Letizia Battaglia's Cinematic Portrayals: From Cameo to Documentary
Letizia Battaglia, a distinguished Italian photojournalist, captured the Mafia's influence in Palermo and made appearances in several films. She had a brief role in Wim Wenders' 'Palermo Shooting' during the 61st Cannes Film Festival in 2008. In 2019, she was featured in Franco Maresco's documentary 'La mafia non è più quella di una volta', which received the jury prize at the Venice Film Festival, highlighting her serious remembrance of the Falcone and Borsellino anniversary amid others' celebratory moods. That same year, Kim Longinotto's documentary 'Letizia Battaglia – Shooting the Mafia' premiered at the London Film Festival and was shown in Italy from March 22 to 25. Battaglia started her journey in 1969 at L'Ora, co-founded Informazione fotografica, and established the Centro Internazionale di Fotografia in 2017.
Key facts
- Letizia Battaglia made a cameo in Wim Wenders' 2008 film 'Palermo Shooting'.
- The film premiered at the 61st Cannes Film Festival.
- In 2019, Battaglia starred in Franco Maresco's documentary 'La mafia non è più quella di una volta'.
- The documentary won the jury prize at the 2019 Venice Film Festival.
- Kim Longinotto's documentary 'Letizia Battaglia – Shooting the Mafia' debuted at the London Film Festival in 2019.
- The documentary was released in Italian theaters from March 22 to 25 by I Wonder Pictures.
- Battaglia began her career in 1969 at the Palermo newspaper L'Ora.
- She co-founded the agency Informazione fotografica with Franco Zecchin.
- Her photo of the 1980 assassination of Piersanti Mattarella gained national attention.
- In 2017, she inaugurated the Centro Internazionale di Fotografia at the Cantieri Culturali della Zisa in Palermo.
Entities
Artists
- Letizia Battaglia
- Wim Wenders
- Franco Maresco
- Kim Longinotto
- Franco Zecchin
- Milla Jovovich
- Leoluca Orlando
- Rosa Balestrieri
- Piersanti Mattarella
- Giovanni Falcone
- Paolo Borsellino
- Ciccio Mira
- Maria Pia Fusco
Institutions
- Artribune
- L'Ora
- Informazione fotografica
- Centro Internazionale di Fotografia
- Cantieri Culturali della Zisa
- London Film Festival
- Venice Film Festival
- Cannes Film Festival
- I Wonder Pictures
- La Repubblica
- Unipol Biografilm Collection
Locations
- Palermo
- Italy
- Milan
- Cala district
- Germany
- Venice
- London