“Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song.”
– Plato
Alessandra Mattanza values collaboration over competition. She does not participate in many competitions, but she certainly appreciates awards, especially when they demonstrate an awareness or have a beautiful and meaningful purpose. She has been nominated and won awards several times for her work.
At awards events, Alessandra is excited to be with creative and interesting people, whether they are artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, or from other professions and backgrounds. Finding inspiration in them and their works, she loves to share ideas and opinions and to talk about whatever topics arise.
AWARDS
– FIRST PLACE FOR 2013 – 56th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, 2014 – PERSONALITY PROFILE International Journalism – Cosmopolitan Italy – “Sono 1.57 cm ma volo sempre alto.”
Interview with Rachel Bilson.
– THIRD PLACE – 58th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, 2016 – PERSONALITY PROFILE – Foreign Correspondents / Reporters, Natural Style: “Amanda Seyfried – Ho imparato a essere onesta e a dire sempre la verità.”
Interview with Amanda Seyfried.
– THIRD PLACE – 9th National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards, 2016 – NON-FICTION BOOK – White Star Publishers – “My New York: Celebrities Talk About the City.”
– NOMINATION – 59th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, 2017 – PERSONALITY PROFILE, Foreign Correspondent, Natural Style: “Rachel Weisz – Ho imparato ad apprezzare quello che ho.”
– SECOND PLACE – 10th National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards, 2017 – NON-FICTION BOOK – White Star Publishers – “My Paris: Celebrities Talk About the Ville Lumiere.”
– NOMINATION – 60th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, 2018 – PERSONALITY PROFILE, Foreign Correspondents, Natural Style: “Naomi Watts. Ho imparato ad amare anche le mie fragilità.”
– THIRD PLACE – 11th National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards, 2018 – NON-FICTION BOOK – White Star Publishers – “Street Art: Famous Artists Talk About Their Vision.”
– NOMINATION – 61tst Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, 2019, PERSONALITY PROFILE, Foreign Correspondent, Natural Style: “Eva Longoria: Credo nella forza delle donne.”
Interview with Eva Longoria.
– SECOND PLACE – 62nd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, 2020, PERSONALITY PROFILE, Foreign Correspondent, Vanity Fair: “Mel Gibson / Ho un futuro grazie ai miei errori.”
Interview with Mel Gibson.
– NOMINATION – 62nd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, 2020, FEATURE, Foreign Correspondent, Forbes: “Impresa, filantropia e ispirazione raccontante da Marc Benioff.”
– FIRST PLACE – 13th Annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards, 1st Place for 2019/2020, NON-FICTION BOOK, White Star Publishers – “C215 – #CHRISTIANGUEMY STENCIL ART.”
– SECOND PLACE – 63rd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, 2021, Foreign Correspondent, Forbes: “Interview with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jared Geller – HitRecord.”
– FIRST PLACE – 15th Annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards – 1st Place for 2021/2022, NON-FICTION BOOK, Prestel / Random House, “BANKSY.”
– BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL, DORCHESTER COLLECTION – BOOK AWARD, “BANKSY”, Prestel / Random House, Los Angeles, 2022.
– FIRST PLACE – 16th Annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards – 1st Place for 2022/2023, NON-FICTION BOOK, Prestel / Random House, “STREET ART IS FEMALE.”
Awards
