{{Short description|2023 film by Matteo Garrone}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = Io capitano | image = Io capitano 2023 film poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Matteo Garrone | writer = {{plainlist| * Matteo Garrone * Massimo Gaudioso * Massimo Ceccherini * Andrea Tagliaferri }} | producer = {{plainlist| * Matteo Garrone * Paolo Del Brocco }} | starring = {{plainlist| * Seydou Sarr * Moustapha Fall }} | cinematography = Paolo Carnera | editing = Marco Spoletini | music = Andrea Farri | production_companies = {{plainlist| * Archimede * Rai Cinema * Tarantula * Pathé * Logical Content Ventures * RTBF * VOO * BE TV * Proximus * Shelter Prod }} | distributor = {{plainlist| * 01 Distribution (Italy) * Pathé Distribution (France) * Paradiso Films (Belgium) }} | released = {{film date|df=yes|2023|9|6|Venice|2023|9|7|Italy|2024|1|3|France|2024|1|10|Belgium}} | runtime = 121 minutes<ref name="labiennale">{{cite web <!-- Citation bot bypass--> |url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2023/venezia-80-competition/io-capitano|title=Io Capitano|website=La Biennale di Venezia|access-date=12 August 2023}}</ref> | country = {{plainlist| * Italy * Belgium * France }} | language = {{plainlist| * Wolof<ref name="labiennale" /> * French<ref name="labiennale" /> }} | budget = €11 million | gross = $7.6 million<ref name="BOM">{{cite Box Office Mojo|id=14225838|title=Io Capitano (2023)|access-date=22 August 2024|publisher_hide=yes}}</ref> }} '''{{lang|it|Io capitano}}''' ({{lit|Me Captain}} in Italian)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shoichet |first=Catherine E. |date=7 March 2024 |title=The actors in this Oscar-nominated film weren't told how it was going to end |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/07/entertainment/io-capitano-oscars-ending-cec/index.html |access-date=5 August 2024 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vivarelli |first=Nick |date=12 February 2024 |title=Matteo Garrone's Oscar-Nominated 'Io Capitano' Gets Pan-African Theatrical Release Ahead of Tour With Director (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/matteo-garrone-io-capitano-pan-african-theatrical-release-1235907742/ |access-date=5 August 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chang |first=Justin |date=22 February 2024 |title=Join a Senegalese teen on a harrowing journey in this Oscar-nominated film |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/02/23/1233141813/io-capitano-review |access-date=5 August 2024 |website=Fresh Air |publisher=NPR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=20 September 2023 |title=Oscars: Italy Submits 'Io Capitano' For Best International Film |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/oscars-italy-io-capitano-for-best-international-film-1235551051/ |access-date=5 August 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> is a 2023 drama film directed by Matteo Garrone, from a screenplay written by Garrone with Massimo Gaudioso, Massimo Ceccherini and Andrea Tagliaferri.<ref name="Grater">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/uk-comedy-seize-them-cast-matteo-garrones-io-capitano-underway-rasika-dugal-uk-shoot-global-briefs-1234983102/|title=UK Comedy 'Seize Them!' Unveils Cast; Matteo Garrone's 'Io Capitano' Underway; Rasika Dugal Wraps UK Shoot – Global Briefs|last=Grater|first=Tom|date=21 March 2022|website=Deadline|access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref>
The film, an international co-production between Italy, Belgium and France, is based on an original idea by Garrone, inspired by actual stories of migrants' African routes to Europe. Filming took place in Senegal, Morocco and Italy.
''Io capitano'' competed for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Lion for Matteo Garrone's direction and the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Seydou Sarr's performance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2023 |title=Venezia 80, i premi: Premio della regia a Garrone per Io Capitano |url=https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/venezia_cinema/2023/09/09/venezia-80-i-premi-premio-della-regia-a-garrone-per-io-capitano_1f8ab0f8-7fd3-46f6-b999-980b577fe27c.html |access-date=11 September 2023 |website=Agenzia ANSA |language=it}}</ref> It was released theatrically in Italy by 01 Distribution on 7 September 2023, receiving critical acclaim, and winning seven awards at the 69th David di Donatello, including Best Film.<ref name="David di Donatello">{{cite magazine|last=Roxborough|first=Scott|date=3 May 2024|title=Matteo Garrone's 'Io Capitano' Wins Italian Film Awards|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2024-italian-film-award-winners-1235889566/|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=3 May 2024}}</ref> The film also received nominations for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Golden Globe Awards and Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.
