Elisabetta Pandimiglio
is an Italian film director, writer and screenwriter. In almost 20
years of activity she has written and directed over 50 works: a feature
film, documentaries, shorts, educational videos and non-profit ads commissioned
by the European Union, the City Council of Rome, NGOs and
many other institutions. She is one of the founders of the Italian
Association Telefono Rosa (fighting against violence on women). She has written
and published researches, surveys, essays, inquiries and short stories on
feminine condition and social uneasiness, and the novel “Ilia di
Notte” (Data News, Rome 2001), and the bio-narrative "Il camoscio e il
borraccino" (Limina, Arezzo 2010). On a commission from Nanni
Moretti she has made in 2002 the Sacher Diary “Zappaterra”. Her solo films or
in co-direction with César Meneghetti have been shown in over 20
countries and have received several recognitions. For her directing work she
has won over 50 awards, among them three Nastro D’argento - a special mention by
the SNGCI (Italian Cinema Journalists Association) Annual Award. In
2009 she made the feature documentary "L'incontro" and the short
"1000 days of Vito" (Official selection atthe Venice Days - 66th
Venice Film Festival, winner of several international awards, among them Best
Film at the 2nd Italian Cinema Festival of Madrid and another Nastro
D'argento in 2010; nominated for the Golden Globes 2011). In 2011 she wrote and
directed "Più come un artista" (More as an artist), official
selection at the Venice Days - 68th Venice Film Festival. In 2012
she shot the bookciak “TURNING POINTS”, special event at Venice-Days – 69
Venice Film Festival. In 2013 she made the multimedia work entitled “FAME”
about the increasing of eating disorders linked to media interests.
In 2014 she directed
and produced “What’s wrong with her?” a documentary film about the stories of a
group of child-free women.
Her latest films are:
- “Toni’s Dinner” (2017 - 68’) the story of a life changed by an unexpected event
- “Soccer School” (2018 - 70’) A collaborative project on a children soccer school (artistic direction, projects and shooting)