| Palio | |
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| Directed by | Cosima Spender |
| Written by | John Hunt Cosima Spender |
| Produced by | James Gay-Rees John Hunt |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Palio is a 2015 British documentary film. Filmed in Siena, Italy, the film documents Palio di Siena, the oldest continually run horse race in the world that is held twice each year.[1] It is directed by Cosima Spender, and produced by James Gay-Rees and John Hunt. It was written by Hunt and Spender.
The documentary premiered on 18 April 2015 during the Tribeca Film Festival,[2] where it won Best Editing for a Documentary (Valerio Bonelli). It additionally received a nomination in the category for Best Documentary at the British Independent Film Awards.[3]
- ^ Kendall, Paul (24 September 2015). "'The Palio is life': what a corrupt horse race says about Italy". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Palio". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ Mattlin, Meredith (13 August 2015). "Watch: Gripping 'Palio' Trailer Proves Horse Racing is Just as Intense as it Was 800 Years Ago". Indiewire. Retrieved 9 July 2021.