Leonardo Di Costanzo
Leonardo Di Costanzo (born in 1958) is an Italian director and screenwriter.
Leonardo Di Costanzo
- Born
- 1958 · Ischia.
- Nationality
- Italy
- Occupation
- screenwriter · cinematographer · director
- Honours
- Cairo International Film Festival · David di Donatello for Best New Director · Globo d'oro
- Languages
- Italian
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Leonardo Di Costanzo (born in 1958) is an Italian director and screenwriter.
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Born in Ischia, after graduating at the University of Naples Federico II Di Costanzo moved to Paris, where he followed Ateliers Varan courses and worked for French television. After directing several documentaries, he made his narrative film debut in 2012 with The Interval, which premiered in the Horizons section of the 69th Venice International Film Festival and earned him the David di Donatello for Best New Director, the Ciak D'Oro for Best Film and Best First Work and the Foreign Press Grand Prix at the 2013 Globi d'oro. After directing a segment of the anthology film Bridges of Sarajevo, his following film The Intruder was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. His 2021 film The Inner Cage was screened out of competition at the 70th Venice International Film Festival and Di Costanzo's screenplay was awarded as Best Original Screenplay at the 2022 67th David di Donatello Awards. In 2025, his film Elisa was entered into the competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Interval (2012) • Bridges of Sarajevo (2014) • The Intruder (2017) • The Inner Cage (2021) • Elisa (2025)
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Identity
Leonardo Di Costanzo is recorded as having received Cairo International Film Festival, David di Donatello for Best New Director and Globo d'oro. Recognition and collections. Costanzo received Cairo International Film Festival, David di Donatello for Best New Director and Globo d'oro.
Life and career
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1958
Leonardo Di Costanzo born at Ischia.
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- 1.Leonardo Di Costanzo. Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.
- 2.Bucci, Emanuele. Ariaferma, Toni Servillo e Silvio Orlando per Di Costanzo. Ciak. 4 September 2021.
- 3.Cappelli, Valerio. L'Italia va a Cannes con "L'intrusa" della camorra. Corriere della Sera. 5 July 2017.
- 4.Urbani, Ilaria. Leonardo Di Costanzo: "Negli anni ho imparato che il cinema non devi cercarlo: viene da te.". La Repubblica. 9 May 2022.
- 5.Kiang, Jessica. ‘Elisa’ Review: A Murderer’s Psychology Is Gravely Examined in a Polished but Hesitant True-Life Drama. Variety. 4 September 2025.
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