Maura Delpero's 'Vermiglio' selected as Italy's Oscar 2025 entry
Maura Delpero's 'Vermiglio' has been selected as Italy's entry for the International Feature Film Award at the 2025 Oscars. This decision was made by a committee appointed by ANICA, which evaluated 19 submissions, including Paolo Sorrentino's 'Parthenope'. The committee members included Pedro Armocida, Maria Rita Barbera, and others. 'Vermiglio' previously earned the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the 81st Venice International Film Festival. Set in a Trentino-Alto Adige mountain village post-World War II, the film centers on a family, particularly its women, amidst the war's aftermath. Released by Lucky Red on September 19, it grossed €132,737 in its opening weekend, prompting an increase in screenings from 25 to 70. The Oscar shortlist will be revealed on December 17, 2024.
Key facts
- Maura Delpero's 'Vermiglio' is Italy's official entry for the 2025 Oscars International Feature Film Award.
- The film won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the 81st Venice Film Festival.
- The selection committee included Pedro Armocida, Maria Rita Barbera, Cristina Battocletti, Giorgia Farina, Francesca Manieri, Guglielmo Marchetti, Paola Mencuccini, Giacomo Scarpelli, Giulia Louise Steigerwalt, Alessandro Usai, and Cecilia Zanuso.
- 19 films were considered, including Paolo Sorrentino's 'Parthenope'.
- 'Vermiglio' is set in a mountain village in Trentino-Alto Adige at the end of World War II.
- Maura Delpero was born in Bolzano and studied literature in Bologna and Paris, and cinema in Buenos Aires.
- Her debut feature 'Maternal' (2019) was awarded at the Locarno Festival.
- The film was released in Italy on September 19 by Lucky Red, grossing €132,737 in its first weekend with a per-screen average of nearly €5,000.
- The Oscar shortlist will be announced on December 17, 2024; nominations on January 17, 2025; the ceremony on March 2, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Entities
Artists
- Maura Delpero
- Paolo Sorrentino
- Ermanno Olmi
Institutions
- ANICA
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Lucky Red
- Venice International Film Festival
- Locarno Festival
- Cinetel
Locations
- Italy
- Trentino-Alto Adige
- Bolzano
- Bologna
- Paris
- Buenos Aires
- Los Angeles
- Venice