Andrea Rovetta (Italian, 1971) is an italian film and documentary director.

Life and career

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Born in Brescia, Rovetta began his career by writing and directing short films screened at major international festivals and obtaining a David di Donatello nomination for L'amore è un giogo. He worked on the TV series La Squadra and on Rai TV programs, the Italian public television.

In 2017, he realized the documentary Il Fuoco della terra[1] for Rai1 on the complex situation of the territory of Castel Volturno near Naples and the documentary "Mina reads Carlo Emilio Gadda" with the voice of Mina on the occasion of the centenary of the First World War.

In 2018 he directed the documentary Palermo Renaissance on the cultural rebirth of Palermo after the dark years of the mafia[2]. The documentary is produced by Arté and Rai.

In 2024, his documentary An Emperor's Jewel - The making of the Bulgari Hotel Roma[3] available on Amazon Prime Video filmed over two years, with the partecipation of Priyanka Chopras Jonas[4], tells the story of the birth of Bulgari's luxury hotel[5] in the Mausoleum of Augustus square in Rome.

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "IL FUOCO DELLA TERRA". CMCA (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  2. ^ Wattig, Leander (2023-07-27). "»Palermo Renaissance« – ARTE-Doku über eine Stadt im Wandel | Doku-Liebe (depubliziert)". leanderwattig.com (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  3. ^ "Prime Video: An Emperor's Jewel - The Making Of The Bulgari Hotel Roma". www.primevideo.com. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  4. ^ Zargani, Luisa (2024-06-07). "Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Italian Craftsmanship Star in Bulgari Docufilm". WWD. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
  5. ^ Sollazzo, Boris (2024-06-10). "Bulgari Hotel: An Emperor's Jewel racconta la sua apertura a Roma". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-06-15.