Costantino Maiani
Director
Costantino Maiani
Director
Cinema is my Life
Contact
Nato a Firenze il/Born in Florence (Italy) on January 7th, 1972
Filmografia/Filmography
- "Paysages 1" (5', 2007), screened at London International Documentary Festival, British Museum (2007)
- "Analogic" (10', 2008)
- "Clarice vede il futuro" (10', 2008)
- "Showreel Aphrodia" (4', 2009), screened at XXIV Salone Internazionale del Libro, Torino (2011)
- "Florentine Andromak" (5', 2009), screened at XXIV Salone Internazionale del Libro, Torino (2011)
- "Gioiezza" (41', 2009)
- "Find Your Way" (7', 2009/2010)
- "Libellula" (48', 2011/2012)
- "Esercizi 1 - 6" (2013 - 2015)
- "La Passione del Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo" (129', 2014)
- "Beata Giulia da Certaldo" (26', 2016)
- "Albanian Symphony" (14', 2017)
- "Elsa" (5', 2017)
- "Il domani di Laura" ("Laura's Hereafter", 82', 2019)
- "Le regole dell'armonia" (2020/2021, short, editing)
In preparazione/Work in Progress
- "La musica e il buio" ("The Musik and the Dark"; feature, biopic on Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco)
Website: www.lamusicaeilbuio.com
Filmography
106 Awards & Selections
Official Selection
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Fresco International Film Festival 2021
Yerevan
2021
Official Selection
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Brittany International Film Festival 2021
Locronan
2021
Official Selection
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Fresco International Film Festival 2021
Yerevan
2021
Official Selection
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Brittany International Film Festival 2021
Locronan
2021
Winner: Best Feature Film; Special Mention for Cultural Value (Feature Film)
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Montelupo Fiorentino International Independent Film Festival 2019
Montelupo Fiorentino (Florence)
2019
Winner: Best Feature Film; Special Mention for Cultural Value (Feature Film)
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Montelupo Fiorentino International Independent Film Festival 2019
Montelupo Fiorentino (Florence)
2019
Semi-Finalist
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Universal Film Festival 2021
New York
Official Selection
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
CINEMA OF NATIONS 2021
Potsdam
Official Selection
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Cinemaking International Film Festival 2021
Dhaka
Official Selection
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Festival International de Cinéma de Kinshasa FICKIN 2021
Kinshasa
Winner: Best Story Writer (1st rank) to Costantino Maiani; Best Producers (2nd rank) to Quarto Spazio
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Roshani International Film Festival 2021
Aurangabad
Winner: Mejor Película; Mejor Actriz (Valentina Banci)
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Festival Internacional de Cine Sendependa 2021
Valencia
Winner: Best Actress of Feature Film to Valentina Banci
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival 2021
Rio de Janeiro
Winner: Best European Fiction Feature; Best European Director to Costantino Maiani
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Continental Film Awards 2021
Official Selection
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Anatolia International Film Festival 2021
Istanbul
Finalist
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
High Tatras Film & Video Festival 2021
Dolný Smokovec
Official Selection
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Älvsbyn Film Festival 2021
Älvsbyn
Winner: Best Women's Feature Film
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Indo French International Film Festival 2021
Pondicherry
Semi-Finalist
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Iconic Images Film Festival 2021
Vilnius
Winner: Best Women's Film; Best Cinematography to Matteo Rosellini; Special Mention Award - Best Actress to Valentina Banci
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Mokkho International Film Festival 2021
Pondicherry
Winner: Best Feature Film; Best Actress to Valentina Banci
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Hollywood Indie Film Awards 2021
Los Angeles
Winner: Best Feature Film; Best Actress Feature Film to Valentina Banci
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Stockholm City Film Festival 2021
Stockholm
Winner: Best Women Film Feature; Best Actress Feature to Valentina Banci
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Accord Cine Fest 2021
Mumbai
Finalist
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Sweden Film Awards 2021
Stockholm
Winner: Best Picture; Best Director to Costantino Maiani
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Oasis Inter Continental Film Festival 2021
Mumbai
Winner: Best International Feature Film; Best Director - Feature Film to Costantino Maiani; Best Cinematography - Feature Film to Matteo Rosellini
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
International Film Festival of Andaman and Nicobar 2021
Port Blair
Winner: Best Women's Film
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Krimson Horyzon International Film Festival 2021
Calcutta
Official Selection
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
RED Movie Awards 2021
Reims
Winner: Best Women's Film - Feature Film
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Diglipur International Film Festival 2021
Port Blair
Winner: Best Women's Feature Film; Best Young Actress - Feature Film to Paola Lushnjani
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Port Blair International Film Festival 2021