==Plot== Seydou and Moussa, two teenage cousins living in Dakar, dream of escaping poverty and have made plans to leave their hometown for Italy, against the advice of local men and expressed wishes of Seydou's mother. After consulting a local shaman, the boys leave in the night and make their way to Mali, purchasing false passports from an English speaker at a rest stop. The forgery is discovered by a soldier at the border, who accepts a bribe in order to let them through.
Once in Niger, they pay to join a group crossing the Sahara desert into Libya; first by pickup truck and later on foot with a guide. Two people are left behind on the journey; the speeding truck drivers refuse to stop when a man falls off, and an exhausted woman is left to die in the desert despite Seydou's efforts. In the first of several dreamlike sequences, Seydou fantasises about taking the woman's hand as she floats through the Sahara. After entering Libya, rebels intercept the group and shake them down for valuables, taking away Moussa after he attempted to hide his money in his rectum. Forlorn, Seydou continues with the group. The trip is revealed to be a ruse; they are led directly into a smuggler-run prison and, under threat of torture and slavery, are extorted to contact their relatives for ransom money. Rather than reveal his situation to his family, Seydou allows himself to be subjected to torture and imprisoned. In another dream sequence, the Dakar shaman allows Seydou to visit his sleeping mother back home, guided by a flying spirit.
The next day, fellow French-speaking inmate Martin pulls Seydou along to a slave auction, where the representative of a wealthy estate purchases them as bricklayers. At the remote estate, Martin and Seydou are put to work building a new fence and a fountain, being treated relatively well despite their servitude. The two men bond on a personal level, with Martin and Seydou sharing stories of their families and hopes for their futures. Having completed their tasks, the estate's patriarch releases Martin and Seydou and pays for their transport to Tripoli. On arrival, the two sorrowfully separate as Martin chooses to continue his journey towards Caserta, near Naples, while Seydou remains in Tripoli to search the Senegalese enclaves for Moussa, taking up a construction job in the meantime. After some time, Seydou finally locates Moussa, who managed to escape from jail but was shot in the leg in the process. Moussa's leg is temporarily stabilized, but his urgent need for advanced medical care puts further pressure on them to resume the journey to Europe. Seydou turns to a fixer, Ahmed, who organizes the crossings in the Mediterranean Sea.
Without sufficient money, Seydou is offered only one option: he will have to pilot the boat himself. Ahmed instructs Seydou on how to steer the vessel and navigate with a compass northwards from Tripoli to Sicily. Despite a grueling journey with fights among the passengers and the birth of a baby onboard, Seydou manages to pilot the boat safely across. In sight of the Sicilian shore, the boat is intercepted by an Italian coast guard helicopter. Despite the jubilation of Seydou - who shouts "Io capitano!" (Italian: ''I (am) the captain'') to the helicopter above - and the boat's passengers, they now face an uncertain future at the hands of the Italian government.
