# Cosima Spender

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{{Short description|Anglo-Italian film director, producer and writer}}
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'''Cosima Spender'''  (born in [Siena](/source/Siena), [Italy](/source/Italy)) is an Anglo-Italian film director, producer and writer who has worked in varying capacities on ''[Dolce Vita Africana](/source/Dolce_Vita_Africana)'' (2008 director and producer), ''Without Gorky'' (2011 director and writer) and ''[Palio](/source/Palio_(2015_film))'' (2015 writer and director).<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1785694/|title=Cosima Spender - IMDb|publisher=imdb.com|accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref> ''Palio'' won the best documentary editing award at the 2015 [Tribeca Film Festival](/source/Tribeca_Film_Festival).<ref name="tribecafilm">{{cite web|url=https://tribecafilm.com/press-center/press-releases/2015-tribeca-film-festival-announces-award-winners|title=Tribeca|publisher=tribecafilm.com|accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref>

Spender was born in Italy but moved to [England](/source/England) when she was fourteen.<ref name="peacockpicturesltd">{{cite web|url=http://www.peacockpicturesltd.com/www.peacockpicturesltd.com/BIOGRAPHY_COSIMA.html|title=BIOGRAPHY COSIMA|publisher=peacockpicturesltd.com|accessdate=2015-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122616/http://www.peacockpicturesltd.com/www.peacockpicturesltd.com/BIOGRAPHY_COSIMA.html|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref>  She received a degree in  Anthropology and Art History at the [School of Oriental and African Studies](/source/School_of_Oriental_and_African_Studies). She then went on to enroll in the post-graduate documentary directing course at the [National Film and Television School](/source/National_Film_and_Television_School) also in England.<ref name="africanfilmny">{{cite web|url=http://www.africanfilmny.org/2013/cosima-spender/|title=Cosima Spender &#124; African Film Festival Inc.|publisher=africanfilmny.org|accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref>

Spender is married to and sometimes collaborates with the film editor Valerio Bonelli.<ref name="blogspot">{{cite web|url=http://unseenfilms.blogspot.com/2015/05/cosima-spender-and-valerio-bonelli-talk.html|title=Unseen Films: Cosima Spender and Valerio Bonelli talk about their film PALIO at Tribeca 2015|publisher=unseenfilms.blogspot.com|accessdate=2015-09-20}}</ref>

Her father, [Matthew Spender](/source/Matthew_Spender), is son of the poet [Stephen Spender](/source/Stephen_Spender) and pianist [Natasha Spender](/source/Natasha_Spender); her mother, Maro, is daughter of the Armenian artist [Arshile Gorky](/source/Arshile_Gorky).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3622171/Pop-star-people-smuggler-jailbird-demagogue-and-all-in-a-coat-that-cost-15000.html|title=Pop star, people smuggler, jailbird, demagogue – and all in a coat that cost £15,000|website=www.telegraph.co.uk|date=14 August 2004 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/looking-into-the-heart-of-another-world-31538688.html|title=Looking into the heart of another world|website=independent|date=21 September 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alainelkanninterviews.com/cosima-spender/|title = Cosima Spender|date = 27 March 2016}}</ref>

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==External links==
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