La Pivellina
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La Pivellina is a 2009 Austrian feature film debut directed by Tizza Covi
and Rainer Frimmel
. The film premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
in the Directors' Fortnight
, where it has been awarded the Europa Cinemas Label as Best European Film.
Patty receives a letter from the mother in which she announces that she will collect the girl two days later. They have a farewell party, but the mother does not show up.
, Karlovy Vary
, New York, San Francisco
, Palm Springs
) and received over 35 awards. La Pivellina is being released in more than 20 countries worldwide (including USA, Argentina, France, Italy, Brazil, Germany). The film was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 83rd Academy Awards
, but it didn't make the final shortlist.
Tizza Covi
Tizza Covi is an Italian screenwriter and director. She lived in Paris and Berlin before studying photography in Vienna...
and Rainer Frimmel
Rainer Frimmel
Rainer Frimmel is an Austrian director and photographer. After studying psychology in Vienna he graduated as a photographer...
. The film premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
2009 Cannes Film Festival
The 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 13 to May 24, 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. It was announced on March 19, 2009, that Pixar's film Up would open the festival...
in the Directors' Fortnight
Directors' Fortnight
Directors' Fortnight is an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival. The section was created in 1969 after the events of May 1968, in which the Cannes festival was canceled in solidarity with striking workers....
, where it has been awarded the Europa Cinemas Label as Best European Film.
Plot
Abandoned in a park, the two-year-old girl Asia is found by Patty, a circus woman living with her husband Walter in a trailer park in San Basilio on the outskirts of Rome. With the help of Tairo, a teenager who lives with his grandma in an adjacent container, Patti gives the girl a new home for an uncertain period of time. However, Walter is concerned that they may be accused of kidnapping the girl, and he plans to report Asia's presence to the police. .Patty receives a letter from the mother in which she announces that she will collect the girl two days later. They have a farewell party, but the mother does not show up.
Cast
- Patrizia Gerardi as Patty
- Walter Saabel as Walter
- Asia Crippa as Asia
- Tairo Caroli as Tairo
Release
La Pivellina has been screened in more than 130 International Film Festivals (including Berlinale, TorontoToronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...
, Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival gained worldwide recognition over the past years and has become one of Europe's major film events....
, New York, San Francisco
San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco International Film Festival is the oldest continuously running film festival in the Americas. Organized by the San Francisco Film Society, the International is held each spring for two weeks, presenting an average of 150 films from over 50 countries...
, Palm Springs
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival is a film festival held in Palm Springs, California. It was started in 1989 and is held annually in January...
) and received over 35 awards. La Pivellina is being released in more than 20 countries worldwide (including USA, Argentina, France, Italy, Brazil, Germany). The film was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 83rd Academy Awards
83rd Academy Awards
The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 2010 and took place February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, Academy Awards ...
, but it didn't make the final shortlist.
Awards (selection)
- 2009 may, Festival International du Film de Cannes
- Prix Europa Cinemas Label - Best European Film
- 2009 June, Pesaro Film Festival
- Premio "Lino Miccichè" - Best Feature Film
- 2009 aug, International Film Summerfest Durres
- Golden Gladiator for Best Feature Film
- 2009 aug, Annecy Cinéma Italien
- Prix d'Interprétation Féminine (Patrizia Gerardi) - Best Actress
- Prix Spécial du Jury
- Ecumenical Jury Prize
- Grand Prix "Scythian Deer" for Best Feature Film
- Yves Montand Prize for Best Acting (Patrizia Gerardi)
- 2009 oct, Mumbai International Film FestivalMumbai International Film FestivalMumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films , is a festival organised in the city of Mumbai by the 'Film Division', Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. It has been organised since 1990, and focuses on documentary, short and animation...
- 2009 oct, Mumbai International Film Festival
- Jury Grand Prize
- 2009 oct, Valdivia International Film FestivalValdivia International Film FestivalThe Valdivia International Film Festival started as a very successful international film exhibition released in 1993 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Cine Club of the Universidad Austral de Chile. A competition was included the following year, labeled as "Valdivia Cine & Video"...
- 2009 oct, Valdivia International Film Festival
- Mejor Película - Best Feature Film
- Premió de Público - Audience Award
- 2009 nov, Leeds International Film FestivalLeeds International Film FestivalThe Leeds International Film Festival is the largest film festival in England outside London. Held in November at various venues throughout Leeds, West Yorkshire it shows over 200 films from around the world, commercial and independent....
- 2009 nov, Leeds International Film Festival
- Golden Owl Award for Best Feature Film
- 2009 nov, Gijón International Film FestivalGijón International Film FestivalGijón International Film Festival was created in 1963. It was born as an initiative of the local authority and it was sponsored mainly by Gijón City Council and the then Caja de Ahorros de Asturias ; both institutions are still the main organisers of the festival, along with funding from the...
- 2009 nov, Gijón International Film Festival
- Premio "Principado de Asturias" Mejor Largometraje - Best Feature Film
- Premio Mejor Actriz (Patrizia Gerardi) - Best Actress
- 2009 nov, Castellininaria Festival Internazionale del Cinema Giovane Bellizona
- Premio “Ambiente e Salute: Qualità di Vita”
- 2010 jan, Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers
- Grand Prix for Best Feature Film
- Prix Mademoiselle Ladubay Long Metrage - Best Actress (Patrizia Gerardi)
- 2010 mar, DiagonaleDiagonaleThe Diagonale is a film festival that takes place every March in Graz, Austria.The festival was initially held under the auspices of the Austrian Film Commission in Salzburg from 1993 to 1995 but moved to Graz in 1998. Traditional cinema venues are UCI Kinowelt Annenhof, Schubertkino, augartenkino...
- 2010 mar, Diagonale
- Grand Prix for Best Austrian Feature Film 2009/10
- 2010 apr, Indie Lisboa
- Distribution Award Caixa Geral de Depósitos
- 2010 apr, Festival Cinematográfico Internacional de Uruguay
- Mencione del Jurado
- Mencione del Jurado FIPRESCI Uruguay
- 2010 April, Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente
- Premio UNICEF
- 2010 June, Nastri d'ArgentoNastro d'ArgentoThe Nastro d'Argento is a movie award assigned each year, since 1946, for cinematic performances and production by Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani, the association of Italian film critics...
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- 2010 June, Nastri d'Argento
- Menzione Speciale Migliore Opera Prima
- 2010 July, Bimbi Belli Roma
- Premio Miglior Film - Best Feature Film
- Premio Miglior Attrice - Best Actress (Patrizia Gerardi)
- 2010 July, Gallio Film Festival
- Premio del Pubblico – Audience Award
- Premio Migliore Opera Prima
- 2010 aug, Sarzana Film Festival
- Premio "Cineforum Sarzana" Migliore Film - Best Feature Film
See also
- List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Austrian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film