Portrait of Valia Santella

Writing

Valia Santella

Career

Active from 2004 to 2026, busiest in 2026 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Art of Joy
The Art of Joy
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Valia Santella Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Italian Cinema 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Thought-Provoking 3
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Emotional Catharsis 2
  • Existential Crisis 2
  • Atmospheric 2
  • Slow Burn 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

7 titles ยท average score 55
It Will Happen Tonight
It Will Happen Tonight (2026)
GoodWatch score 47

Screenplay

The Girl with the Leica
The Girl with the Leica (2026)

Writer

Elisa
Elisa (2025)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay

The Story of Frank and Nina
The Story of Frank and Nina (2024)

Screenplay

A Brighter Tomorrow
A Brighter Tomorrow (2023)
GoodWatch score 53

Screenplay, Story

Three Floors
Three Floors (2021)
GoodWatch score 47

Screenplay

The Inner Cage
The Inner Cage (2021)
GoodWatch score 67

Writer

2010s

12 titles ยท average score 62
The Traitor
The Traitor (2019)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

Euphoria
Euphoria (2018)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay, Story

Red Istanbul
Red Istanbul (2017)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay, Writer

Naples in Veils
Naples in Veils (2017)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams (2016)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay

Pericle
Pericle (2016)
GoodWatch score 56

Screenplay

Mia Madre
Mia Madre (2015)
GoodWatch score 70

Story, Screenplay

Io rom romantica
Io rom romantica (2014)

Writer, Idea

Honey
Honey (2013)
GoodWatch score 67

Story, Screenplay

Nina
Nina (2012)
GoodWatch score 49

Writer

Armandino e il Madre
Armandino e il Madre (2010)

Writer

The Black Sheep
The Black Sheep (2010)
GoodWatch score 73

First Assistant Director

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 62
Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!
Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! (2007)
GoodWatch score 62

Casting Assistant, Screenplay

Te lo leggo negli occhi
Te lo leggo negli occhi (2004)

Screenplay, Director

Chimera
Chimera (2001)

Second Assistant Director

1990s

10 titles ยท average score 67
Aprile
Aprile (1998)
GoodWatch score 74

Script Supervisor

Rehearsals for War
Rehearsals for War (1998)

Script Supervisor

Notes of Love
Notes of Love (1998)
GoodWatch score 72

Script Supervisor

Sacred Silence
Sacred Silence (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

Script Supervisor

Troubling Love
Troubling Love (1995)
GoodWatch score 65

Script Supervisor

La scuola
La scuola (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

Script Supervisor

Sud
Sud (1993)
GoodWatch score 64

Script Supervisor

Here Comes the Storm
Here Comes the Storm (1993)
GoodWatch score 59

Script Supervisor

Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician
Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician (1992)
GoodWatch score 67

Script Supervisor

The Yes Man
The Yes Man (1991)
GoodWatch score 69

Script Supervisor