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Federico Fellini

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Federico Fellini Fast Facts:

His love of theater started at an early age, prompting him to run away and join the circus when he was 12.
Before directing films, he held such jobs as magazine cartoonist and radio scriptwriter.
His breakout film, I Vitelloni (1953), about a group of young men on the brink of adulthood, won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Nights of Cabiria (1957), starring wife Giulietta Masina as the hooker with a heart of gold, inspired the 1967 Broadway musical Sweet Charity, directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse.
With La Dolce Vita (1960), he began a longtime collaboration with actor Marcello Mastroianni, who regularly played his onscreen alter ego.
The pressure to duplicate the success of La Dolce Vita resulted in writer's block, which ultimately inspired his next and most critically hailed film, 8½.
The term Felliniesque refers to the fantastical and surreal style of his later films.

Federico Fellini Relationships:
Giulietta Masina - Wife
Urbano Fellini - Father
Ida Fellini - Mother
Maria Maddalena Fellini - Sister
Federichino Fellini - Son
Riccardo Fellini - Brother
Federico Fellini Awards:
1970 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1975 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1975 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee
1963 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1963 Oscar: Best Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) - Nominee
1946 Oscar: Best Writing (Screenplay) - Nominee
1949 Oscar: Best Writing (Story and Screenplay) - Nominee
1956 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee
1957 Oscar: Best Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) - Nominee
1961 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1961 Oscar: Best Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) - Nominee
1976 Oscar: Best Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium) - Nominee
1992 Oscar: Honorary Award - Winner
1960 BAFTA Awards: Best Film and British Film - Nominee
1986 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Language Film - Nominee
1977 BAFTA Awards: Best Production Design - Winner
1988 César Awards: Best Foreign Film - Nominee