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Federico Fellini

Birth Name:
Federico Fellini
Birth Place:
Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Profession
Writer, Director, Actor, Assistant director, Producer, Costume designer, Art department
Federico Fellini

Fast Facts

  • The Japan Art Association awarded him with the Praemium Imperiale in 1990 for his work in film, a category not covered by the Novel Prize
  • Won a Lifetime Achievement Award at the European Film Awards in 1989
  • As a journalist, joined the editorial board of the humor magazine "Marc'Aurelio," writing a regular column, and conducted interviews for "CineMagazzino," both of which brought him into contact with people who would facilitate his later career
  • Quote: "All artists are equal when they are themselves․ All great directors make the same movie․ But critics have to say something because they must use words instead of a camera, and so they are forced to define and categorize things․ Say instead that Fellini is creating Fellini again․"
  • Quote: "I don't dwell too much on what it is that inspires me․ Instead I have to be in touch with my delusions, my discomforts, and my fears; they provide me the material with which I work․ I make a bundle of all these, along with my disasters, my voids, and my chasms, and I try to observe them with sanity, in a conciliatory manner․"
  • His filmmaking style combines fantasy with baroque images, and he often drew from his memories and dreams, though he claims that none of his films are autobiographical
  • His plots were strange and abstract, and tended to incorporate risqué humor
  • Had a short and impressive temper when he was shooting films
  • Many of his films, including "8½" and "Fellini Satyricon" are influenced by the teachings of Neo-Freudian psychiatrist Carl Jung
  • The terms "Fellinian" and "Felliniesque," based off of his name, refer to extravagant, fanciful and baroque imagery in film and art

Awards

  • 1947Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay:Nominated
  • 1950Oscar - Best Writing, Story and Screenplay:Nominated
  • 1952Challenge Award - Outstanding Feature Film Promoting Democratic Values:Winner
  • 1952Golden LionNominated
  • 1953Golden LionNominated
  • 1953Silver LionWinner
  • 1954Silver Ribbon - Best Director (Migliore Regia):Winner
  • 1954Silver LionWinner
  • 1954OCIC Award - Honorable MentionWinner
  • 1954Golden LionNominated
  • 1955Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1955Silver Ribbon - Best Story/Screenplay (Migliore Scenario):Winner
  • 1955Silver Ribbon - Best Director (Migliore Regia):Winner
  • 1955Golden Lion - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1956Bodil - Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film):Winner
  • 1956Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1957Oscar - Best Writing, Best Screenplay - Original:Nominated
  • 1957Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1957OCIC Award - Special MentionWinner
  • 1957Palme d'OrNominated
  • 1957David - Best Director (Migliore Regista):Winner
  • 1958Oscar - Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
  • 1958Blue Ribbon Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Winner
  • 1958Silver Ribbon - Best Director (Migliore Regia):Winner
  • 1958Silver Ribbon - Best Story/Screenplay (Migliore Scenario):Nominated
  • 1958Kinema Junpo Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Winner
  • 1958Silver Don BoscoWinner
  • 1959Sant Jordi - Best Foreign Director:Winner
  • 1959Sant Jordi - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
  • 1960Palme d'OrWinner
  • 1960David - Best Director (Migliore Regista):Winner
  • 1960Golden Goblet - Best Director (Migliore Regista):Winner
  • 1961BAFTA Film Award - Best Film from any Source:Nominated
  • 1961Silver Ribbon - Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura):Nominated
  • 1961Silver Ribbon - Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film):Nominated
  • 1961Silver Ribbon - Best Original Story (Migliore Soggetto):Winner
  • 1962Oscar - Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
  • 1962Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1963Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1963Golden Goblet - Best Director (Migliore Regista):Winner
  • 1963Grand PrixWinner
  • 1964Oscar - Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
  • 1964Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1964Bodil - Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film):Winner
  • 1964DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 1964Silver Ribbon - Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film):Winner
  • 1964Silver Ribbon - Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura):Winner
  • 1964Silver Ribbon - Best Original Story (Migliore Soggetto):Winner
  • 1964Diploma of Merit - Best Foreign Director:Winner
  • 1965Golden Lion - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1966Silver Ribbon - Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film):Nominated
  • 1966KCFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1966Kinema Junpo Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Winner
  • 1966Kinema Junpo Award - Best Foreign Language Film Director:Winner
  • 1966Special MentionWinner
  • 1967Sant Jordi - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
  • 1968Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1969Pasinetti Award - Best Italian Film:Winner
  • 1970Silver Ribbon - Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film):Nominated
  • 1970NYFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1970Pasinetti Award - Best Italian Film:Winner
  • 1971Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1971Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1973Critics Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 1973Kinema Junpo Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
  • 1974David - Best Director (Migliore Regia):Winner
  • 1974Golden Goblet - Best Director (Migliore Regista):Winner
  • 1974Silver Ribbon - Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura):Winner
  • 1974Silver Ribbon - Best Original Story (Migliore Soggetto):Winner
  • 1974Silver Ribbon - Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film):Winner
  • 1974NYFCC Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 1974Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1975Bodil - Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film):Winner
  • 1975Critics Award - Best Foreign Film:Winner
  • 1975Golden Globe - Best Film (Miglior Film):Winner
  • 1975Kinema Junpo Award - Best Foreign Language Film Director:Winner
  • 1976Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
  • 1976Oscar - Best Writing, Original Screenplay:Nominated
  • 1976Critics Award - Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro):Winner
  • 1977Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
  • 1977Silver Ribbon - Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura):Nominated
  • 1978BAFTA Film Award - Best Production Design/Art Direction:Winner
  • 1978Gold Hugo - Best Feature:Nominated
  • 1979Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1980Golden Goblet - Best Director (Migliore Regista):Winner
  • 1980Silver Ribbon - Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film):Winner
  • 1984Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1984David - Best Director (Migliore Regista):Nominated
  • 1984David - Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura):Winner
  • 1984Golden Globe - Best Film (Miglior Film):Winner
  • 1984Silver Ribbon - Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film):Winner
  • 1986René Clair AwardWinner
  • 1986David - Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura):Nominated
  • 1986David - Best Director (Migliore Regista):Nominated
  • 1986Golden Ciak - Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura):Nominated
  • 1986Golden Globe - Best Film (Miglior Film):Winner
  • 1986Silver Ribbon - Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film):Nominated
  • 1986Sant Jordi - Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera):Winner
  • 1987BAFTA Film Award - Best Foreign Language Film:Nominated
  • 1987Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 198740th Anniversary PrizeWinner
  • 1987Golden PrizeWinner
  • 1988César - Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger):Nominated
  • 1988David - Best Director (Migliore Regista):Nominated
  • 1988Golden Globe - Best Film (Miglior Film):Winner
  • 1988Silver Ribbon - Best Original Story (Migliore Soggetto):Nominated
  • 1988Silver Ribbon - Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film):Nominated
  • 1990David - Best Director (Migliore Regista):Nominated
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