==Cast== * Seydou Sarr as Seydou * Moustapha Fall as Moussa * Issaka Sawagodo as Martin * Hichem Yacoubi as Ahmed * Doodou Sagna as Charlatan * Khady Sy as Seydou's Mother * Bamar Kane as Bouba * Cheick Oumar Diaw as Sisko
==Production== ''Io capitano'' is based on an original idea by director Matteo Garrone, who wrote the screenplay with Massimo Gaudioso, Massimo Ceccherini and Andrea Tagliaferri.<ref name="Vivarelli">{{cite magazine|last=Vivarelli|first=Nick|date=26 July 2023|title=Matteo Garrone's Venice-Bound 'Io Capitano' Depicts Odyssey of African Migrants to Europe 'From Their Point of View,' Director Says (EXCLUSIVE CLIP)|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/matteo-garrone-venice-io-capitano-clip-1235680458/|magazine=Variety|access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref> The script is based on the stories of emigration from Africa to Europe by Kouassi Pli Adama Mamadou, Arnaud Zohin, Amara Fofana, Brhane Tareke, and Siaka Doumbia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 March 2023 |title='Io capitano', al via le riprese del nuovo film di Matteo Garrone |url=https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/cinema/2022/03/21/io-capitano-film-matteo-garrone |access-date=11 September 2023 |website=Sky TG24 |language=it}}</ref>
The film was produced by Archimede, Rai Cinema, Tarantula, Pathé and Logical Content Ventures, in coproduction with RTBF, VOO-BE TV, Proximus and Shelter Prod, with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Film and Audiovisual Centre of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, taxshelter.be, ING, and the tax shelter of the Belgian federal government, and the participation of Canal+, Ciné+ and Wallimage (Wallonia).<ref>[https://www.pathefilms.ch/sites/pathefilms/cache/file/81A1FC1D-4FD6-4A4D-B7F382E0EB186282.pdf ''Io capitano'' film poster]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sardelli |first=Monica |date=8 September 2023 |title=A 'Io Capitano' di Matteo Garrone il Leoncino d'Oro di Venezia 80 |url=https://cinema.cultura.gov.it/notizie/a-io-capitano-di-matteo-garrone-il-leoncino-doro-di-venezia-80/ |access-date=11 September 2023 |website=Direzione generale Cinema e audiovisivo |language=it}}</ref> The project had a budget of approximately €11.2 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alò |first=Francesco |date=30 August 2023 |title=Festival Venezia, i film italiani in gara: dai titoli ai budget e i registi |url=https://www.ilmessaggero.it/spettacoli/cinema/venezia_film_italiani_2023_messaggero-7600819.html |access-date=11 September 2023 |website=Il Messaggero |language=it}}</ref>
The castings, under the direction of Henri-Didier Njikam, took place on the African continent, and features Seydou Sarr and Moustapha Fall, originally from Dakar, at ages 17 and 18, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Locatelli |first=Silvia |date=6 September 2023 |title=Seydou Sarr e Moustapha Fall, due belle scoperte protagonisti di Io, capitano di Garrone |url=https://www.elle.com/it/showbiz/cinema/a45018509/attori-film-io-capitano-matteo-garrone-venezia-80/ |access-date=11 September 2023 |website=Elle |language=it}}</ref> Principal photography began in Dakar, Senegal. The production, which lasted for 13 weeks, also took place in Morocco and Italy.<ref name="Grater" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Amore |first=Eleonora |date=12 February 2022 |title=Matteo Garrone sul set per il nuovo film "Io, Capitano", girerà per la prima volta fuori dall'Italia |url=https://www.fanpage.it/spettacolo/film/matteo-garrone-sul-set-per-il-nuovo-film-io-capitano-la-prima-volta-che-girera-fuori-dallitalia/ |access-date=11 September 2023 |website=Fanpage.it |language=it}}</ref> The film was shot in sequence, beginning with two and a half weeks in Senegal and four weeks in the desert.<ref name="ARRI">{{Cite web |date=19 September 2023 |title=ARRI tools behind the migrants' journey of "Io Capitano" |url=https://www.arri.com/news-en/arri-tools-behind-the-migrants-journey-of-io-capitano |access-date=31 August 2024 |website=www.arri.com}}</ref> The desert locations included the souk of Errachidia, the dunes of Merzouga and the pre-desert zones outside of Ouarzazate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 November 2023 |title='Io Capitano', standing ovation al Festival Internazionale del Film di Marrakech |url=https://cinecittanews.it/io-capitano-standing-ovation-al-festival-internazionale-del-film-di-marrakech/ |access-date=31 August 2024 |website=Cinecittà News |language=it-IT}}</ref> Filming continued in Casablanca, which served as a stand-in for Tripoli and where the detention centres scenes were shot. Filming then moved to the sea with a fishing boat for three weeks. The final parts of the film were shot off the coast of Marsala, Sicily.<ref name="ARRI" />
