‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ Designer Paola Comencini to Get Venice Film Award

Italian production designer Paolo Comencini, whose recent credits include the box office hit There’s Still Tomorrow, will be honored with the Campari Passion for Film Award at the 81st Venice International Film Festival.

The ceremony will take place on September 6, followed by the Out of Competition screening of Il Tempo Che Ci Vuole by the production designer’s sister, Francesca Comencini, which features Paolo Comencini’s work.

The father and daughter drama, starring Fabrizio Gifuni and Romana Maggiora Vergano, takes inspiration from their father, the iconic director Luigi Comencini, known for Bread, Love and Dreams.

Paolo Comencini began her career in cinema as an intern for Billy Wilder on Italy, Avanti! in 1978. She started working with her father before branching out into productions led by her sisters and other directors.

With over 50 production designer credits, Paolo Comencini has an illustrious career. Notably, she worked on Michele Placido’s award-winning film Romanzo Criminale, which earned her a David di Donatello award in 2006. More recently, she worked on Paola Cortellesi’s breakout black-and-white feminist drama There’s Still Tomorrow set in the 1940s.

Venice Artistic Director Alberto Barbara praised Comencini for her exceptional ability to highlight the unique traits of eras and characters, successfully navigating through various genres and languages with great precision and creativity.

In addition to working with her sisters Cristina and Francesca, Paolo Comencini has collaborated with prominent Italian directors like Michelangelo Antonioni, Riccardo Milani, Michele Placido, Daniele Luchetti, Stefano Sollima, Carlo Vanzina, and Paola Cortellesi, further cementing her status as one of the leading costume and set designers in Italian cinema.

The Campari Passion for Film Award was introduced at the 75th Venice Film Festival to recognize the contributions of craft professionals in the film industry.

Previous recipients of the award include U.S. film editor Bob Murawski, Italian cinematographer Luca Bigazzi, U.S. jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, UK production designer Marcus Rowland, U.S. artist and costume designer Arianne Phillips, and last year’s Italian production designer Tonino Zera.

Source: Particle News