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Stefano Sollima Biography

Birth Name:Stefano Sollima

Birth Place:Rome, Italy

Profession Director, Writer, Producer, Assistant director

Fast Facts

  • Received an award at the Turin Film Festival for his short film "Grazie․"
  • Is the son of filmmaker Sergio Sollima
  • Started out as a camera operator for news reports in war zones
  • Quote: "[On his filmmaking process] "I like to tell stories about people who make bad acts․ Not bad people․ People that for different reasons are on the other side [of the law]․""
  • Frequently works on projects involving crime stories
  • Sicario: Day of the Soldado is his first English-language film
  • Created the first Italian Netflix original series

Awards

  • 2016Silver Ribbon-Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film): nominated
  • 2016Grand Prize-Feature Film: nominated
  • 2018Transatlantyk Distribution Award-Section "New Cinema": nominated
  • 2019International Motor Film Award-Best Drama Feature: nominated
  • 2019Hamilton Award-: winner
  • 2021Golden Ciak-Best Director (Migliore Regista): nominated
  • 2023Golden Lion-Best Film: nominated
  • 2024Silver Ribbon-Best Director (Migliore Regia): nominated