Meno di 30: Second Edition of Italian Under-30 Film Award
The second edition of Meno di 30, an award for Italian cinema talents under 30, was presented during the Festival del Cinema di Spello. Created by Silvia Saitta with Stefano Amadio, the award now extends beyond actors and actresses to include directors and other lesser-known categories. Winners include Ludovico Di Martino for 'La Belva', Beatrice Bruschi for 'Skam Italia 4', Massimiliano Caiazzo for 'Mare Fuori', Mattia Geraci for 'Padrenostro', Beatrice Grannò for 'Gli Indifferenti', and Ludovica Francesconi for 'Sul più bello'. The award also has a Venetian connection: eight meetings with young artists were held at the Italian Pavilion during the 2020 Venice Film Festival, with another planned for September 2021.
Key facts
- Meno di 30 is an award for Italian cinema talents under 30, now in its second edition.
- Created by Silvia Saitta with Stefano Amadio.
- Awarded during the Festival del Cinema di Spello.
- Initially for actors and actresses, now extended to directors and other categories.
- Winners: Ludovico Di Martino, Beatrice Bruschi, Massimiliano Caiazzo, Mattia Geraci, Beatrice Grannò, Ludovica Francesconi.
- Ludovico Di Martino's film 'La Belva' starring Fabrizio Gifuni was top ten on Netflix worldwide.
- Beatrice Bruschi plays Sana in 'Skam Italia 4', a second-generation Italian Muslim girl passionate about Star Wars.
- Massimiliano Caiazzo plays a camorra member in 'Mare Fuori'.
- Beatrice Grannò, known for 'Tornare', won for the film adaptation of Moravia's classic directed by Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli, playing a gamer.
- Ludovica Francesconi debuted in 'Sul più bello' directed by Alice Filippi.
- The award includes a Venetian component: eight meetings at the Italian Pavilion during the 2020 Venice Film Festival, with another planned for September 2021.
Entities
Artists
- Silvia Saitta
- Stefano Amadio
- Ludovico Di Martino
- Beatrice Bruschi
- Massimiliano Caiazzo
- Mattia Geraci
- Beatrice Grannò
- Ludovica Francesconi
- Fabrizio Gifuni
- Cristina Comencini
- Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli
- Alice Filippi
- Margherita Bordino
Institutions
- Festival del Cinema di Spello
- Italian Pavilion
- Venice Film Festival
- Netflix
- Artribune
Locations
- Spello
- Italy
- Venice
- Rome
- Calabria