==Release== ''Io capitano'' was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/venice-film-festival-lineup-2023-full-list-1235447144/|title=Venice Film Festival Lineup: Mann, Lanthimos, Fincher, DuVernay, Cooper, Besson, Coppola, Hamaguchi In Competition; Polanski, Allen, Anderson, Linklater Out Of Competition – Full List|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|date=25 July 2023|website=Deadline|access-date=9 August 2023}}</ref> where it had its world premiere on 6 September 2023,<ref name="labiennale" /> and received a 13-minute standing ovation at the end of its screening.<ref>{{cite news|last=Attanasio|first=Luca|date=11 September 2023|title=Matteo Garrone: "Non si può più accettare che si rischi la vita per emigrare"|url=https://www.editorialedomani.it/idee/cultura/matteo-garrone-ultimo-film-intervista-io-capitano-seydou-sarr-vlukt6zq|url-status=live|newspaper=Domani|language=it|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230920220115/https://www.editorialedomani.it/idee/cultura/matteo-garrone-ultimo-film-intervista-io-capitano-seydou-sarr-vlukt6zq|archive-date=20 September 2023|access-date=20 September 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref> World sales are handled by Pathé International. The film was theatrically released in Italy on 7 September 2023 by 01 Distribution.<ref name="Vivarelli" /> Pathé distributed the film in France on 3 January 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 September 2023 |title=Le film "Io Capitano" de Matteo Garrone, évoquant le drame des migrants africains, choisi pour représenter l'Italie aux Oscars |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/cinema/le-film-io-capitano-de-matteo-garrone-evoquant-le-drame-des-migrants-africains-choisi-pour-representer-l-italie-aux-oscars_6075402.html |access-date=10 March 2024 |website=Franceinfo |language=fr-FR}}</ref> Paradiso Films handled the theatrical release in Belgium on 10 January 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IO CAPITANO – paradisofilms |url=https://paradisofilms.be/Movies/io-capitano/ |access-date=10 March 2024 |website=paradisofilms.be}}</ref> It was also released by Cohen Media Group in the United States on 23 February 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ntim |first=Zac |last2=Wiseman |first2=Andreas |date=2 January 2024 |title=Cohen Media Group Sets Release Date For Italy's Oscar Submission 'Io Capitano' |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/cohen-media-group-io-capitano-release-date-matteo-garrone-1235693610/ |access-date=5 February 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> Altitude Films distributed the film in the United Kingdom on 5 April 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Io Capitano |url=https://www.altitude.film/io-capitano |access-date=11 January 2025 |website=www.altitude.film}}</ref>
A special screening of the film took place at the Vatican on 14 September 2023. Garrone and the cast of the film were in attendance, where they were granted an audience with Pope Francis at his Domus Sanctae Marthae residence.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/video/pope-francis-venice-me-captain-matteo-garrone/|title=Watch Video Of Pope Francis Moved By Special Screening Of Immigrant Story & Venice Winner 'Io Capitano'|last1=Ntim|first1=Zac|last2=Wiseman|first2=Andreas|date=15 September 2023|website=Deadline|access-date=26 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://catholicreview.org/pope-meets-award-winning-actor-director-of-film-on-migrants/|title=Pope meets award-winning actor, director of film on migrants|last=Glatz|first=Carol|date=15 September 2023|website=Catholic Review|agency=Catholic News Service|access-date=26 September 2023}}</ref> ==Reception== [[File:Matteo Garrone-5903.jpg|thumb|287x287px|The direction of Matteo Garrone was critically acclaimed during the 80th Venice International Film Festival.]]