Port Blair
Winner: Best Feature Film
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Golden Earth Film Award 2021
Winner: Best Film on Women
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Crown Wood International Film Festival 2021
Calcutta
Winner: Best Actress Feature Film to Valentina Banci; Special Jury Award - Best Original Score for Feature Film to Lorenzo Maiani
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Indo-Singapore International Film Festival 2021
Kallal
Finalist
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
London International Monthly Film Festival 2021
London
Winner: Best Feature Film
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
ADIFF - Actor&Director Awards 2021
Saint-Petersburg
Official Selection
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
ISAFF - International Symbolic Art Film Festival 2021
Saint-Petersburg
Winner: Best Feature Film
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
New Cinema - Lisbon Monthly Film Festival 2021
Lisbon
Official Selection
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Abbey Film Festival 2021
London
Winner: Best Foreign Director to Costantino Maiani
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Nawada International Film Festival 2nd Season 2021
Nawada
Official Selection
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Super Indie Film Festival 2021
Los Angeles
Winner: Best Actress Feature Film to Valentina Banci; Special Jury Award - Best Musical Theme for Feature Film to Lorenzo Maiani
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Havelock International Film Festival 2021
Port Blair
Honorable Mention
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival 2021
Athens
Winner: Special Jury Award - Best Original Score (International Feature Film) to Lorenzo Maiani
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Uruvatti International Film Festival 2021
Karaikkudi
Winner: Special Jury Award - Best Women's Feature Film
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Gona Film Awards 2021
Karaikkudi
Winner: Best Longer Film
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
UK Monthly Film Festival 2021
Norwich
Winner: Best Indie Feature Film (low budget)
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Art Film Awards - Monthly Competition 2021
Skopje
Finalist
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Best Feature Film Award 2021
London
Finalist
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Košice International Monthly Film Festival 2021
Košice
Winner: Best Feature Film of the Month
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Direct Monthly Online Film Festival 2021
Canton, Michigan
Winner: Honorable Mention (Feature Film)
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Prague International Monthly Film Festival 2020
Prague
Winner: Best Film on Women
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
World Film Carnival - Singapore 2020
Winner: Best Film on Women
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Tagore International Film Festival 2020
Bolpur
Winner: Best Film on Women (Silver Award)
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Virgin Spring Cinefest 2020
Calcutta
Winner: Best Actress (Feature Film) to Valentina Banci
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival 2020
Mosca
Semi-Finalist
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Eastern Europe Film Festival 2020
Craiova
Official Selection
Laura's Hereafter (Il domani di Laura, sub eng)
Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes 2020
Cannes
Semi-Finalist
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Universal Film Festival 2021
New York
Official Selection
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
CINEMA OF NATIONS 2021
Potsdam
Official Selection
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Cinemaking International Film Festival 2021
Dhaka
Official Selection
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Festival International de Cinéma de Kinshasa FICKIN 2021
Kinshasa
Winner: Best Story Writer (1st rank) to Costantino Maiani; Best Producers (2nd rank) to Quarto Spazio
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Roshani International Film Festival 2021
Aurangabad
Winner: Mejor Película; Mejor Actriz (Valentina Banci)
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Festival Internacional de Cine Sendependa 2021
Valencia
Winner: Best Actress of Feature Film to Valentina Banci
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival 2021
Rio de Janeiro
Winner: Best European Fiction Feature; Best European Director to Costantino Maiani
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Continental Film Awards 2021
Official Selection
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Anatolia International Film Festival 2021
Istanbul
Finalist
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
High Tatras Film & Video Festival 2021
Dolný Smokovec
Official Selection
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Älvsbyn Film Festival 2021
Älvsbyn
Winner: Best Women's Feature Film
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Indo French International Film Festival 2021
Pondicherry
Semi-Finalist
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Iconic Images Film Festival 2021
Vilnius
Winner: Best Women's Film; Best Cinematography to Matteo Rosellini; Special Mention Award - Best Actress to Valentina Banci
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Mokkho International Film Festival 2021
Pondicherry
Winner: Best Feature Film; Best Actress to Valentina Banci
