In 2017 Carpignano ’s second feature film '' A Ciambra '' had its world premiere in the Director 's Fortnight at 2017 Cannes Film Festival . The film was executive produced by Martin Scorsese and won the Europa Labels prize for best European film . The film was selected by Italy to represent the country in the best foreign language film category of the Academy Awards . The film was not nominated but it did earn Carpignano a nomination for best director at the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards and was named the best Italian Film of 2017 by the National Syndicate of Italian Film Critics ( SNCCI ) . . In 2018 '' A Ciambra '' was nominated for seven David di Donatello Awards ultimately winning two including the award for best director . He has received the award for breakthrough director at Gotham Independent Film Awards 2015 for his first feature film Mediterranea which was also named the best directorial debut of 2015 by the National Board of Review . In 2016 he was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship . In 2017 his film A Ciambra won the Europa label cinema prize at the Director 's Fortnight at the cannes film festival
Gotham Independent Film Awards 2015
Gotham Independent Film Awards 2015
Jonas Carpignano