Birth Name: Valentina Carnelutti
Birth Date: 1973-02-06
Birth Place: Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Career
First Appearances:
Most Important Roles: - E allora mambo! (1999) as Orsola
- Quiet Chaos (2008) as Amica di Maria Grazia
- The Best of Youth (2003) as Francesca Carati
- We Want Roses Too (2008) as Valentina (voice)
- Tu devi essere il lupo (2005) as Valentina
- The Red Shadows (2009) as Margherita
- Una notte blu cobalto (2010) as
- The Dust of Time (2008) as Empfangschefin
- Marpiccolo (2009) as Prof.ssa Costa
- Sfiorarsi (2006) as Celine
Career Highlights: - E allora mambo! (1999)
- Quiet Chaos (2008)
- The Best of Youth (2003)
- We Want Roses Too (2008)
- Tu devi essere il lupo (2005)
- The Red Shadows (2009)
- Una notte blu cobalto (2010)
- The Dust of Time (2008)
- Marpiccolo (2009)
- Sfiorarsi (2006)
Awards
Awards: - Nominated for 1 David - Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice non Protagonista) (2017)
- Nominated for 1 Silver Ribbon - Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice Non Protagonista) (2016)
- Nominated for 1 Silver Ribbon - Best Short Film Director (Regista del Miglior Cortometraggio) (2014)
- Won Special Jury Mention - Best Short (2014)
- Won Festival Prize - Best Short Film (2015)
- Won Grand Prix - Special Jury Mention (2015)
- Won Maremetraggio Competition - Best Female Director (2015)
- Won Premio Studio Universal - Best Short (2015)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Ciak - Best Supporting Actress (Migliore Attrice Non Protagonista) (2017)
- Won Festival Award - Best Actress (2023)
- Nominated for 1 Best Film - Technical Jury - National Section (2014)
- Won Chicca Richelmy Award - Best Italian Short Film (2013)
- Won Wild Card Italia-Short Movie Award - Best Direction (2014)
Full Biography
Valentina Carnelutti began her acting career on stage as a young girl in Italy and has worked both in theatre and on film with directors such as Marco Tullio, Giordana (The Best of Youth), Theo Angelopoulos (The Dust of Time), Paolo Virzì (A Whole Life Ahead and La Pazza Gioia), Citto Maselli (Le Ombre Rosse), Angelo Orlando (Sfiorarsi) etc. She is the author of the screenplay for Sfiorarsi (Italy, 2006), she has directed the documentary Melkam Zena - Good News (Ethiopia, 2012 - produced by ActionAid), and the video clip for Italian musician Francesco Tricarico's Le conseguenze dell'Ingenuità (Italy, 2013). In 2014 she made her first film, reCuiem (awarded Best Short Film in major Italian and foreign festivals), which she produced with her own company FioreLeone. She acts, writes and works fluently in five languages (Italian, English, French, Spanish and Portuguese) having traveled and lived in different countries all her life.
