Stefano Sollima
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Born | Rome, Italy | 4 May 1966
Occupation(s) | Film director, television director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1991–present |
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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Stefano Sollima (Italian: [ˈstɛːfano ˈsɔllima]; born 4 May 1966) is an Italian director and screenwriter.
He is best known for his gritty crime-drama films such as ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards (2012), Suburra (2015), and Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018), as well as the television series Romanzo criminale – La serie (2006–2008), Gomorrah (2014–2021) and ZeroZeroZero (2020).
Early life
Born in Rome, Sollima is the son of Italian cult director and screenwriter Sergio Sollima.[1][2] He started his career as a camera operator realizing numerous reports from war zones for several television networks, including CNN, CBS, and NBC.[2]
Career
In 1991, he made his debut as a director with the short film Thanks (
Sollima started working as a television director in 1998 with the soap opera
In 2012 Sollima made his
In 2018, Sollima made his English language film debut with the action crime thriller Sicario: Day of the Soldado, described as an "anthological sequel" to Sicario (2015), starring Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin.[7][10][11]
The same year, he began shooting the internationally co-produced crime TV series
Filmography
Short films
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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1991 | Thanks | Yes | Yes | |
1992 | Ipocrites | Yes | Yes | |
1993 | Sotto le unghie | Yes | Yes | |
2003 | Zippo | Yes | Yes | |
2018 | The Legend of Red Hand | Yes | No | Promoting Campari |
Feature films
- ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards (2012)
- Suburra (2015)
- Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
- Without Remorse (2021)
- Adagio (2023)[15]
Television
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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1999 | Un posto al sole | Yes | No | Unknown episodes |
2003–2007 | La squadra | Yes | No | 7 episodes |
2005 | Ho sposato un calciatore | Yes | No | 4 episodes |
2006–2007 | Crimes | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
2008–2010 | Romanzo criminale – La serie | Yes | No | 22 episodes |
2009 | Mal'aria | No | Yes | Television film |
2014–2016 | Gomorrah | Yes | No | 10 episodes |
2020 | ZeroZeroZero
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Yes | Yes | 2 episodes, also creator[12] |
Music videos
- "Distratto" — Francesca Michielin (2012)[16]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
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1992 | Turin Film Festival
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Prize of the City of Torino | Thanks | Nominated |
1993 | Turin Film Festival
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Best Short Film | Sotto le unghie | Nominated |
Cannes Film Festival | Canal+ Award
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Nominated | ||
2003 | Venice Film Festival | Best Short Film | Zippo | Nominated |
Catalonian International Film Festival
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Best Short Film | Nominated | ||
2009 | Flaiano International Prizes
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Best Television Director | Romanzo criminale – La serie | Won |
2012 | Moscow International Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize
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ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards | Won |
Russian Film Critics Award | Won | |||
Russian Film Clubs Federation Award | Won | |||
Golden St. George | Nominated | |||
David di Donatello | Best New Director | Nominated | ||
Nastro d'Argento | Best New Director | Nominated | ||
Kineo Awards | Best First Feature | Nominated | ||
2013 | Golden Graal
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Best Director — Drama | Nominated | |
2016 | Nastro d'Argento | Best Director | Suburra | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b c Andrea Di Quarto (17 June 2015). "Gomorra 2, parla il regista Stefano Sollima" [Gomorrah Director Stefano Sollima On Season 2]. TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Secchi Frau, Fabio. "Stefano Sollima". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "32e Selecion de la Semaine de la Critique - 1993". archives.semainedelacritique.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Vincitori Premi internazionali Flaiano 2009". Premi internazionali Flaiano (in Italian). Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- GQ(in Italian). Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ Silvia Fumarola (12 May 2015). "Ritorno a Gomorra, sul set della seconda serie: è il momento delle signore della camorra". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ a b Jacob Stolworthy (14 June 2016). "Stefano Sollima interview: Sicario 'sequel' Soldado will be a different journey in the same world'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "Sorpresa David: pieno di nomination Jeeg Robot e Non essere cattivo". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Suburra, la nuova serie tv arriva il 6 ottobre - Wired". Wired (in Italian). 13 July 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ Chitwood, Adam; Radish, Christina (26 November 2016). "'Sicario' Sequel 'Soldado' Story Details Teased by Jeffery Donovan". Collider.com. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Sony Dates 'Silver And Black', 'Sicario 2'; Moves 'Holmes And Watson', 'Bad Boys 3' Unset & More". Deadline Hollywood. 11 August 2017.
- ^ a b Silvia Fumarola (20 April 2018). "ZeroZeroZero, per Sollima primo ciak in Messico" [ZeroZeroZero, Sollima starts filming in Mexico]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ Nick Vivarelli (9 October 2017). "Cocaine Trafficking Show 'ZeroZeroZero' Goes Into Production With 'Gomorrah' Director (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Stewart Clarke (20 April 2018). "Gabriel Byrne, Andrea Riseborough, Amazon Board Cocaine Drama 'ZeroZeroZero'". Variety. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Ang (7 September 2022). "'Adagio' di Sollima distribuito da Vision". Cinecittà News (in Italian).
- ^ "Argentero nel video di Francesca (X-Factor)" [X-Factor: Luca Argentero in Francesca's Music Video]. ANSA (in Italian). 24 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
External links
- Stefano Sollima at IMDb