Nuvola

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Synopsis

English

"Nuvola", which means cloud, is the story of Filippo, a retired teacher marked by pain over the loss of his wife. The man is determined to take his life, but someone knocks his door.

Italiano

"Nuvola" è la storia di Filippo, un insegnante in pensione segnato dal dolore per la perdita di sua moglie.

L'uomo è deciso a togliersi la vita, ma qualcuno bussa alla sua porta.

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Giulio Mastromauro

Short Film | Fiction | Drama

16'

Italy, 2015

Italian

English

Mimmo Cuticchio | Giulio Beranek | Marta Stallone

Intergea srl | Zen Movie

Apulia Film Commission | Comune di Molfetta | Bawer

Giulio Mastromauro | Paola Savinelli

Dario Di Mella

Rosa Santoro

Stefano Ottomano

Eleonora Devitofrancesco

Angela Tomasicchio

Renato Minichelli

Matteo Pagliarosi

Nadia Paone

Selections & Awards

NASTRI D'ARGENTO, (ITALY)

HEARTLAND FILM FESTIVAL, Indianapolis (USA)

OSCAR® qualifying festival

FESTIVAL Y MUESTRA INT. DE CORTOMETRAJE CORTO CREATIVO, Tijuana (MEXICO)

GRAND OFF, Warsaw (POLAND)

KAZAN INT. FILM FESTIVAL OF MUSLIM CINEMA, Kazan (RUSSIA)

PAZMANY FILM FESTIVAL, Budapest (HUNGARY)

Winner of BEST ORIGINAL SCORE and BEST SHORT FILM - THIRD PRIZE

OPENEYES FILM FEST, Marburg (GERMANY)

Winner of BEST SHORT FILM

CABRIOLET FILM FESTIVAL, Beirut (LEBANON)

LISBON INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Lisbon (PORTUGAL)

VAUGHAN FILM FESTIVAL, Ontario (CANADA)

Winner of BEST FILM, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST ACTOR

FESTIVAL DEL CINEMA EUROPEO, Lecce (Italy)

ISCHIA FILM FESTIVAL, Ischia (Italy)

NAPOLI FILM FESTIVAL, Napoli (Italy)

Winner of BEST PRODUCTION and REFERENCE FOR NASTRI D'ARGENTO AWARDS

53° GOLDEN KNIGHT - MALTA INT. FILM FESTIVAL, La Valletta (MALTA)

Winner of the GOLDEN KNIGHT FOR BEST SHORT FILM

ARTFOOLS VIDEO FESTIVAL, Larissa (GREECE)

TALLY SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL, Florida (USA)

GOLDENSUN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, St. Julien (MALTA)

AYVALIK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Ayvalik (TURKEY)

BEESTON FILM FESTIVAL, Nottingham (UK)

CAMEROON INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Douala (CAMEROON)

FORMIA FILM FESTIVAL, Formia (Italy)

Winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

KALAT NISSA FILM FESTIVAL, Caltanissetta (Italy)

Winner of BEST SHORT FILM

VIDEOMAKER FILM FESTIVAL, Napoli (Italy)

Winner of the CAMERA D'ARGENTO (AUDIENCE AWARD)

FIGARI FILM FEST, Golfo Aranci (Italy)

CASTELLANETA FILM FEST, Castellaneta (Italy)

SALENTO FINIBUS TERRAE, Salento (Italy)

Winner of BEST DIRECTOR and SPECIAL AWARD "ANCHECINEMA"

GENOVA FILM FESTIVAL, Genova (Italy)

ORTIGIA FILM FESTIVAL, Siracusa (Italy)

PROCIDA FILM FESTIVAL, Procida (Italy)

Winner of BEST SHORT FILM

ARIANO INT. FILM FESTIVAL, Ariano Irpino (Italy)

MALESCORTO, Malesco (Italy)

TARANTO IN SHORT, Taranto (Italy)

TOKO FILM FESTIVAL, Sala Consilina (Italy)

SMALLMOVIE FILM FESTIVAL, Pisa (Italy)

SHORTINI INT. SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Augusta (Italy)

Winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY and AUDIENCE AWARD

FESTIVAL INT. CINEMA DI FRONTIERA, Marzamemi (Italy)

LUCANIA FILM FESTIVAL, Pisticci (Italy)

