Yuri Ancarani
Yuri Ancarani | |
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 Ancarani in 2021 | |
| Born | 31 January 1972 (age 53) Ravenna, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Film director |
Yuri Ancarani (born 31 January 1972) is an Italian video artist, film director and documentarist.
Life and career
Born in Ravenna, Ancarani graduated from the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, and later devoted to video art, first with a series of video installations about Romagna known as 'Ricordi per moderni'.[1][2] Between 2010 and 2012, he shot three short films collectively known as 'Trilogia sul lavoro' (Trilogy about work); consisting of Il capo, Piattaforma luna and Da Vinci, they premiered at the 67th and 68th Venice Film Festival and at the 7th Rome Film Festival, respectively.[3]
In 2017, Ancarani shot his first feature-length documentary, The Challenge, about a falconer competing in a major tournament in Qatar; the film premiered at the 69th Locarno Film Festival, in which it won the Ciné+ Special Jury Prize.[1][4] In 2021, his docufiction film Atlantide premiered at the 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Horizons sidebar, and was nominated for the David di Donatello for best documentary film.[5][6] In 2023, his documentary Il popolo delle donne was screened at the 80th Venice Film Festival, in the Giornate degli Autori sidebar.[7]
References
- ^ a b Del Don, Muriel (8 August 2016). "The Challenge, the majestic beauty of ritualised everyday life". Cineuropa. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ Strigoli, Fiammetta (15 December 2012). "Fino al 5.1.2013 | Yuri Ancarani, Ricordi per moderni". Exibart (in Italian). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Da Vinci di Yuri Ancarani da Roma allo schermo dell'arte a Firenze". Indie-eye Cinema (in Italian). 15 November 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ Mattioli, Massimo (17 August 2016). "Yuri Ancarani premiato al Festival di Locarno | Artribune". Artribune (in Italian). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ Foreman, Liza (7 September 2021). "Italo Helmer Taps into the City's Dreamy Waterscapes and Trap Music to Show the 'Real Venice'". Variety. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Simeone, Mario Francesco (11 March 2023). "Yuri Ancarani, spin-off del dramma lagunare di Daniele". il manifesto (in Italian). Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ ""Il popolo delle donne. Il film" di Yuri Ancarani - Cinema". Rai Cultura (in Italian). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2025.