| Location | Bologna, Italy |
|---|---|
| Established | 2005 |
| Founded by | Andrea Romeo |
| Artistic director | Andrea Romeo |
The Biografilm Festival is an annual film festival, held since 2005, in Bologna, Italy.[1][2][3] Journalist and film producer Andrea Romeo was its founder, and directed the festival for its first fifteen years. He announced he would be succeeded by Leena Pasanen at the 2021 festival.[4]
The festival's offerings are confined to biographical films, and is often characterized as an "International Celebration of Lives".[1][2][3] Offerings include both documentaries, and feature films, like Judy the fictional recreation of a period of the life of Judy Garland, which had its Italian premiere at the 2020 Festival.[5]
Werner Herzog attended the 2019 festival to receive a career honour.[2] Diane Weyermann, of Participant Media, known for a long career of directing, producing and promoting documentary films, received the Making it Real Award.[1]
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Nick Vivarelli (2019-02-18). "Participant Media, Diane Weyermann to be Honored by Italy's Biografilm Festival (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety magazine. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
Italy's Biografilm Festival, the unique event billed as a cinematic celebration of human lives, will pay special tribute to Participant Media this year and in particular to Diane Weyermann, head of the company's documentary film and television unit.
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Nick Vivarelli (2019-06-03). "Werner Herzog Set for Career Honor From Italy's Biografilm Festival (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety magazine. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
As previously announced, Biografilm, which will run June 7-17, is also celebrating Participant Media this year, in particular Diane Weyermann, head of the U.S. company's documentary film and television unit, who will receive the fest's Making it Real Award, honoring excellence in producing.
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Nick Vivarelli (2020-02-12). "Italy's Palomar Launches Documentaries Unit Headed by Andrea Romeo (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety magazine. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
Romeo has plenty of experience in the field. Besides founding and heading Bologna's Biografilm fest, billed as a celebration of human lives and a gateway into Italy for some of the world's top docs, he also distributes docs and feature films in Italy, via his I Wonder Pictures shingle that since 2015 has locally handled titles such as 'Searching For Sugar Man' and 'Citizenfour,' among others. Romeo is also active in exhibition and has previously dipped his fingers in production.
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"Andrea Romeo calls Leena Pasanen to direct Biografilm Festival starting in 2021". Biografilm Festival. 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
Andrea Romeo, Biografilm's founder and current director, has called Leena Pasanen, director of DOK Leipzig, to head Biografilm starting in 2021.
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Giulia Ercolani (2020-01-23). "Judy, in anteprima in Sala Biografilm a Milano e Bologna" [Judy, previewed in the Biografilm Room in Milan and Bologna]. Inside the Show (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-02-12.
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