Paola Casella

Film Critic, Italy

Paola Casella is film critic for Italian newspaper Europa. Her book Cinema: Femminile, plurale, dealing with the evolution of female roles in international cinema, won the Domenico Meccoli Award, in 2010.

As a Jury Member

  • 10th Lecce Festival of European Cinema
  • 23rd Festival of European Cinema, Lecce
  • 27th Torino Film Festival
  • 39th Torino Film Festival
  • 65th Cannes Film Festival
  • 67th Cannes Film Festival
  • 67th Venice Film Festival
  • 68th Venice Film Festival
  • 73rd Venice International Film Festival
  • FilmFest Munich 2024
  • Istanbul IFF 2024
  • 80th Venice International Film Festival

    • Author of Reports

  • Wim Wenders on Movies and Music
    in Istanbul IFF 2024
  • »Sad Jokes«: The Comical Side of Events
    in FilmFest Munich 2024
  • A Heartbreaking Adaptation of Guy de Maupassant
    in 73rd Venice International Film Festival
  • Dignity, Always Dignity
    in 27th Torino Film Festival
  • Families on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
    in 10th Lecce Festival of European Cinema
  • Father Figures as Recurring Characters in Cannes' Lineup
    in 65th Cannes Film Festival
  • Parents Defying Responsibility, Daughters Trying To Cope
    in 23rd Festival of European Cinema, Lecce
  • Portraits Of Women
    in 80th Venice International Film Festival
  • Settimana della critica – Critics' Week: Strong Female Leads
    in 68th Venice Film Festival
  • The Female Perspective: Gutsy, Enthusiastic and Free
    in 67th Cannes Film Festival
  • Tragicomedy of a Nation
    in 39th Torino Film Festival
  • Venice 2011
    in 68th Venice Film Festival

    • Social media



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