Dianna Diverno
Your project
entered our festival. What is your project about?
My project - Last
Wedding - represents a multi-awarded unproduced screenplay based on the novel
of the same name. It tells about a rich girl, Wendy Brown, who is unlucky in
love and marriage. Namely, she marries four times, and all her husbands have
passed away due to unfortunate circumstances, all of which is additionally
spiced with the humor that inhabits these scenarios. This actually tells us
that this is a film project of the highest level of dark humor.
What are your
ambitions with your project?
As it is an
unproduced script, my ambitions are to present it to film producers and
managers and interest a production company in shooting it in the coming period.
When I created that novel in 2009, I had in mind that one day I would present
it as a screenplay. Now I am glad that I have the opportunity to present it as
an unproduced project.
Tell us about
your script? What pleasantly surprised you?
I can say that I
am pleased that "Last Wedding" was successfully listed at film
festivals and won numerous awards and film awards, which delighted me because I
was able to step into the film world. In a way, I can say that the scripts of
"Last Wedding" and "Samba To Death" were like a ticket to
the world of cinema.
Which audience
group is your film intended for?
For adults who
like comedy scenes and dark humor. It is primarily intended for young people
and the middle-aged generation.
Why should film
productions buy your film?
Because I think
that it is a successful project that could make the film audience laugh, and
with a successful work, it would have a great reputation on the world film
stage. And that is something that the film industry strives for. So, I think it
would be very successful - a hit. In some ways, Wendy Brown could be an
interesting movie heroine.
How would you
specify your work? What characterizes your film?
The scenario of
"Last Wedding" is characterized by an abundance of comedic scenes and
an exceptionally good portrayal of the American jet set. I could describe my
work as dedicated, the constancy of literary creativity, which was first
reflected in novels, lyrical poetry, and then in scripts for the film industry.
Why did you
decide to become a filmmaker?
That was my
childhood dream. First, to become a writer, and then to work as a screenwriter.
Primarily, I believe that it takes a lot of practice to be a good screenwriter
and that it can be felt through your dedicated work how skilled you are in
creating a novel or a movie hit.
Who is your
role model?
I loved and
appreciated the personality of Princess Grace Kelly very much. During my
childhood, I collected her pictures from newspapers and magazines that were
current on newsstands at the time. She seemed to me to be a model of refined
elegance that she had both as an actress and later when she took on an
aristocratic role on the French Riviera. At the age of 15, I wrote the
handwritten work "Dersal's Heirs", which takes place in Monte Carlo.
I think that the very beginning is right there somewhere, in that phase of my
life - childhood/teenage.
What are your
favorite movies? Why?
I like to watch
investigative shows that are broadcast on the American channel Investigation
Discovery. The theme of true detective and police investigations, which is
accompanied by customized video clips played by actors, seems to be really
interesting television content. From movies, I like to watch good thrillers.
Where do you
look for inspiration for your films?
I find inspiration
through my own imagination. I have many scenarios for different genres that are
intended for a wider audience from 0 to 99 years old. I can find inspiration in
ordinary objects, music, and sometimes an idea for some literary creation
simply comes to me.
What topics
are you most interested in?
I am most
interested in the subject of criminalistics, police investigations, the mafia
and the military. Although it seems to me that I am also very successful in the
world of animated creativity or screenwriting. I have been engaged in literary
work for a long time, so I can present myself through various types of literary
forms - poetry, drama and prose.
What do you
consider your greatest success in your career?
I consider it a
success that I managed to go from being an anonymous person who had dreams of
becoming a famous writer in my childhood, to now entering the world of cinema.
I consider that step very significant for my life, especially in terms of
creative and artistic work.
What do you consider
the most important thing about recording?
I could say that I
think that it is important that all the pieces of film realization fit together
perfectly and that a film hit is created that would be interesting and
successful on the world film stage. It is essential to pay attention to every
aspect of creative filmmaking.
Which filming
technique do you consider the best?
I am currently
still in the phase where I am presenting unproduced scenarios. But there are
more film techniques that are interesting.
How would you
rate/what is your opinion about current filmmaking?
I consider it
important that the film can be rated well by the audience. Primarily, it is the
audience that will ultimately evaluate the significance of a film's success over
time. Film criticism also contributes to the fact that the evaluation of a film
can be presented through newspapers and news that accompany film productions
and content. The difference in academic criticism, or the criticism that
appears in the media, has significant differences in the evaluation of
filmmaking, but I believe that all of this is somehow connected in terms of the
final outcome in the evaluation of a film project.
What can
disappoint you in a movie?
I was most
disappointed when a film "rises to the heavens" so to speak, and in
the end if I had the opportunity to watch it - such a film would not leave any
significant mark or impression on me. Admittedly, the tastes in evaluation are
completely different. Admittedly, this is again viewed from the aspect of film
criticism, it is something individual. Every viewer today is also a small film
critic, but tastes are still different.
Who
supports you in your film career?
My children,
daughter Dita and son Jessie, support me the most at the moment. I think that
if it weren't for them, I wouldn't be where I am right now. They were the ones
who primarily, every day, through conversations, made me move in the direction
of the film industry. Now they are very interested in seeing a screenplay of
one of my screenplays, which would probably be a wonderful step for us to a
bigger city, like New York, where we could spend some time. I think that it is
the two of them who are most responsible for it - their dream is to see a
successful mom in the world of the film industry.
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