===Critical response=== On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 96% based on 113 reviews. The website's consensus reads: "A journey toward hope, ''Io Capitano'' perambulates through the ravishing Saharan landscape encountering the most sublime and debased corners of humanity".<ref>{{cite Rotten Tomatoes|title=Io Capitano|type=m|id=io_capitano|access-date=6 February 2026|publisher_hide=yes}}</ref> Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 79 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable".<ref>{{cite Metacritic|id=io-capitano|type=movie|title=Io Capitano|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher_hide=yes}}</ref>
Guy Lodge of ''Variety'' reflected on the theme of the film by reporting that, compared to other European film projects dealing with African emigration to Europe, it is seen "not as its setting but as a near-mythic objective". Lodge states that the director produced his "most robust, purely satisfying" work in ''Io capitano'', and that although the film in some scenes presents "Western aesthetic and narrative instincts," it is "hard not to be caught up in the film's grand, honestly felt emotional sweep" supported by the skill of actor Seydou Sarr.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lodge |first=Guy |date=6 September 2023 |title='Me Captain' Review: Matteo Garrone's Migrant Epic Feels Like a Complete Odyssey Even Before Reaching the Shore |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/festivals/me-captain-review-1235714571/ |access-date=25 August 2024 |website=Variety |language=en}}</ref> Leslie Felperin, reviewing the film for ''The Hollywood Reporter'', wrote that despite the presence of "dazzling" landscapes, the film "always keeps the focus on the humans," sensing a "porousness here between the everyday world and the spiritual dimension, a haziness that's often a feature in West African cinema," due to the fact that "Garrone keeps us guessing right up until the very last moment of the film".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Felperin |first=Leslie |date=7 September 2023 |title='Io Capitano' Review: Tragedy and Grace Are Marbled Together in Matteo Garrone's Moving Migration Drama |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/me-captain-io-captiano-review-matteo-garrone-1235584784/ |access-date=25 August 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}}</ref> ''Deadline Hollywood'' journalist Damon Wise has described the cinematic technique adopted for the film as "flawless," writing that cinematographer Paolo Carnera was able to convey a "stunning, immersive immediacy". Wise also says that the film's "biggest achievement" was the cast of actors who are able to make the project "authentic at every step of its audacious journey".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wise |first=Damon |date=6 September 2023 |title='Io Capitano' Review: A Gritty, Heartbreaking Study Of Migrant Dreams From Italy's Matteo Garrone – Venice Film Festival |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/io-capitano-review-a-gritty-heartbreaking-study-of-migrant-dreams-from-italian-director-matteo-garrone-1235538261/ |access-date=25 August 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en}}</ref>
For Italian film critic Mattia Pasquini of ''Ciak'' gave the film four stars out of five, writing that the most important factor is the "intellectual and design honesty" in which the director makes "the choice to limit his authorship." The journalist reported that although the film sidestepped some "dramatic possibilities" and presents a "mechanical" narrative in some scenes, the end result is constituted of "legitimate and uncritical choices that make the film ideologically unassailable."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pasquini |first=Mattia |date=6 September 2023 |title=Io Capitano, la recensione del viaggio della speranza di Matteo Garrone |url=https://www.ciakmagazine.it/festival/io-capitano-la-recensione-del-viaggio-della-speranza-di-matteo-garrone/ |access-date=11 September 2023 |website=Ciak |language=it}}</ref> Davide Turrini of ''Il Fatto Quotidiano'' stated that in the film "the immediate structural reference is to the Odyssey" in which "the fragile and soft innocence of the two protagonists" are "prevented from being a community of solidarity."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turrini |first=Davide |date=6 September 2023 |title=Festival di Venezia, Matteo Garrone vuol vincere il Leone d'Oro. Io Capitano è un film potentissimo |url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2023/09/06/festival-di-venezia-matteo-garrone-vuol-vincere-il-leone-doro-io-capitano-e-un-film-potentissimo/7283317/ |access-date=11 September 2023 |website=Il Fatto Quotidiano |language=it}}</ref> Paolo Mereghetti, reviewing the film for ''Corriere della Sera'', wrote that the film is able to "always remain at protagonist height, identifying with their gaze, avoiding any preachy attitude" transfiguring "tragedy through the power of fantasy and fable."