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Freelance Director, Producer, Journalist since 2001, Photographer, Cinematographer, and Editor working for 30 years in the Show Biz with great experience in the production of tv formats, music videos, documentaries, and film productions, as well as 1st assistant director in many Italian movies.
He worked 2 years as a Lighting cameraman for The Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation Institute by Steven Spielberg.
Working also 12 years in the directing crew of the most famous Italian national TV Series named „100 Vetrine“, his fictional debut as a director, the short comedy „Never So Close“ brought him many participations to short film festivals in Italy and in the world, where he won many awards.
In the Czech Republic, he produced and directed in 2016 the feature documentary „CZizincII/MYgranti“.
The next documentaries coming in 2020 are „Code name: Baletka“ and „Epos“, two solitaires for cinema and tv. Now he is working as a freelancer both non-commercial and commercial projects.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

• Diploma as Cinematographer (DOP) and Camera Operator at CTC, Milano, 1995
• Bachelor of Visual and Performing Arts at the Faculty of Literature/ Philosophy of the University of Bologna, Italy 1994
• Diploma as Photographer at CFP Riccardo Bauer, Milano 1990

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SCREENWRITER, DIRECTOR & EDITOR

MUSIC VIDEOS:
“Trasparente” by Giorgio Ciccarelli (ex Afterhours, 2017),“Il Capitano” & “Diverso dagli altri”, by Enrico Ruggeri (2014), „Basta” by Benny Moschini (2014), “Insonnia”, by Le Forbici (2013), “Pinocchio” by Forbici, “Sunshine” by Thomas, “Sogna che ti passa” by Tindara, (2012), “Rumori scomodi” and “Noi siamo uguali” by Gianno (2008)

SHORT MOVIES:
Mai cosi…vicini („Never so close“, 2010), Italy, 13 mins. In competition at more than 100 Short Film Festivals, 20 awards, Finalist at the NASTRI D’ARGENTO 2011.
„This is (not) a performance“ (2013), Czech Republic, 7’. In competition at 48HoursFilmProject, Prague 2013.

DOCUMENTARIES:
Code name: Baletka, in production, (CZ, 2020), Epos, in post-production, CZ, (2020)
Czizincii (Foreigners), CZ (2016)
Toro Emotions, (2007) 54 mins, about the first 100 years of Torino Football Club
Videographer for the Survivors of the Shoa Visual History Foundation, by Steven Spielberg. 85 Interviews with people who survived the holocaust. (1998 – 2000)
L’essenziale e‘ invisibile agli occhi, 28 mins., (Bellaria ISFF 1995)

FORMATS TV:
“Corti Catodici” and “Butta la pasta”, (2013), Italia, 7 Gold, “Greenwich Village“ (2007), Italian Sky Tv.

PRODUCER
Director, Producer, Cinematographer

TV Documentary film production
“MAI COSI’…VICINI”, Italy, short, 13 min, prod. Kinovision (2010), IL LAVORO by L. De Nicola, short, Italy, (2007) 16 min.), coproduced by Piemonte Torino Film Commission, Finalist at NASTRI D’ARGENTO (2008).

1st ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
FICTION: “100 Vetrine”, national TV serial (Canale 5) Mediaset (2000 – 2013)
SHORTS: “La freccia di carne”, by F. Portalupi, col., 24 min. (2008), „Kappao“ by M. Rovini, 35 mm, col. 19 min (2002), “Windows”, 35 mm, col., 30 min., by Niccolò Bongiorno (2000).

THEATER: At Piccolo Teatro of Milano, with directors such as G. Strehler, L. Puggelli, G. Battistoni, L. Ronconi. (1990 – 2000)

CINEMATOGRAPHER

FEATURE FILMS (35MM) & DOCS
“Passaggio a vuoto”, by Domenico Ciolfi, Italy, 85 mins. (2001), “Arianna”, „Il caso del dottor N”, “I giardini di Euterpe” by Alex Dallolio (2000), “Parquet (Il Giovedì)” by Mara Cantoni, Doc., Italy, col., 35 mins

SHORT MOVIES in 16 mm
Figure di passaggio by Domenico Ciolfi, col., 15 min. (1995), Quasi una storia, by Vittorio Moroni, Vite a scadenza, by Andrea Caccia (1997) Mirto, by Giampaolo Marzi, Vorrei urlare, by Monica Stambrini (1994)

PRODUCER
“MAI COSI’…VICINI”, Italy, short, 13 min, prod. Kinovision (2010), IL LAVORO by L. De Nicola, short, Italy (2007) 16 min., coproduced by Piemonte Torino Film Commission, Finalist at NASTRI D’ARGENTO (2008).
EDITOR : COST OF WAR _ Picasso Film (2019)

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