Salvatore Mereu
Salvatore Mereu (born 17 March 1965) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Salvatore Mereu
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- Born
- 17 March 1965
- Birthplace
- Dorgali, Italy
- Occupation
- Film director
- Nationality
- Italy
- Education
- University of Bologna
- Languages
- Italian
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• Born — 17 March 1965 • Birthplace — Dorgali, Italy • Occupation — Film director
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Life and career
Born in Dorgali, Mereu studied at the DAMS (Disciplines of Arts, Music, and Entertainment) department at the University of Bologna, and later at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. In 2003, he made his feature film debut with Three-Step Dance, which was awarded best film of the Venice International Film Critics' Week at the 60th Venice International Film Festival and got him the David di Donatello for best new director and the Ciak d'Oro for best first work. His second feature Sonetàula premiered at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival, in the Panorama sidebar. In 2012, he directed Bellas Mariposas, which had its world premiere at the 69th Venice International Film Festival. The film won the Big Screen Award at the 42nd International Film Festival Rotterdam. In 2020, his film Assandira premiered out of competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. It was nominated for a Nastro d'Argento for best film. His 2022 film Bentu premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, in the Giornate degli Autori sidebar.
Filmography
Filmography
• Three-Step Dance (2003) • Sonetàula (2008) • Bellas Mariposas (2012) • Assandira (2020) • Bentu (2022) • The Dog Is My Dog (short, 2025) • Wandering Trees (2026)
Salvatore Mereu attends "Alberi erranti" photocall during the 79th Locarno Film Festival on August 10, 2026 in Locarno, Switzerland.
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Lorenzo Richelmy, Romeo Perrone, Lupo Barbiero, Edoardo Raiola, Salvatore Mereu and Giulia Maenza attend "Alberi erranti" photocall during the 79th Locarno Film Festival on August 10, 2026 in Locarno, Switzerland
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- 1.Floris, Antioco. Nuovo cinema in Sardegna. Aipsa. 195. 2001. 978-88-87636-16-1.
- 2.Palladini, Irene. Occhi da incantamondo. Un ritratto critico e tredici dialoghi su Sergio Atzeni: Un ritratto critico e tredici dialoghi su Sergio Atzeni. Franco Angeli Edizioni. 28 January 2016. 978-88-917-3605-5.
- 3.Premi: Ciak d'oro 2004 a 'Non ti muovere'. Box Office. 9 June 2004.
- 4.Weissberg, Jay. Sonetaula. Variety. 14 February 2008.
- 5.Young, Neil. Bellas Mariposas: Venice Review. The Hollywood Reporter. 23 September 2012.
- 6.Big Screen Award goes to Bellas Mariposas at the Rotterdam IFF. Cineuropa. 5 February 2013.
- 7.Weissberg, Jay. 'Assandira' Review: Salvatore Mereu's Riskiest Film to Date. Variety. 9 September 2020.
- 8.Redazione. Nastri d'Argento 2021, candidature nel segno della svolta. Ciak. 26 May 2021.
- 9.Venice 2022 preview: Critics' Week and Giornate Degli Autori highlights. Screen International. 30 August 2022.
- 10.The Dog Is My Dog. Locarno Film Festival. 8 July 2025.
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