nastri d'Argento 2021, candidature nel segno della svolta". Ciak. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Venice 2022 preview: Critics' Week and Giornate Degli Autori highlights". Screen International. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "The Dog Is My Dog". Locarno Film Festival. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
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