You might not know her name, but you know her work. She’s the powerful, award-winning producer working to bring you the best in Italian Cinema.
You loved Anime Nere (Black Souls)? Of course you did; it’s a fabulous film, the best of 2014, about turmoil ‘Ndrangheta family in Calabria. The actors, Fabrizio Ferracane, Barbora Bolulova, Anna Ferruzo, all of them were amazing.
The cinematography was exceptional thanks to Director of Photography Vladan Radovic, and director Francesco Munzi deserves a lion’s share of the credit, but don’t forget about Olivia Musini, the woman behind the scenes making it all possible.
I met and talked with Olivia when she was in New York City promoting Anime Nere and Maraviglioso Boccaccio, also produced by Musini a film from the Taviani Brothers, and I have to say, though she’s obviously a major player in Italian Cinema (her production company is Cinemaundici), and a (beautiful) woman, she doesn’t give off any “I am woman, hear me roar” vibes; she’s just a hard-working, genuinely nice person who is driven by perfection.
She won a David Di Donatello Award for Anime Nere and a Nastro D’Argento Award for Anime Nere and Torneranno i Prati, the haunting World War I drama.
More recently, she was at this year’s Venice Film Festival with her adorable comedy Pecore In Erba, the lampoon of anti-semitism that is currently charming audiences.
Tanti Auguri Olivia Musini; THIS GIRL IS ON FIRE! We can’t wait to see what you do next.
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