Bruno Pischiutta
Bruno Pischiutta (born February 15, 1947) is an Italian film director, writer, producer, actor and editor whose career spans more than five decades. He is specifically noted for his socially and existentially oriented feature films.
Early life and education[edit]
Pischiutta was born on February 15, 1947 in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He graduated from the Liceo Classico Jacopo Stellini di Udine in 1966 and from the Istituto d'Arte Drammatica di Trieste in 1967. He studied at the Universita degli Studi di Trieste - Facolta di Filosofia from 1967 to 1970; he passed all the exams with an average of 27.5 out of 30. Bruno Pischiutta was appointed International Academician by the Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori di Pavia in 1981.
Awards[edit]
- 1972, Venice Film Festival: Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Many Wars Ago (1970) (dir. Francesco Rosi)
- 1976, Premio Simpatia (as of 1976, Bruno Pischiutta, Franco Zeffirelli and Federico Fellini were the only film directors to receive this distinction)
- 1978, Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma: One Million Lire Award for the organization of suburban youth cultural activities related to film and theatre
- 1978, Anna Maria Scheible Award for Outstanding Playwriting & Direction
- 1982, New York International Film and TV Festival: Bronze Medal for producing, directing and writing The Comoedia (1981)
- 1987, New York International Film and TV Festival: Finalist Award for producing, directing and writing Life's Charade (1987)
- 2003, Bahamas One World Film Festival: The Visionary in Film Award for his outstanding direction, writing, producing and editing of the feature film Maybe (2003)
- 2009, Political Film Society (Hollywood): Proposed for Nomination in the Best Film Exposé and Best Film on Human Rights categories for directing the feature film Punctured Hope: A Story About Trokosi and Young Girls' Slavery in Today's West Africa (2009)
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Filmography[edit]
- Rosolino Paterno, soldato... (1970) (dir. Nanni Loy) (actor only)
- Many Wars Ago (1970) (dir. Francesco Rosi) (actor only as Mario Pischiutta)
- Avanti! (1972) (dir. Billy Wilder) (actor only uncredited)
- Solo Miseria e poi... e' Sempre Cosi'. (1971)
- Compagne nude (1977)
- Il Suicidio di Elsa (1978)
- Ultimo incontro a Venezia (1978)
- Isola meccanica (1979)
- The Comoedia (1981)
- By Bruno Pischiutta (1982)
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Two plays: Song of the Lusitanian bogey; Author: Peter Weiss; Publisher: Atheneum Books, 1970
- ↑ Bianco e nero: BN., Volume 39; Publisher: Società Gestione Editoriali, 1978
- ↑ Panorama, Issues 746-754; Publisher: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1980
- ↑ The Comoedia; Author: Bruno Pischiutta; Publisher: Diego Cassin Editore, 1981
- ↑ E va bene ... parliamo di cinema; Author: Bruno Pischiutta; Publisher: Diego Cassin Editore, 1981
- ↑ Dizionario del cinema italiano; Author: Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari; Publisher: Gremese Editore, 1991
- ↑ Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Dal 1970 al 1979, Volume 4; Author: Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari; Publisher: Gremese, 1996
- ↑ Il cinema del riflusso: film e cineasti italiani degli anni '70; Author: Lino Micciché; Publisher: Marsilio, 1997
- ↑ Pasolini e la musica; Author: Roberto Calabretto; Publisher: Cinemazero, 1999
- ↑ Veneto in the film: il censimento del cinema ambientato nel territorio, 1895-2002; Author: Piero Zanotto; Publisher: Regione del Veneto, 2002
- ↑ The Mirror: Issue 2647; Author: Margaret Safo; Publisher: Graphic Communications Group, Sep 10, 2005
- ↑ Erotismo d'autore: da Federico Fellini a Tinto Brass; Author: Gian Luca Castoldi; Publisher: Profondo rosso, 2006
- ↑ Italiana: il cinema attraversa l'Italia; Author: Cinecittà Holding; Publisher: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (redirect from Mondadori-Electa), 2005
- ↑ Set in Venice: il cinema a Venezia : scatti, protagonisti, racconti; Author: Ludovica Damiani; Publisher: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (redirect from Mondadori-Electa), 2009
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