FILM DIRECTOR

Gianfranco Rosi

1963 - Today

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Gianfranco Rosi (Italian pronunciation: [dʒaɱˈfraŋko ˈrɔːzi]; born 30 November 1963) is an Italian-American filmmaker. Most known for his documentaries, including 2013's Sacro GRA, for which he won the Golden Lion, and 2016's Fire at Sea, for which won the Golden Bear and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary. Rosi is the only documentary filmmaker to win two highest awards at the three major European film festivals (Venice, Berlin and Cannes), and is the one of the few director to do it in the 21st century alongside Michael Haneke, Ang Lee, Ken Loach and Jafar Panahi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Gianfranco Rosi is the 1,661st most popular film director (down from 1,466th in 2024), the 6th most popular biography from Eritrea and the most popular Eritrean Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gianfranco Rosi ranks 1,662 out of 2,041. Before him are Karim Aïnouz, Rick Rosenthal, Todd Solondz, Lisa Cholodenko, Sergey Mikaelyan, Hito Steyerl, and Felix van Groeningen. After him are Fernando León de Aranoa, Ari Aster, Shirley Clarke, Deran Sarafian, and Christophe Barratier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Gianfranco Rosi ranks 612. Before him are Damon Galgut, Joe Dumars, John Cameron Mitchell, Aydan Şener, Danko Cvjetićanin, and Guy Chambers. After him are Mogens Krogh, Jean-Michel Henry, Christophe Barratier, Domingos Simões Pereira, Wei Wei, and Elizabeth Fraser.

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In Eritrea

Among people born in Eritrea, Gianfranco Rosi ranks 6 out of 13. Before him are Isaias Afwerki (1946), Tedros Adhanom (1965), Remo Girone (1948), Aman Andom (1924), and Zeudi Araya (1951). After him are Zersenay Tadese (1982), Daniel Teklehaimanot (1988), Biniam Girmay (2000), Tadesse Abraham (1982), Lázaro Martínez (null), and Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (1995).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Eritrea

Among film directors born in Eritrea, Gianfranco Rosi ranks 1. 

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