Irene Dionisio
Directing
- Born
- October 22, 1986 (age 40) · Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Irene Dionisio is an Italian filmmaker and visual artist whose work was screened at major festivals, including Venice Critics’ Week, Visions du Réel and Festival dei Popoli. She received the Solinas Prize, France’s SCAM Prize, and Jury Prize at Tehran’s Cinema Verité for her feature documentary SHORES (2015). Dionisio's first narrative feature PAWN STREET (2017) premiered at Venice Critics’ Week. It was nominated for the David di Donatello & Globo d’Oro awards for Best Debut, winning the Silver Ribbon for Best Screenplay. Her video installations were exhibited internationally, from Venice's Palazzo Grassi to OCAT Shanghai. Dionisio was the artistic director of Turin's historic LGBTQI film festival Lovers for three years.
Known for
Behind the camera8
- 2026Idda Director, Screenplay, Story
- 2026Murmur Director
- 2020Le storie che saremo Director
- 2018Il mio unico crimine è vedere chiaro nella notte Director
- 2017Mum, I'm Sorry Editor
- 2016Pawn Street Director, Script, Idea, Writer, Screenplay
- 2016Sponde. Nel sicuro sole del nord Director, Writer, Camera Operator
- 2012La fabbrica è piena. Tragicommedia in otto atti Director, Screenplay, Production Director