Italy Selects Maura Delpero's Venice Silver Lion Winner "Vermiglio" for Best International Feature Oscar Italy has selected Maura Delpe
Italy Selects Maura Delpero’s Venice Silver Lion Winner “Vermiglio” for Best International Feature Oscar
Italy has selected Maura Delpero’s Venice Silver Lion winner “Vermiglio” as its entry for the best international feature Oscar.
Produced by Francesca Andreoli, Santiago Fondevila, Leonardo Guerra Seragnoli, and Delpero for Italy’s Cinedora in co-production with France’s Charades Productions and Belgium’s Versus Production.
Sideshow and Janus Films acquired North American rights on the film following its Venice win; Charades handles worldwide sales, having struck the North American deal alongside Anonymous Content.
Italy has won the international feature prize on 11 occasions, most recently with Sorrentino’s “The Great Beauty” in 2013. Those wins came from 30 total nominations, with Matteo Garrone’s “” and Sorrentino’s “The Hand of God” nominated in 2024 and 2022, respectively.
Delpero is the first woman to represent Italy in the category since Cristina Comencini with “Don’t Tell” in 2006, and only the fifth different woman (six entries) in total from 71 submissions.
Congratulations to Maura Delpero and Team
Vermiglio is sure to make a strong entry in the best international feature Oscar category, and it will be exciting to see how it fares against the other nominees.
FAQs
Q: When did Vermiglio win the Grand Jury Prize in Competition at Venice?
A: Earlier this month.
Q: Who produces Vermiglio?
A: Francesca Andreoli, Santiago Fondevila, Leonardo Guerra Seragnoli, and Maura Delpero.
Q: Who is Maura Delpero?
A: Maura Delpero is a filmmaker and the director of Vermiglio.
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