Mario Cecchi Gori
Personal Profile
Mario Cecchi Gori
Common Name:
Mario Cecchi-GoriDate of Birth:
, 1920Place of Birth:
Lombardy, ItalyPlace of Death:
Rome, ItalyDate of Death:
November 5, 1993Sex:
MaleNationality:
Italian
Family
Mario Cecchi Gori
Career
Mario Cecchi Gori
Awards
Mario Cecchi Gori
1996 : Mario Cecchi-Gori, Best Film not in the English Language for : Il postino
1990 : David Best Producer (Migliore Produttore) for : Turne
1994 : European Film Award Best Film
for : Lamerica
1995 : Silver Ribbon Award
Trivia
Mario Cecchi Gori
- From 1990 to his death, he was the president of Fiorentina.
- Il Postino (1995, directed by Michael Radford) was the first Italian film to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Film.
- With Lamerica, directed by Gianni Amelio, he received the Best Film Award at European Film Awards in 1994.
- Gabriele Salvatores' film Mediterraneo won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.
- Mario produced over 200 films, notably with Damiano Damiani and Dino Risi: The Easy Life, I Mostri and Ettore Scola.
- Mario Cecchi Gori was an Italian film producer and owner of companies.