Vera lives in the shadow of her famous father. Tired of her superficial life and relationships, she drifts through Roman high society. When she injures a child in a traffic accident in the suburbs, she forms an intense relationship with an eight-year-old boy and his father. But soon she must realize that also in this world she is only an instrument for others.
Vera
Vera
63rd TIFF: Greek Premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
- Direction: Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
- Script: Tizza Covi
- Cinematography: Rainer Frimmel
- Editing: Tizza Covi
- Sound: Tizza Covi
- Actors: Vera Gemma, Daniel de Palma, Sebastian Dascalu, Annamaria Ciancamerla, Walter Saabel
- Production: Vento Film
- Producers: Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: Austria
- Production Year: 2022
- Duration: 115΄
- Contact: Be For Films
- Awards/Distinctions: Best Director, Best Actress (Orizzonti Competition) – Venice IFF 2022
Tizza Covi
Tizza Covi (1971, Bolzano) is an Italian screenwriter and director. She lived in Paris and Berlin before studying photography in Vienna. After finishing her studies, she went to Rome where she worked as a photographer. Since 1996, she works together with Rainer Frimmel on films, theater, and photography. In 2002 they founded their own film production company, Vento Film. They have won several awards for their documentaries, including the Wolfgang-Staudte-Award at the Berlinale for Babooska. La Pivellina is their first fiction feature film and has been screened worldwide in more than 130 International Film Festivals. The film has received numerous international awards including the Europa Cinemas Label in Cannes and was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards. Their second feature film, Τhe Shine of Day, premiered in the international competition in Locarno and won the Silver Leopard for Best Actor. Their third movie, Mister Universo, was part of the international competition in Locarno and picked up five awards, including a special mention from the International Jury, the Europa Cinema Label, and the Fipresci Award.
Filmography
Tizza Covi & Rainer Frimmel
2001 Das ist alles (doc)
2005 Babooska (doc)
2009 Little Girl
2016 Mister Universo
2020 Notes from the Underworld (doc)
2022 Vera
Rainer Frimmel
Rainer Frimmel (1971, Vienna) is an Austrian director and photographer. After studying psychology in Vienna, he graduated as a photographer. He has received scholarships in New York City, Paris, and Rome for his photographic work. Since 1996, he has been working together with Tizza Covi on films, theater, and photography. In 2002, they founded their own film production company, Vento Film. They have won several awards for their documentaries, including the Wolfgang-Staudte-Award at the Berlinale for Babooska. La Pivellina is their first fiction feature film and has been screened worldwide in more than 130 International Film Festivals. The film has received numerous international awards including the Europa Cinemas Label in Cannes and was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards. Their second feature film, Τhe Shine of Day, premiered in the international competition in Locarno and won the Silver Leopard for Best Actor. Their third movie, Mister Universo, was part of the international competition in Locarno and picked up five awards, including a special mention from the International Jury, the Europa Cinema Label, and the Fipresci Award.
Filmography
Tizza Covi & Rainer Frimmel
2001 Das ist alles (doc)
2005 Babooska (doc)
2009 Little Girl
2016 Mister Universo
2020 Notes from the Underworld (doc)
2022 Vera
