Gian Luigi Rondi | |
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President for Life of The Academy of Italian Cinema - David di Donatello Awards | |
In office 25 November 2009 – 22 September 2016 | |
President of The Academy of Italian Cinema - David di Donatello Awards | |
In office 26 September 1981 – 22 September 2016 | |
Preceded by | Paolo Grassi |
Succeeded by | Giuliano Montaldo (ad interim) |
Vice President of The Academy of Italian Cinema - David di Donatello Awards | |
In office 20 October 1979 – 26 September 1981 | |
Preceded by | Established office |
Succeeded by | Elena Valenzano |
Personal details | |
Born | Tirano, Italy | 10 December 1921
Died | 22 September 2016 Rome, Italy | (aged 94)
Occupation | film critic |
Gian Luigi Rondi (10 December 1921 – 22 September 2016) was an Italian film critic.[1] He was a member of the jury at the 12th and 15th Moscow International Film Festival.[2][3] He was also a member of the jury at the 11th and 32nd Berlin International Film Festival.[4][5] He was also a member of the jury three times at the Cannes Film Festival in 1963, 1967 and 1980.[6] He was the president of the jury at the 48th Venice Film Festival.[7] A closeted homosexual for most of his life,[8] he was married to Yvette Spadaccini from 1948 to her death in 2012.