Maura Delpero

Delpero was born in Bolzano, Italy. After studying literature at University of Bologna and a brief period at Sorbonne University, she studied film at the Professional Training Center of SICA in Buenos Aires.^[2]

Delpero's first two films, the documentaries Teachers (Signori Professori) and Nadea and Sveta (Nadea e Sveta), premiered at the Torino Film Festival in 2008 and 2012, respectively.^[3][4] For Nadea and Sveta, Delpero was nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category at the 58th David di Donatello awards ceremony.^[5]

In 2019, Delpero's feature film debut Maternal (Hogar) premiered at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival, where it received a special mention in the Concorso Internazionale competition and was awarded the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.^[6][7] The film was inspired by Delpero's own experiences as a teacher in Argentine "hogars", homes for teenage mothers often administered by nuns.^[8]

Delpero was awarded the 2020 Women in Motion Young Talent Award, presented by Kering and the Cannes Film Festival.^[9] The following year, Maternal earned Delpero a nomination for Best New Director at the 66th David di Donatello in 2021.^[10]

In 2022, Delpero received the Coprocity Development award for her second feature film, the World War II drama The Mountain Bride.^[11] Retitled Vermiglio, the film debuted at the 81st Venice International Film Festival in 2024, where it won the Grand Jury Prize.^[12] The film also won the Gold Hugo for best film at the 60th Chicago International Film Festival,^[13] the award for best international screenplay at the 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival,^[14] and seven David di Donatello, including for best film, best director and best screenplay.^[15]