Three David di Donatello Awards to ‘Gloria!’ by Margherita Vicario

Three David di Donatello for Margerita Vicario with her film Gloria!: best directorial debut, best composer (with Davide Pavanello) and best original song with Aria!.

The 70th edition of the major Italian film awards held on 7 May is for the film the crowning achievement of a path of public and critical success that began back in February 2024 with its selection in competition at the Berlinale.

The film, set in a women's boarding school in late 18th century Venice, is produced by the Italian Tempesta Film with Rai Cinema and the Swiss Tellfilm and is supported by the Ticino Film Commission.

Shot mainly in Italy, Gloria! was also filmed in Ticino region, finding in the historic Landfogti palace in Malvaglia the setting for some of its central scenes. In the cast, along with Galatea Bellugi, Carlotta Gamba, Veronica Lucchesi, Paolo Rossi and Stefano Belisari, also Ticino actress Jasmin Mattei.