Leading figure in Italian auteur cinema, Alice Rohrwacher studied Literature and Philosophy at the University of Turin. She wrote and directed her first fiction feature film Corpo Celeste in 2011, which screened at the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival, and was awarded the Nastro d'Argento Prize. In 2014, Rohrwacher presented her second feature film The Wonders at the main Competition in Cannes. The film won the Grand Prix, establishing her as a major director of the new generation of trans-Alpine filmmakers. Her latest film, Happy as Lazzaro (2018), has also premiered in Cannes’ Competition, and has been internationally acclaimed by the critics and the public.