VIDEOLAB FILM FESTIVAL, Ragusa (Italy)

Winner of BEST SHORT FILM and BEST ACTOR

PALAGIANO IN CORTO, Palagiano (Italy)

Winner of the JURY PRIZE

CISTERNA FILM FESTIVAL, Cisterna (Italy)

QUAGLIETTA FILM FESTIVAL, Avellino (Italy)

GIOIOSA IN CORTO, Gioiosa Marea (Italy)

Winner of BEST SCRIPT and BEST SHORT FILM - THIRD PRIZE

CORTI IN CORTILE, Catania (Italy)

Winner of BEST ACTOR and AUDIENCE AWARD

CORTOSPLASH, Rotondella (Italy)

Winner of the SPLASH AWARD (AUDIENCE AWARD)

METRICAMENTE CORTO, Padova (Italy)

PREMIO CONTESSA, Manduria (Italy)

CERVIGNANO FILM FESTIVAL, Cervignano del Friuli (Italy)

RETRO FILM FESTIVAL, Perugia (Italy)

Winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

CATONE FILM FESTIVAL, Monteporzio (Italy)

CORTO PEPPER FEST, Terrasini (Italy)

Winner of BEST ACTOR

CORTI IN CORTILE, Catania (Italy)

SALUS CINE FESTIVAL, Caltanissetta (Italy)

Winner of BEST SHORT FILM and BEST ACTOR

REGGIO FILM FESTIVAL, Reggio Emilia (Italy)

CORTO LOVERE, Lovere (Italy)

AS FILM FESTIVAL, Roma (Italy)

BRIANZA FILM CORTO, Monza (Italy)

CINQUE CONTINENTI FILM FESTIVAL, Perugia (Italy)

Winner of BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

WAG FILM FESTIVAL, Arezzo (Italy)

CORTO VILLESE, Bergamo (Italy)

Winner of the SPECIAL MENTION and AUDIENCE AWARD

VERSI DI LUCE, Modica (ITALY)

MOLO FILM FESTIVAL, Roma (ITALY)

CORTI DI MARE, Modica (ITALY)

Giulio Mastromauro

Giulio Mastromauro - Nuvola

Biography

English

Giulio Mastromauro grew up in Molfetta, a small town in Puglia, and graduated very young in Law despite his strong passion for cinema. Immediately after graduating, he decided to leave everything and move to Rome, where he was admitted to the preparatory course of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. In the following years he wrote and directed several short films appreciated by audiences and critics: "Carlo & Clara" (2013), winner of a special prize at the David di Donatello Awards and selected in over 100 festivals worldwide; "Nuvola" (2015) with Mimmo Cuticchio, nominated for the Nastri d’Argento and winner of over 50 awards; "Valzer" (2016), in competition - among others - at Flickers’ Rhode Island Int. Film Festival. In 2016 he founded with Virginia Gherardini the distribution company of short films Zen Movie, winner with its works of a David di Donatello Award, two Nastri d’Argento, a Globo d’Oro and a Palm d’Or at Cannes. His latest short film, "Inverno (Timo’s winter)" (2020), is winner of the David di Donatello Award 2020 for Best Short Film.

Italiano

Giulio Mastromauro cresce a Molfetta, una piccola città della Puglia, dove si laurea giovanissimo in Giurisprudenza nonostante la sua forte passione per il cinema. Subito dopo la Laurea, decide di lasciare tutto e trasferirsi a Roma, dove viene ammesso al corso propedeutico del Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Negli anni successivi scrive e dirige diversi cortometraggi apprezzati da pubblico e critica: “Carlo e Clara” (2013), vincitore di un premio speciale ai David di Donatello e selezionato in oltre 100 festival nel mondo; “Nuvola” (2015) con Mimmo Cuticchio, candidato ai Nastri d’Argento e vincitore di oltre 50 riconoscimenti; “Valzer” (2016), in concorso - tra gli altri - al Flickers’ Rhode Island Int. Film Festival. Nel 2016 fonda con Virginia Gherardini la casa di distribuzione di cortometraggi Zen Movie, vincitrice con i suoi lavori di due David di Donatello, due Nastri d’Argento, un Globo d’Oro e una Palma d’Oro a Cannes. Il suo ultimo cortometraggio, “Inverno” (2020), è vincitore del Premio David di Donatello 2020 per il Miglior Cortometraggio.