Costume Designer, Mentor of the Master in Costume Design
A Florence native, Massimo Cantini Parrini’s passion for costume design began in childhood, inspired by his grandmother, a seamstress. He trained under Oscar-winning costume designer Piero Tosi at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, whose esteem for him led him to join Sartoria Tirelli as an assistant costume designer. He then made his cinema debut with Gabriella Pescucci. He is the owner of an extensive personal collection of over 4,500 original period garments and 10,000 vintage accessories from 1630 to the early 2000s. His most recent work in Pablo Larraín’s Maria Callas biopic, “Maria” (2024), starring Angelina Jolie, was highly praised as a “visual fashion feast” and for its capacity to mirror the different phases of the singer’s life in a sensitive and highly detailed way.
Cantini Parrini is a renowned costume designer with 28 prestigious awards: two Academy Award nominations for “Cyrano” (J. Wright 2021) and “Pinocchio” (M. Garrone 2019), one BAFTA nomination for “Cyrano”, and two nominations at the prestigious CDG (Costume Designers Guild), for “Cyrano” and “Pinocchio”. His European recognition includes winning the European Film Award (EFA) for “Dogman” (M. Garrone 2018).
He has won numerous awards in Italy, the most important of which are, eight David di Donatello nominations, winning six times for “Miss Marx” (S. Nicchiarelli 2021), “Pinocchio” (M. Garrone 2019), “Bloody Richard” (R. Torre, 2018), “Indivisible” (E. de Angelis 2016), “The Tale of Tales” (M. Garrone 2015). His work has also earned him four Nastri d’Argento nominations, with five wins for “Miss Marx” (S. Nicchiarelli 2021), “Favolacce” (Fratelli D’Innocenzo 2020), “Pinocchio” (M. Garrone 2019), “Indivisible” (E. de Angelis 2016), and “The Tale of Tales” (M. Garrone 2015).
