Accademia del Cinema Italiano

Italian film organization
Accademia del Cinema Italiano
Formation1963
TypeFilm organization
HeadquartersRome, Italy
Membership
1710 (as of 2024)
President
Piera Detassis
Websitewww.daviddidonatello.it

The Accademia del Cinema Italiano (English: Academy of Italian Cinema) is an organization that gives out the David di Donatello Awards. It was founded in 1955 as a part of the Open Gate Club, originally with the name Ente David di Donatello. The organization became independent in 1963.[1][2] In 2007 it assumed its current name.

Presidents

  • Italo Gemini (1963-1970)
  • Eitel Monaco (1971-1977)
  • Paolo Grassi (1978-1980)
  • Gian Luigi Rondi (1981-2016)
  • Giuliano Montaldo (2016-2017) (ad interim)
  • Piera Detassis (since 2018)

References

  1. ^ Gian Luigi Rondi, "Premio David di Donatello" in Enciclopedia Treccani, 2004.
  2. ^ "Storia dei Premi David di Donatello". daviddidonatello.it.

External links

  • Official website
  • David di Donatello 1956–2016: 60 Years of Awards. Journal of Italian Cinema & Media Studies (2016), 4 (2), Intellect, ISSN 2047-7368
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