Paolo Sorrentino

Screenwriter, Director, Actor

Born in 1970 in Naples, Italy. Works as screenwriter and filmmaker, known for his award-winning films THE GREAT BEAUTY (2013), THIS MUST BE THE PLACE (2011) and IL DIVO (2008), all screened at the International Competition of past editions of the Festival de Cannes. THE GREAT BEAUTY won Best Foreign Language Film of the Year 2014 at the 86th Academy Awards as well as at the Golden Globes Awards 2014, the European Film Award 2014 and many more prizes.

Geboren 1970 in Neapel, Italien. Italienische Staatsbürgerschaft. Drehbuchautor und Filmregisseur. Bekannt für seine Filme LA GRANDE BELLEZZA (2013), THIS MUST BE THE PLACE (2011) und IL DIVO (2008), alle im Wettbewerb der vergangenen Ausgaben des Filmfestivals von Cannes. LA GRANDE BELLEZZA gewann 2014 jeweils den Oscar und den Golden Globe in der Kategorie Bester fremdsprachiger Film sowie vier Europäische Filmpreise.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2015
La giovinezza by Paolo Sorrentino
2013
La grande bellezza by Paolo Sorrentino
2011
This Must Be The Place by Paolo Sorrentino
2008
Il divo: La spettacolare vita di Giulio Andreotti by Paolo Sorrentino

Screenwriter

2015
La giovinezza by Paolo Sorrentino

Actor

2018
Hair 35mm – Aldo Signoretti and the Art of Hair in Films by Alessandro Molinari

Awards

(a selection)

2015
Berlin, 28. European Film Awards 2015, European Director 2015 (Winner) in La giovinezza
2021
Zurich, Zurich Film Festival, A Tribute To... Award (Winner)