David di Donatello, an ‘all-stars’ evening of Italian cinema. Among the guests Giorgia and Mahmood

DAVID DI DONATELLO, EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

The event will take place in the Cinecittà studios, which is increasingly a point of reference for national and international productions thanks to an industrial and creative relaunch that makes it a global leader. During the ceremony, twenty-five David di Donatello Awards and the Special Davids will be awarded. Two Davids for Lifetime Achievement this edition: to Milena Vukotic, an actress of great elegance for authors such as Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli, Luis Buñuel and Ettore Scola, and to the Oscar winner Giorgio Moroder strong>, composer and record producer, one of the great Italian excellences in the world. The David Speciale 2024 will go to Vincenzo Mollica, journalist, writer, author, television and radio host, who has reported on the world of entertainment in Italy for over forty years. ‘Anatomie d’une chute’ (‘Anatomy of a Fall’) by Justine Triet wins the David for Best International Film. ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’ by Paola Cortellesi is the film that won the David dello Spectatore award, while the best short film is ‘The Meatseller’ by Margherita Giusti.

Among the guests of the evening, all the David candidates, the Oscar-winning directors Justine Triet and Paolo Sorrentino, the actresses Claudia Gerini, Eleonora Giorgi, Elena Sofia Ricci and Isabella Rossellini, the actors Federico Ielapi, Nicolas Maupas and Josh O’Connor, the singers Malika Ayane and Giorgia, the singers Irama and Mahmood.

DAVID DI DONATELLO, THE NOMINATIONS

Twenty-one Italian films have received nominations. The most nominations are won by Paola Cortellesi’s directorial debut ‘C’è Ancora Tomorrow’ with 19. Followed by ‘Io Capitano’ by Matteo Garrone with 15, ‘La Chimera’ by Alice Rohrwacher with 13, ‘Rapito’ by Marco Bellocchio with 11, ‘Comandante’ by Edoardo De Angelis with 10, ‘Il sol dell’avvenire’ by Nanni Moretti with 7, ‘Adagio’ by Stefano Sollima and Michele Riondino’s directorial debut ‘Palazzina Laf’ with 5.

DAVID DI DONATELLO, THE CEREMONY IN THE ‘TEMPLE’ OF CINEMA

The live broadcast will be hosted by the legendary Teatro 5 in Cinecittà, a ‘temple’ of great national and international cinema, which will become the home of the Davids for one night. A widespread narrative of the new history of the studios, which will include the residential stage of Theater 14, a single set that contains five settings, and Theater 18, the Volume Stage for virtual production, among the largest in Europe, which will host several moments of the ceremony. Cinecittà will present itself as the home of talent and the production ecosystem, a construction site for the continually evolving future, a symbol of the creative magic of cinema and its capacity for renewal.