Between March and May 2025, Samantha Casella received two awards outside of traditional festival contexts.
On Saturday, May 17, 2025, in the prestigious Salone dei 500 in Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, she was awarded the Francesco Nuti Prize for Best Director.
Equally significant is the Academic Golden Medal in the Artistic Sector from the Norma Academy, a corporation organized under the patronage of the State of Florida, USA, and the Republic of the Gambia.
Samantha Casella was awarded by director Giovanni Veronesi and Annamaria Malipiero, wife of the unforgettable Francesco Nuti.
Samantha Casella with her longtime mentor, director Giuseppe Ferlito, and actress Letizia Toni.
Also present at the event was actress Gina Rose Pieri, who will be part of the cast of Samantha Casella’s new film, “The Serpent’s Caress”.
The Honorary Award received from the Norman Academy.
Samantha Casella along with Rome Deputy Police Commissioner Maria Antonia Spartà, President and Doctor Giulio Tauro, and Doctor Giustino Setteducati.