Laura Samani

Born in Trieste in 1989, Laura Samani studied philosophy before training in directing at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. Her graduation short La santa che dorme was selected for the Cinéfondation at Cannes 2016. Her debut feature Piccolo Corpo, presented at the Cannes Critics’ Week in 2021, won over forty awards worldwide, including Best First Film at the David di Donatello Awards and the FIPRESCI Discovery Prize at the European Film Awards. A Year of School is her second feature.