Paola Randi

Paola Randi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːola ˈrandi] ^ⓘ; born 21 March 1970) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.

Paola Randi
Randi in 2025
Born	21 March 1970 (1970-03-21) (age 55) Milan, Italy
Occupations	Screenwriter film director

Life and career

Born in Milan, Randi graduated in law while attending courses in singing, acting, mime, painting, drawing, and engraving techniques.^[1] She worked in several international non-profit women's organisations and in a communications company, and co-founded and directed the theatre and art magazine TTR.^[1][2]

Randi entered the cinema industry in 2003, serving as assistant director for The Spectator.^[1] After writing and directing animation and stop motion projects, music videos and short films, in 2010 she made her feature directorial debut with Into Paradiso.^[1] The film premiered at the 67th edition of the Venice Film Festival, and got her a David di Donatello nomination for best new director.^[3][4] After directing a segment of the anthology film 9x10 novanta, her second feature Little Tito and the Aliens got her a Nastro d'Argento for best script.^[1][5] Her 2024 film The Story of Frank and Nina premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival in the Orizzonti Extra sidebar.^[6]

Randi is also active on television, where she directed several episodes of Zero and Luna Nera.^[1]

Filmography

Films

• Into Paradiso (2010)
• 9x10 novanta [it] (2014, segment Progetto panico)
• Little Tito and the Aliens [it] (2018)
• The Legend of the Christmas Witch 2: The Origins [it] (2021)
• Beata te [it] (2022)
• The Story of Frank and Nina [it] (2024)

Television

• Luna Nera (2020, 2 episodes)
• Zero (2021, 2 episodes)