Wednesday 7 October,21:00 - ITFF CAREER AWARD 2020 to GIANNI QUARANTA

Academy Award Winner in Best Art Direction for the film A Room with a View by James Ivory, achieved after three nominations; a brilliant and eclectic artist, boasts a long and and acclaimed career as a director, set designer, costume designer and designer in the world of cinema, theater, advertising.

He works in the most prestigious theaters in Italy and in the world, including: the Teatro Alla Scala in Milan, the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, the Royal Opera House in Muscat, the Théâtre National de l’Opéra in Paris. Highly regarded both in Europe and in America, he works alongside directors like James Ivory, Franco Zeffirelli, Lina Wertmuller, Bernardo Bertolucci, Ermanno Olmi, Paul Mazursky, Herbert Ross, Paul Schrader.  It would be impossible to list the numerous successes in the many different areas of Quaranta’s brilliant career, achievements which are due to a true artistic sensibility and a versatile professional approach. His uncompromising artistic integrity has been affirmed and reaffirmed by the judgment of his peers and by the numerous awards he has received. It is important to note that Gianni Quaranta’s contributions to the international reputation of Italian arts have been recognized with his being awarded the title of Commander of the Italian Republic.