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Hollywood Indie Film Awards 2021
Los Angeles
Winner: Best Feature Film; Best Actress Feature Film to Valentina Banci
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Stockholm City Film Festival 2021
Stockholm
Winner: Best Women Film Feature; Best Actress Feature to Valentina Banci
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Accord Cine Fest 2021
Mumbai
Finalist
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Sweden Film Awards 2021
Stockholm
Winner: Best Picture; Best Director to Costantino Maiani
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Oasis Inter Continental Film Festival 2021
Mumbai
Winner: Best International Feature Film; Best Director - Feature Film to Costantino Maiani; Best Cinematography - Feature Film to Matteo Rosellini
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
International Film Festival of Andaman and Nicobar 2021
Port Blair
Winner: Best Women's Film
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Krimson Horyzon International Film Festival 2021
Calcutta
Official Selection
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
RED Movie Awards 2021
Reims
Winner: Best Women's Film - Feature Film
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Diglipur International Film Festival 2021
Port Blair
Winner: Best Women's Feature Film; Best Young Actress - Feature Film to Paola Lushnjani
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Port Blair International Film Festival 2021
Port Blair
Winner: Best Feature Film
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Golden Earth Film Award 2021
Winner: Best Film on Women
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Crown Wood International Film Festival 2021
Calcutta
Winner: Best Actress Feature Film to Valentina Banci; Special Jury Award - Best Original Score for Feature Film to Lorenzo Maiani
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Indo-Singapore International Film Festival 2021
Kallal
Finalist
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
London International Monthly Film Festival 2021
London
Winner: Best Feature Film
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
ADIFF - Actor&Director Awards 2021
Saint-Petersburg
Official Selection
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
ISAFF - International Symbolic Art Film Festival 2021
Saint-Petersburg
Winner: Best Feature Film
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
New Cinema - Lisbon Monthly Film Festival 2021
Lisbon
Official Selection
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Abbey Film Festival 2021
London
Winner: Best Foreign Director to Costantino Maiani
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Nawada International Film Festival 2nd Season 2021
Nawada
Official Selection
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Super Indie Film Festival 2021
Los Angeles
Winner: Best Actress Feature Film to Valentina Banci; Special Jury Award - Best Musical Theme for Feature Film to Lorenzo Maiani
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Havelock International Film Festival 2021
Port Blair
Honorable Mention
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival 2021
Athens
Winner: Special Jury Award - Best Original Score (International Feature Film) to Lorenzo Maiani
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Uruvatti International Film Festival 2021
Karaikkudi
Winner: Special Jury Award - Best Women's Feature Film
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Gona Film Awards 2021
Karaikkudi
Winner: Best Longer Film
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
UK Monthly Film Festival 2021
Norwich
Winner: Best Indie Feature Film (low budget)
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Art Film Awards - Monthly Competition 2021
Skopje
Finalist
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Best Feature Film Award 2021
London
Finalist
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Košice International Monthly Film Festival 2021
Košice
Winner: Best Feature Film of the Month
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Direct Monthly Online Film Festival 2021
Canton, Michigan
Winner: Honorable Mention (Feature Film)
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Prague International Monthly Film Festival 2020
Prague
Winner: Best Film on Women
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
World Film Carnival - Singapore 2020
Winner: Best Film on Women
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Tagore International Film Festival 2020
Bolpur
Winner: Best Film on Women (Silver Award)
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Virgin Spring Cinefest 2020
Calcutta
Winner: Best Actress (Feature Film) to Valentina Banci
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival 2020
Mosca
Semi-Finalist
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Eastern Europe Film Festival 2020
Craiova
Official Selection
Il domani di Laura (Laura's Hereafter)
Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes 2020
Cannes
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Education
College
Scuole Pie Fiorentine (Florence, Italy)
Liceo Classico
1986 – 1991
High School
Università degli Studi di Firenze (Florence, Italy)
Cinema History and Criticism
1991 – 1999
High School
Università degli Studi di Firenze (Florence, Italy)
PhD History of Spectacle (cv: Cinema History)
2001 – 2004
Personal Details
Birth Date
January 7, 1972
Birth City
Florence, Italy
Current City
Marcialla, Certaldo (Florence)
Gender
Male
Zodiac Sign
Capricorn
Cinema is my Life
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