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Biography
Alice Rohrwacher (born 29 December 1981) is an Italian film director, editor and screenwriter. She made her directorial debut with Heavenly Body (2011). She has since directed notable films such as The Wonders (2014), Happy as Lazzaro (2018), which received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay, and La chimera (2023). Her short Le pupille (2022) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alice Rohrwacher, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award · 2026
- European University Film Award · 2018
- Ciak d'oro - Best first work by an Italian director
- Nastro d'Argento — Best New Director
- Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film · 2023 · nominated
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- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2019 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2018 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Director · 2018 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2018 · nominated
- European University Film Award · 2018 · nominated
Filmography10 titles

My Brilliant Friend
2018Director
2018Director

An Urban Allegory
2024Director, Screenplay
2024Director, Screenplay

Futura
2021as Self (voice)
2021as Self (voice)

Happy as Lazzaro
2018Director, Writer
2018Director, Writer

La Chimera
2023Director, Writer
2023Director, Writer

The Pupils
2022Director, Writer
2022Director, Writer

Corpo Celeste
2011Director, Screenplay
2011Director, Screenplay

The Wonders
2014Director, Writer
2014Director, Writer

Four Roads
2020Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay
2020Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay

Room 999
2023as Self
2023as Self