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mereghetti |first=Paolo |author-link=Paolo Mereghetti |date=9 July 2023 |title=Le pagelle del Mereghetti: ''Io capitano'', l'odissea africana di Garrone trasfigura la tragedia in favola (voto 7 e 1/2) |url=https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/mostra-del-cinema-venezia/notizie/01-spettacoli-box5testocorriere-web-sezioni-ba6e4d1e-4ccf-11ee-ba13-a63742c0d94b.shtml |access-date=11 September 2023 |website=Corriere della Sera |language=it}}</ref>
===Accolades=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Date of ceremony ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Recipient(s) ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Ref heading}} |- ! scope="row"| Academy Awards | 10 March 2024 | Best International Feature Film | rowspan="2" | ''Io capitano'' | {{nom}} | align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|last=Gonzalez|first=Shivani|date=23 January 2024|title=Oscar Nominees 2024: See the Full List|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/movies/2024-oscar-nominees-list.html|url-status=live|newspaper=The New York Times|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240124224309/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/movies/2024-oscar-nominees-list.html|archive-date=24 January 2024|access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="15" scope="row" | David di Donatello | rowspan="15" | 3 May 2024 | Best Film | {{won}} | rowspan="15" align="center" | <ref name="David di Donatello" /> |- | Best Producer | Archimede, Rai Cinema, Pathé, Tarantula | {{won}} |- | Best Director | Matteo Garrone | {{won}} |- | Best Original Screenplay | Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso, Massimo Ceccherini, Andrea Tagliaferri | {{nom}} |- | Best Cinematography | Paolo Carnera | {{won}} |- | Best Score | Andrea Farri | {{nom}} |- | Best Original Song | "Baby" – Music by Andrea Farri; Lyrics and Performed by Seydou Sarr | {{nom}} |- | Best Production Design | Dimitri Capuani, Roberta Troncarelli | {{nom}} |- | Best Editing | Marco Spoletini | {{won}} |- | Best Sound | Maricetta Lombardo, Daniela Bassani, Mirko Perri, Gianni Pallotto | {{won}} |- | Best Costumes | Stefano Ciammitti | {{nom}} |- | Best Visual Effects | Laurent Creusot, Massimo Cipollina | {{won}} |- | Best Make-up | Dalia Colli, Roberta Martorina | {{nom}} |- | Best Hairstyling | Stefano Ciammitti, Dalia Colli | {{nom}} |- | David Youth Award | rowspan="2" | ''Io capitano'' | {{nom}} |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" | European Film Awards | rowspan="2" | 9 December 2023 | Best Film | {{nom}} | rowspan="2" align="center" | <ref>{{cite magazine|last=Roxborough|first=Scott|date=7 November 2023|title=Oscar Contenders 'Zone of Interest,' 'Io Capitano,' 'Fallen Leaves' Among 2023 European Film Award Nominees|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2023-european-film-award-nominees-1235638215/|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=8 November 2023}}</ref> |- | Best Director | Matteo Garrone | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" | Ghent International Film Festival | 21 October 2023 | Best Film | rowspan="4" | ''Io capitano'' | {{nom}} | align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20230921_94131287|title=Film Fest Gent verwelkomt 25 unieke kortfilms, Fien Troch en 'Poor things'|website=De Standaard|first=Ruben|last=Aerts|date=21 September 2023|accessdate=9 October 2023|language=nl}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | Golden Globe Awards | 7 January 2024 | Best Foreign Language Film | {{nom}} | align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/golden-globe-nominations-2024-1235660995/|title=Golden Globe Nominations: 'Barbie', 'Oppenheimer' Top Movie List; 'Succession' Leads Way In TV|last1=Hipes|first1=Patrick|last2=Andreeva|first2=Nellie|date=11 December 2023|website=Deadline|access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Magritte Awards | 22 February 2025 | Best Foreign Film | {{nom}} | align="center"| <ref name="Magritte">{{cite web |title=Magritte du cinéma 2025: 'La nuit se traîne', nommé 11 fois, en tête des nominations de la 14e édition |url=https://www.lalibre.be/culture/cinema/2025/01/21/magritte-du-cinema-2025-la-nuit-se-traine-nomme-11-fois-en-tete-des-nominations-de-la-14e-edition-NQTR67YEZND4REZAVZSZ65P6UI/ |website=La Libre |access-date=22 January 2025 |language=fr |date=21 January 2025}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="9" | Nastro d'Argento | rowspan="9" | 27 June 2024 | Best Film | {{won}} | align="center" rowspan="2" | <ref