Triple Oscar-winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro is set to be honored with a special prize by Italy’s David di Donatello Awards in tandem with Rome’s Cinecittà Studios during the upcoming edition of the country’s top film prizes.
Storaro — who has won Academy Awards for his work on “Apocalypse Now,” the Warren Beatty-directed “Reds” and Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Last Emperor” — will be celebrated during the 71st edition of the Davids that will take place at Cinecittà Studios on May 6.
Storaro has more than 70 cinematography credits, including with Woody Allen, Carlos Saura, Richard Donner, Alfonso Arau and Paul Schrader. His work with fellow Italian Bertolucci is considered one of the most seminal filmmaking partnerships in history.
“The Cinecittà David 71 Special Award to Vittorio Storaro is a tribute to a maestro who knows how to write with light, transforming technique into visual poetry and bringing our country’s excellence to the world’s most prestigious stages,” said Italy’s undersecretary for culture Lucia Borgonzoni, who oversees the country’s cinema department, in a statement.
“Cinecittà is known worldwide for the brilliance of its artists and artisans,” noted Cinecittà CEO Manuela Cacciamani. “This well-deserved fame is also due to the work of this poet of the image. So this award goes to him along with our gratitude.”
Donatello Academy president Piera Detassis called the prize to Storaro “the most beautiful way to celebrate an immense talent and, along with him, a special anniversary: the 50th anniversary of Bernardo Bertolucci’s masterpiece ‘Novecento,’” the historical epic shot in 1976 with a stellar cast comprising Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda and Donald Sutherland.”
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