David di Donatello for Best New Director
The David di Donatello Award for Best New Director is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano to recognize the outstanding feature-film directorial debut of a film director who has worked within the Italian film industry during the year preceding the ceremony. The award was first handled out in 1982.
Francesco Laudadio won in 1983 for Grog.
Luciano De Crescenzo won in 1985 for Così parlò Bellavista.
Enrico Montesano won in 1986 for A me mi piace.
Francesca Archibugi won in 1989 for Mignon Has Come to Stay.
The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's David, a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano. There are 26 award categories, as of 2023.
A David di Donatello awarded in 2014
Italian President Ciampi shows the prize at the 2005 awards ceremony.