Andrea Pallaoro was born in Trento, Italy, in 1982. He holds a BA from Hampshire College and MFA in film directing from the California Institute of the Arts. His debut feature film, Medeas (2013), had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival and won several awards from prestigious international film festivals, among them the Marrakech, Tbilisi, and Palm Springs International Film Festivals. His second feature, Hannah (2017), also premiered at Venice, in the Official Competition, where Charlotte Rampling received the Volti Cup for Best Actress. Hannah went on to receive many prestigious international awards, and was nominated for the César Award for Best Foreign Film.