Alice Urciuolo (born 1994[1]) is an Italian screenwriter and author. She is best known for co-creating and writing the Amazon Prime Video series Prisma. She also co-wrote the teen drama television series Skam Italia and the Netflix comedy drama film Jumping from High Places.

Alice Urciuolo
Born1994 (age 29–30)
Priverno, Lazio, Italy
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • author
Years active2019–present

Early life

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Urciuolo was born and raised in Priverno, a town in Latina, Lazio.[2][3] Her mother is from Vallecorsa.[4][5] After completing high school, she moved to Rome.[3] She received a master's degree in serial screenwriting through Rai and attended a narrative writing course at Minimum Fax.[6][7]

Career

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She wrote the majority of her debut novel, Adorazione, during the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The novel was among 12 finalists for the Strega Prize in 2021.[8][9] It will be adapted into a Netflix series, Adoration, in 2024.[10][11]

After co-writing the teen drama television series Skam Italia, she and Ludovico Bessegato co-created and wrote the coming-of-age television series Prisma for Amazon Prime Video in 2022.[12]

Bibliography

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  • Adorazione (2020)[13]
  • La verità che ci riguarda (2023)[14]

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ Caldiron, Guido (3 October 2020). "Alice Urciuolo, il confine mutante dell'incertezza". Il Manifesto (in Italian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  2. ^ Arzilli, Andrea (11 March 2024). "Roma, la scrittrice Alice Urciuolo sul Pigneto violento: «Io qui torno a casa la sera spesso da sola e non ho problemi»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b Capuano, Mauretta (24 November 2020). "Alice Urciuolo,c'è molto da fare contro femminicidio - Libri - L'intervista". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  4. ^ Pezzino, Laura (16 October 2023). "Alice Urciuolo: «Dopo Skam e Prisma, racconto la manipolazione psicologica: tutti siamo potenziali vittime»". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  5. ^ Maniscalco, Anna (8 October 2023). "Alice Urciuolo: "Quello che ci manca è un alfabeto dei sentimenti"". Il lLibraio (in Italian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  6. ^ Tuveri, Sara (24 April 2021). "Dai corsi minimum lab: Sara Tuveri intervista Alice Urciuolo". Minimum fax (in Italian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  7. ^ a b Bellassai, Nunzio (28 April 2021). "Il fantasma dell'Agro Pontino". L'indiependente (in Italian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  8. ^ Rossi, Barbara (17 April 2021). "Alice Urciuolo, dal Premio Strega a Skam. Intervista alla scrittrice". Rivista Blam (in Italian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  9. ^ Scalise, Roberta (29 April 2021). "Alice Urciuolo: 'Il femminicidio di una donna riguarda tutta la comunità' - INTERVISTA". Roba da Donne (in Italian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  10. ^ Roxborough, Scott (19 September 2023). "Netflix Unveils Italian Slate With Two New Series, Films From Cristina Comencini, Alessandro Genovesi". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  11. ^ Whittock, Jesse (19 September 2023). "Netflix Italy Lines Up Projects From Stefano Mordini, Alessandro Genovesi & More". Deadline. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  12. ^ Berni, Andrea Francesco (27 July 2022). "Prisma: Ludovico Bessegato e Alice Urciuolo ci parlano della serie a Giffoni 2022". Badtaste (in Italian). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  13. ^ Urciuolo, Alice (2020). Adorazione (in Italian). 66thand2nd. ISBN 9788832971347.
  14. ^ Urciuolo, Alice (2023). La verità che ci riguarda (in Italian). 66thand2nd. ISBN 9788832973129.
  15. ^ Nicoletti, Chiara (6 October 2022). "Alice Urciuolo, Andrea Jublin, Federica Torchetti - Per lanciarsi dalle stelle". Fred Film Radio (in Italian). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  16. ^ Angeleri, Francesca (27 March 2021). "Alice Urciuolo: «Ora posso raccontare cos'è l'amore tossico»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  17. ^ Fasola, Giacomo (2 June 2024). "Le serie tv da vedere questa settimana: Prisma 2, Becoming Karl Lagerfeld e La Rosa della Vendetta". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  18. ^ Armocida, Pedro (22 September 2024). "Oriana sbarcò in America e divenne "Miss Fallaci"". Il Giornale (in Italian). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
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