Simona Paggi

Simona Paggi (born 29 December 1962) is an Italian film editor.

Simona Paggi
Born	(1962-12-29) 29 December 1962 (age 62) Milan, Italy
Occupation	Film editor
Years active	1984-present

She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for her work in the film Life Is Beautiful (1997)^[1] and won the David di Donatello for Best Editing for her work in The Stolen Children (1992).^[2] During her career, she became a close collaborator of directors like Gianni Amelio,^[3] Emanuele Crialese and John Turturro.^[4]

Selected filmography

• Open Doors (1990)
• Traces of an Amorous Life (1990)
• The Stolen Children (1992)
• Lamerica (1994)
• Heartless (1995)
• Traveling Companion (1996)
• Life Is Beautiful (1997)
• The Way We Laughed (1998)
• Against the Wind (2000)
• Empty Eyes (2001)
• Momo (2001)
• Pinocchio (2002)
• Opopomoz (2003)
• The Keys to the House (2004)
• The Life That I Want (2004)
• The Missing Star (2006)
• The Sweet and the Bitter (2007)
• Passione (2010)
• Terraferma (2011)
• L'intrepido (2013)
• Fading Gigolo (2013)
• Tenderness (2017)
• The Jesus Rolls (2019)
• The Bad Poet (2020)
• The Good Mothers (TV series, 2023)