Gian Luigi Rondi

Gian Luigi Rondi
Rondi in 2005
President for Life of The Academy of Italian Cinema - David di Donatello Awards
In office
25 November 2009  22 September 2016
President of The Academy of Italian Cinema - David di Donatello Awards
In office
26 September 1981  22 September 2016
Preceded byPaolo Grassi
Succeeded byGiuliano Montaldo (ad interim)
Vice President of The Academy of Italian Cinema - David di Donatello Awards
In office
20 October 1979  26 September 1981
Preceded byEstablished office
Succeeded byElena Valenzano
Personal details
Born(1921-12-10)10 December 1921
Tirano, Italy
Died22 September 2016(2016-09-22) (aged 94)
Rome, Italy
Occupationfilm critic

Gian Luigi Rondi (10 December 1921 22 September 2016) was an Italian film critic. He was a member of the jury at the 12th and 15th Moscow International Film Festival. He was also a member of the jury at the 11th and 32nd Berlin International Film Festival. He was also a member of the jury three times at the Cannes Film Festival in 1963, 1967 and 1980. He was the president of the jury at the 48th Venice Film Festival. A closeted homosexual for most of his life, he was married to Yvette Spadaccini from 1948 to her death in 2012.