Paolo Sorrentino
Director and screenwriter Paolo Sorrentino was born in Naples in 1970, and and became an orphan when he lost both of his parents at the age of 16. At the age of 25, after studying for a few years at the Faculty of Economics and Business in University of Naples Federico II, he decided to work in the film industry. His first full-length feature L'uomo in più, starring Toni Servillo and Andrea Renzi, was selected at the 2001 Venice Film Festival, achieved three nominations for the David di Donatello (the Italian Academy Awards) and won the Nastro d'Argento (the Italian cinema journalists Academy Award) for Best First Time Director. In 2004 he directed Le conseguenze dell'amore, selected in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival and acclaimed by both Italian and International critics. The film won many important Italian awards, including five David di Donatello awards: for Best Film, Director, Screenplay, Actor and Cinematography. Three years later his third film L'amico di famiglia was also selected in Competition at Cannes. In 2008 another collaboration with Toni Servillo, Il Divo, became his third film to be selected in Competition at Cannes. The film was nominated for Best Make-Up at the Academy Awards® and won seven David di Donatello, five Ciak d'Oro and five Nastri d'Argento awards. He has also published a novel Hanno tutti ragione (Everybody's Right) in 2010, and two collections of short stories: Tony Pagoda e i suoi amici (2012), and Gli aspetti irrilevanti (2016). Hanno tutti region was warmly received by both critics and public and was short-listed for the Premio Strega, the most prestigious Italian literature award. As of 2021, seven of his 9 films have been presented in Competition at the Festival de Cannes, where Il Divo won the Prix du Jury in 2008. In 2014, his film La Grande Bellezza won the Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, as well as a BAFTA and five EFA Awards. In 2016, La Giovinezza gained an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song and two Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song. The film won three European Film Awards. In 2016, he made his first TV Series: The Young Pope. In 2021, È stata la mano di Dio won the Grand Jury Prize at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.
Paolo Stacchini
Paolo Stacchini is known for The Truffle Hunters (2020).
Paolo Stoppa
Paolo Stoppa was born on June 16, 1906 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is known for Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960) and Il gattopardo (1963). He died on May 1, 1988 in Rome.
Paolo Strippoli
Paolo Strippoli is a writer and director, known for A Classic Horror Story (2021), Piove and Nessun dorma (2018).
Paolo Tarabusi
Paolo Tarabusi is known for Seule: Les dossiers Silvercloud (2023).
Paolo Taviani
Paolo Taviani studied liberal arts at the University of Pisa, becoming interested in the cinema after seeing Roberto Rossellini's Paisà (1946). After writing and directing short films and plays with his brother Vittorio, he made his first feature in 1962. The brothers have continued to work together ever since, with each directing alternate scenes with the other watching but never interfering.
Paolo Vaccarino
Paolo Vaccarino is known for My Honor Was Loyalty (2016).
Paolo Valle
Paolo Valle is known for La disubbidienza (1981).
Paolo Villaggio
Very popular actor and writer in Italy. He worked in over 80 movies and TV series. Known especially for portraing the character of "Fantozzi" on several movies. Paolo Villaggio was born on December 30, 1932 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy. He was known for Fantozzi (1975) (aka Fantozzi), Il secondo tragico Fantozzi (1976), Fantozzi in paradiso (1993) and the TV Series Carabinieri (2002). He was married to Maura Albites. He died on July 3, 2017 in Rome, Lazio, Italy, just 7 months after completing his last movie W gli sposi (2019).
Paolo Virzì
Paolo Virzì was born on March 4, 1964 in Livorno, Tuscany, Italy. He is a writer and director, known for La prima cosa bella (2010), Tutta la vita davanti (2008) and Il capitale umano (2013). He has been married to Micaela Ramazzotti since January 17, 2009. They have two children. He was previously married to Paola Tiziana Cruciani.
