One of the greatest Filmmakers of all times: Federico Fellini.

agosto 23, 2017

23/08/17

Federico Fellini, (born January 20, 1920, Rimini, Italy—died October 31, 1993, Rome),

Imagine a ten years old boy, who loved to spend his time drawing, staging puppet shows, and reading Il corriere dei piccoli, the popular children’s magazine by Winsor McCay. Federico admired him and his work.

In 1937, Fellini opened Febo, a portrait shop in Rimini. His first humorous article appeared in the «Postcards to Our Readers» section of Milan’s Domenica del Corriere.

In September 1939, he enrolled in law school at the University of Rome to please his parents. «there is no record of his ever having attended a class». Instead, he spent time with his lifelong friend, painter Rinaldo Geleng.

Fellini obtained his first screen credit as a comedy writer on Mario Mattoli’s Il pirata sono io (The Pirate’s Dream).
In 1944 Fellini met director Roberto Rossellini and became one of a team of writers for Roma, città aperta. (1945; Open City or Rome, Open City), a pioneer film of Neorealism. Fellini’s contribution to the screenplay earned him his first Oscar nomination.

Director (28 credits)

1991 – The King of Ads (Documentary) (segments «Campari commercial», «Barilla commercial»)

1990 – La voz de la luna

1987 – Entrevista

1986 – Ginger y Fred

1985 – Alta Società: Rigatoni Barilla (Video short)

1984 – Che bel paesaggio: Bitter Campari (Video short)

1983 – Y la nave va

1980 – La ciudad de las mujeres

1978 – Ensayo de orquesta

1976 – Casanova

1973 – Amarcord

1972 – Roma

1970 – Los clowns (TV Movie documentary)

1969 – Fellini Satiricon

1969 – NBC Experiment in Television (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Fellini: A Director’s Notebook (1969)

1968 – Historias extraordinarias (segment «Toby Dammit»)

1968 – Toby Dammit (Short)

1965 – Giulietta de los espíritus

1963 – Fellini 8½

1962 – Boccaccio ’70 (segment «Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio»)

1960 – La dolce vita

1957 – Las noches de Cabiria

1955 – Almas sin conciencia

1954 – La Strada

1953 – El amor se paga (Documentary) (segment «Agenzia matrimoniale»)

1953 – Los inútiles

1952 – El jeque blanco

1951 – Luci del varietà

Writer (56 credits)

The Thousand Miles (inspired by) (announced)

1990 – La voz de la luna

1987 – Entrevista (screenplay) / (story)

1986 – Ginger y Fred (screenplay) / (story)

1985 – Alta Società: Rigatoni Barilla (Video short)

1984 – Che bel paesaggio: Bitter Campari (Video short)

1983 – Y la nave va (screenplay) / (story)

1980 – La ciudad de las mujeres (story)

1978 – Ensayo de orquesta (story) / (writer)

1976 – Casanova (screenplay)

1974 – Pascualino Cammarata, capitán de fragata (idea – uncredited)

1973 – Amarcord (screenplay) / (story)

1972 – Roma (screenplay) / (story)

1970 – Los clowns (TV Movie documentary)

1969 – Fellini Satiricon (adaptation and screenplay)

1969 – NBC Experiment in Television (TV Series) (1 episode)

– Fellini: A Director’s Notebook (1969)

1969 – Noches en la ciudad (based upon the screenplay by: «Nights of Cabiria»)

1968 – Historias extraordinarias (adaptation – segment «Toby Dammit»)

1968 – Toby Dammit (Short)

1965 – Giulietta de los espíritus (screenplay) / (story)

1963 – Fellini 8½ (screenplay) / (story)

1962 – Boccaccio ’70 (segment «Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio»)

1960 – La dolce vita (screenplay) / (story)

1958 – Fortunela (writer)

1957 – Las noches de Cabiria (screenplay) / (story)

1955 – Almas sin conciencia

1954 – La calle (story and screenplay)

1953 – El amor se paga (Documentary) (segment «Agenzia matrimoniale», uncredited)

1953 – Los inútiles (screenplay) / (story)

1952 – Europa ’51 (uncredited)

