First tennis, then fashion, now cinema. The souls of. are many and very different from each other Sveva Alvitithe Roman actress chosen as godmother of the Venice Biennale International Film Festival. On 28 August she will cut the ribbon of the 81st edition on the stage of the Sala Grande, at the Palazzo del cinema on the Lido, and she will also be the one to present the winners with the Lions and the other official prizes of the event on 7 September. A tradition that has been happily repeated since 2000, when for the first time the then director Marco Muller had the idea of creating the figure of the godmother with the task of introducing guests and doing the honors of the house in one of the most awaited events of the ‘year.
Sveva Alviti will be godmother at the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival.
Who is Sveva Alviti, godmother of the Venice Film Festival
After Anna Foglietta, godmother in 2020 at what was the first major cinematic event in physical form of the Covid year, Serena Rossi in 2021, Rocio Munoz Morales in 2022 and Caterina Murino in 2023, this year the choice fell on Sveva Alviti, actress acclaimed for her role as Dalida in the biopic of the same name dedicated to the unfortunate artist, French icon who committed suicide in 1987. Born in Rome in 1984, Sveva could not imagine that life would take her towards the seventh art. From the ages of 9 to 17 she dedicated herself body and soul to tennis, her vocation which brought her to 160th position in the Italian ranking. “I trained morning and evening. I loved it. Unfortunately, however, I didn’t have the right head – she said three years ago in an interview with Elle –. In individual sports, and especially tennis, you need to have a very strong head to make it to the professional level. I missed it. I had the talent, yes, but it wasn’t enough on its own, so much so that when I played against formidable opponents I won, while I was thrown by the arm (technical term to say that the tennis player is not in the match, ed.) when I competed against someone more lower than me in the rankings. So, at 17, I left.”
Sveva Alviti has a past as a tennis player and model.
From the red clay to the catwalk the step is short, even if not simple. “It was almost by chance. I had won the Elite model look competition, which offered experience on the court in New York, just when I decided to leave tennis. So I took the leap and left for America – he always said above Elle –. From a work point of view it was wonderful but as far as my personal experience was concerned they were not easy years, in fact, let’s say it was a bit of a trauma. New York is a big city where it’s easy to feel very lonely and I was terrified of loneliness at the time. Living there I learned to appreciate it. ” United States, Argentina, Singapore, but also Thailand and Hong Kong: fashion led her to discover many parts of the world, contributing to her cosmopolitan education.
In 2009 he made his Broadway debut as the protagonist of the play The Interrogation and in 2011 he participated in the 68th edition of the Venice Film Festival with the short film Alice by Roberto de Paolis. In 2012 she was at the cinema with AmeriQuawhile the following year she was cast in Nothing can stop us by Luigi Cecinelli and others Good morning Dad by Edoardo Leo. In 2014 he starred in Cam Girl directed by Mirca Viola, while at the Quirino Theater in Rome he brings a show entirely dedicated to the actress Monica Vitti, inspired by the film Drama of jealousy. The consecration arrives in 2017 with the biographical film in French Dalida, directed by Lisa Azuelos. A performance welcomed by critics, in particular at the 2018 César Awards, where she was mentioned in the pre-selection as best actress, despite not being nominated among the finalists.
Sveva Alviti with Orlando alias Bruno Gigliotti, Dalida’s brother and producer of the biopic.
In 2018 he is in the cast of Love Addict, Let’s remain friends And The Bouncerwhile in 2019 it has a smaller but significant role in Among the waves in a minor role as Lea in Entre les vagues by Anais Volpe, presented at the Cannes Film Festival in the Quinzaine des Cinèastes section and winner of numerous awards throughout France. The same year he appeared on French TV in the series against violence against women H24 and made his directorial debut with the short film Les jours d’après. “For years I have always been chosen by others, first as a model and then as an actress. Now I would like to choose and build something of my own” she said three years ago, announcing her desire to move behind the camera. “I would like to be recognized as a committed actress who embraces a film project not for its commercial opportunities but because she believes in what she does, and wishes to send a message”. No sooner said than done, this autumn he will take part in an American project that will talk about the topic of MeToo entitled The other side of fameas he prepares to begin filming Walking through the fire, a documentary she directed which will talk about women, addictions and depression. In the meantime, however, let’s enjoy it on the red carpet of Venice 2024.
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