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Vespertilio Awards
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The Vespertilio Awards is an independent Italian film festival dedicated to Italian horror and genre movies.
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The award was established in 2022 by Tania Bizzarro and Markus Di Meglio, creators of a popular platform Ore D’orrore. The award became the first one in Italy dedicated to horror, thriller, fantasy, dark fantasy and sci-fi genres. The main prize of Vespertilio Awards is Ore D’orrore which is awarded in 15 nominations.[1][2][3][4]
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2022
The inaugural edition took place on the 26 of August, 2022.[5][6] A Classic Horror Story was honoured with the Best Film award, Matilda Lutz was selected Best Actress for her performance in the movie.[7]
2023
The second edition took place on May 23, 2023.[8] The Oro d’orrore went to L’Angelo dei muri by Lorenzo Bianchini, Best Director — Paolo Strippoli (for Flowing).[9] Stefano Cananzi was awarded with Vespertilio Speciale In Memoriam.[9][10]
2024
The third edition took place on May 24, 2024. 31 prizes were distributed.[11] Pupi Avati, Florinda Bolkan, and Sergio Martino, were honored with lifetime achievement awards.[12] [13] Mimì: Prince of Darkness by Brando De Sica won several awards, including Best Film.[14] La guerra del Tiburtino III by Luna Gualano won 4 awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Paolo Calabresi.[15] In 2024, the Aldo Lado award was established and given for the first time to Il paese del melodramma, directed by Francesco Barilli.[16]
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