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Italian Golden Globes 2014: Human Capital triumphant once again

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- Having only just been awarded the David for Best Film, Virzì's film has also been honoured by the foreign press in Italy; the Grand Prix went to Winspeare, while the Best Comedy is that of newcomer Sydney Sibilia, overlooked at the David Awards

Italian Golden Globes 2014: Human Capital triumphant once again
Human Capital by Paolo Virzì

Following its success at the David di Donatello Awards last Tuesday, Human Capital [+see also:
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by Paolo Virzì has also been awarded the Italian Golden Globe 2014 for Best Film. The film awards of the Foreign Press Association in Italy were given out last night at the Palazzo Farnese in Rome. The evening was also an opportunity to pay tribute to the talent of Claudia Cardinale in the shape of a Lifetime Achievement Award. Meanwhile, the Grand Prix was awarded to In grazia di Dio [+see also:
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by Edoardo Winspeare.

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The recipient of the Globe for Best Debut Film came as something of a surprise, as it went to Zoran, My Nephew the Idiot [+see also:
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by Matteo Oleotto, while the Best Comedy Award was bestowed upon Sydney Sibilia for Smetto quando voglio [+see also:
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, a brilliant debut that was totally overlooked at the David Awards, despite its 12 nominations.

The Best Actors were Antonio Albanese for L’intrepido [+see also:
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, by Gianni Amelio (presented in competition at Venice in 2013), and Sara Serraiocco for Salvo [+see also:
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, by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza.

The foreign press in Italy voted Stefano Falivene Best DoP for Still Life [+see also:
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, by Uberto Pasolini; the Best Screenplay went to Pierfrancesco Diliberto (Pif), Michele Astori and Marco Martani for La mafia uccide solo d’estate [+see also:
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; and Best Score was awarded to Pivio and Aldo De Scalzi for Song ‘e Napule [+see also:
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, which also snagged a prize at the David Awards.

Lastly, the Best Documentary, according to the foreign press, was The Stone River by Giovanni Donfrancesco, while the Best Short Film Award went to Sassywood by Antonio Andrisani and Vito Cea.

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(Translated from Italian)

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