On 20 December, at the Teatro Alcazar in Rome, during the official ceremony of the Fabrique du Cinéma Awards 2025, Mrs Playmen won the award for Best Italian Series. It is a significant recognition, bestowed by one of the most attentive and authoritative voices in the Italian audiovisual landscape, which each year celebrates works that stand out for artistic quality, narrative strength and cultural impact. Cinematography was by our own Federico Schlatter, currently Vice President of Collettivo Chiaroscuro, whom we interviewed about his work on the series at its premiere at the Festa del cinema di Roma—here is the interview.
The jury of the Fabrique du Cinéma Awards honoured Mrs Playmen for:
• a visual and narrative language capable of engaging with today’s audience.
A selection that confirms Mrs Playmen as one of the benchmark Italian series of 2025. Directed by Riccardo Donna and starring an outstanding Carolina Crescentini, Mrs Playmen is an original Netflix series that has won over audiences and critics alike, in Italy and internationally, thanks to a strong authorial vision and an elegant, sensual mise-en-scène that is never self-indulgent.
«A recognition that means a great deal to me, because this project was first and foremost a statement of intent: telling the story of a free, unconventional woman, ahead of her time, avoiding any complacency and seeking a visual language consistent with her way of looking at the world. A collective effort, born out of dialogue with the director and the entire team, in which the image sought to serve the story and the characters. I am grateful and proud to have been part of this journey. ».
