Sandro Zambetti
Sandro Zambetti | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 4, 1927 |
| Died | June 6, 2014 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Years active | 1948-2014 |
Sandro Zambetti was an Italian journalist and cinema critic, for more than 25 years he served as a director of the Bergamo Film Meeting film festival.
Biography[edit]
Zambetti studied in Milan. In 1948, right after graduation, he went to work at L'Eco di Bergamo and worked his way up to the position of editor-in-chief. Soon he emerged as an influential cinema critic. In the 1960s, he also contributed to Politica and Sette giorni in Italia e nel Mondo magazines. In 1970–78, he headed F.I.C., an Italian Cinema Federation. Also in 1970, he became a director of Cineforum, a cinema magazine.[1][2][3][4]
In 1978, Zambetti co-founded and became a director of the Bergamo Film Meeting film festival.[2]
In 1996, Zambetti created Fondazione Alasca di Bergamo, a documentation centre and archive dedicated to audiovisuals.[1][5][2]
In 2009, he was removed from the editorship of Cineforum when he was only two years away from the 500-issue mark and the age of voluntary retirement. That event became a major blow for Zambetti and affected his health significantly.[1]
Zambetti had a son, Matteo, and a daughter, Monica. Monica Zambetti died in 1993 at the age of 31, after which Zambetti had never fully recovered.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Sandro Zambetti e il cinema passione ricambiata Lo ricorda il figlio Matteo". Bergamo News. 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ a b c "Lutto per la cultura bergamasca: È morto Sandro Zambetti". L’Eco di Bergamo. 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ Bozza, Gianluigi. "Un caro saluto a Sandro Zambetti". Cineforum. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ Ferriario, Davide. "Addio al padre del Cineforum". Corriere di Bergamo. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ "Alasca". Fondazione Alasca. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
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