name="Nastri d'Argento vincitori">{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/464197/|title=''Io Capitano'' is named Best Film at the Nastri d'Argento Awards|last=De Marco|first=Camillo|date=1 July 2024|website=Cineuropa|access-date=26 July 2024}}</ref> |- | Best Director | Matteo Garrone | {{won}} |- | Best Screenplay | Matteo Garrone, Massimo Ceccherini, Massimo Gaudioso, Andrea Tagliaferri | {{nom}} | align="center" | <ref name="Nastri d'Argento candidature">{{cite web|url=https://www.rbcasting.com/eventi/2024/06/07/nastro-dargento-2024-le-candidature/|title=Nastri d'Argento 2024, le candidature|date=7 June 2024|website=RB Casting|language=it|access-date=26 July 2024}}</ref> |- | Best Cinematography | Paolo Carnera | {{won}} | align="center" | <ref name="Nastri d'Argento vincitori" /> |- | Best Production Design | Dimitri Capuani | {{nom}} | align="center" | <ref name="Nastri d'Argento candidature" /> |- | Best Editing | Marco Spoletini | {{won}} | align="center" rowspan="3" | <ref name="Nastri d'Argento vincitori" /> |- | Best Sound | Maricetta Lombardo | {{won}} |- | Best Casting Director | Francesco Vedovati | {{won}} |- | Best Score | Andrea Farri | {{nom}} | align="center" | <ref name="Nastri d'Argento candidature" /> |- ! scope="row" | Palm Springs International Film Festival | 15 January 2024 | Best Foreign Language Film | rowspan="12" |''Io capitano'' | {{Nominated}} | align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Verhoeven |first=Beatrice |date=16 November 2023 |title=Emma Stone to Receive Desert Palm Achievement Actress Award at Palm Springs International Film Fest |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/emma-stone-desert-palm-achievement-actress-award-2023-palm-springs-film-fest-1235647971// |access-date=16 November 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | San Sebastián International Film Festival | 30 September 2023 | City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award for Best European Film | {{won}} | align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.noticiasdenavarra.com/cine-y-series/2023/09/30/pelicula-bayona-sociedad-nieve-gana-7326671.html|website=Noticias de Navarra|date=30 September 2023|title=La película de Bayona 'La sociedad de la nieve' gana el Premio del Público del Zinemaldia}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Satellite Awards | 18 February 2024 | Best Foreign Language Film | {{nom}} | align="center" | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://awardswatch.com/international-press-academy-satellite-awards-nominations-oppenheimer-succession-lead/ |title=International Press Academy Satellite Awards Nominations: 'Oppenheimer', 'Succession' Lead |last=Anderson |first=Erik |publisher=AwardsWatch |date=18 December 2023 |access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="13" scope="row" | Venice Film Festival | rowspan="13" | 9 September 2023 | Golden Lion | {{nom}} | rowspan="13" align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/09/venice-international-film-festival-full-winners-list.html|title=Poor Thing, Yorgos Lanthimos Wins Golden Lion at the Venice|last=Gularte|first=Alejandra|date=9 September 2023|website=Vulture|access-date=9 September 2023}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web <!-- Citation bot bypass--> |url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2023/venezia-80-competition|title=Venezia 80 Competition|website=La Biennale di Venezia|access-date=12 August 2023}}</ref> |- | CICT - UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award | {{won}} |- | Civitas Award | {{won}} |- | Edipo Re Award | {{won}} |- | FEDIC Award | {{won}} |- | Francesco Pasinetti Award | {{won}} |- | ImpACT Award | {{won}} |- | Lanterna Magica Award | {{won}} |- | Leoncino d'Oro Award | {{won}} |- | Silver Lion for Best Director | Matteo Garrone | {{won}} |- | Marcello Mastroianni Award | Seydou Sarr | {{won}} |- | La Pellicola d'Oro Award - Best Production Director | Claudia Cravotta | {{won}} |- | Premio Soundtrack Stars Award - Best Soundtrack | Andrea Farri | {{won}} |}
==See also== * List of submissions to the 96th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film * List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
==References== {{Reflist}}
== Further reading == *{{Cite news |last=Peltier |first=Elian |last2=Hammerschlag |first2=Annika |date=18 May 2024 |title=When a Tale of Migration Is Not Just Fiction |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/18/world/africa/senegal-io-capitano-migration.html |access-date=10 January 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US }}
==External links== * {{IMDb title}}
{{Matteo Garrone}} {{Italian submissions for the Academy Award}} {{David di Donatello Best Film}}
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