Alice Rohrwacher

Alice Rohrwacher
Alice Rohrwacher at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Born (1981-12-29) 29 December 1981
Alma materUniversity of Turin
OccupationsFilm director, screenwriter, editor
Years active2005–present
RelativesAlba Rohrwacher (sister)

Alice Rohrwacher (Italian: [aˈliːtʃe rorˈvaːker] , German: [ˈʁoːɐ̯vaxɐ]; born 29 December 1981) is an Italian film director, editor and screenwriter. She made her directorial debut with Heavenly Body (2011) and gained international attention with The Wonders (2014), which won the Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival). She received further acclaim for Happy as Lazzaro (2018), winner of the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay, and for La chimera (2023), which competed for the Palme d'Or. Her short film Le pupille (2022) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. In 2026, she will receive the European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award.