1952 – Il brigante di Tacca del Lupo

1952 – El jeque blanco (screenplay) / (story – as F. Fellini)

1951 – Cameriera bella presenza offresi… (screenplay)

1951 – La città si difende (screenplay) / (story)

1951 – Luci del varietà (screenplay) / (story)

1950 – El camino de la esperanza (screenplay) / (story)

1950 – Francisco, juglar de Dios (screenplay collaborator)

1950 – The Ways of Love (story by)

1949 – Il mulino del Po (screenplay)

1949 – La città dolente (writer)

1949 – En nombre de la ley (screenplay)

1948 – Sin piedad (screenplay) / (story)

1948 – El amor (story – segment «Il miracolo»)

1947 – Il passatore (screenplay)

1947 – Il delitto di Giovanni Episcopo (screenplay)

1946 – Águila negra (uncredited)

1946 – Paisà (screenplay and dialogue) / (story – as F. Fellini)

1945 – Roma, ciudad abierta (collaboration on screenplay)

1945 – Chi l’ha visto? (screenplay) / (story)

1945 – Tutta la città canta (screenplay – uncredited)

1943 – Apparizione (screenplay – uncredited)

1943 – Vive… si te dejan (screenplay)

1943 – Campo de’ fiori (adaptation)

1942 – I cavalieri del deserto (adaptation) / (screenplay)

1942 – Quarta pagina (screenplay) / (story)

1942 – Avanti c’è posto… (story – as Federico)

Awards

Rome, Open City (Dir. Roberto Rossellini, 1945) Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay (with Sergio Amidei) Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay (with Sergio Amidei, Alfred Hayes, Marcello Pagliero, and Rossellini) Paisà (Dir. Roberto Rossellini, 1946)
I Vitelloni (1953) – Venice Film Festival Silver Lion & Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay (with Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano)
La Strada (1954) Venice Film Festival Silver Lion /Oscar for the Best Foreign Language Film / Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay (with Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano) / New York Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Film / Screen Directors Guild Award for Best Foreign Film
Nights of Cabiria (1957) Festival de Cannes Best Actress Award (Giulietta Masina) / Oscar for the Best Foreign Language Film
La Dolce Vita (1960) Palme d’Or at Festival de Cannes / Oscar Best Costumes in B&W (Piero Gherardi) / Oscar nominations for Best Director, Best Screenplay (with Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano, Brunello Rondi), Best Art and Set Direction / New York Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film / National Board of Review citation for Best Foreign Language Film
8½ (Otto e Mezzo, 1963) Moscow International Film Festival Grand Prize / Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film / Oscar for Best Costumes in B&W (Piero Gherardi) / Oscar nomination for Best Director /Oscar nomination for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration in B&W (Piero Gherardi) / Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbons for Best Cinematography in B&W (Gianni Di Venanzo), Best Director (Federico Fellini), Best Original Story (Fellini and Flaiano), Best Producer (Angelo Rizzoli), Best Score (Nino Rota), Best Screenplay (Fellini, Pinelli, Flaiano, Rondi), and Best Supporting Actress (Sandra Milo) / Berlin International Film Festival Special Award / BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Film from any Source / Bodil Award for Best European Film / Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures / New York Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Film / National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Picture / Grolla d’Oro at Saint Vincent Film Festival for Best Director / Kinema Junpo Award for Best Foreign Language Film & Best Foreign Language Film Director
Juliet of th e Spirits (1965) New York Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Film / National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Story / Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Fellini Satyricon (1969) Oscar nomination for Best Director
I clowns (1970) National Board of Review citation for Best Foreign Language Film
Amarcord (1974) Oscar for Best Foreign Film / Oscar nomination for Best Director /Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Original Screenplay / New York Film Critics Award for Best Direction / New York Film Critics Award for Best Motion Picture
Fellini’s Casanova (1976) Oscar for Best Costumes (Danilo Donati)
Intervista (1987) 15th Moscow International Film Festival Golden Prize / Festival de Cannes Special 40th Anniversary Prize
The Voice of the Moon (1990) David di Donatello Awards for Best Actor, Best Production Design, and Best Editing

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