A student of two masters of cinematography, Giuseppe Rotunno and Oliviero Toscani, his first feature film is Et in terra pax by Matteo Botrugno and Daniele Coluccini, presented at the Giornate degli Autori at the Venice Film Festival in 2010 and awarded a Special Mention at the Nastri d’Argento 2011. To date, he has signed the cinematography for 30 feature films, including seven in English and one in French for the international market, with international actors such as Gérard Depardieu, Danny Glover, Rutger Hauer, Michael Madsen, Danny Trejo, Daryl Hannah, and Vinnie Jones. His most notable films include Piuma by Roan Johnson, Gli uomini d’oro by Vincenzo Alfieri, Quando by Walter Veltroni, and Il contagio by Botrugno and Coluccini.
For television series, he has been the director of photography for Circeo by Andrea Molaioli for Paramount Plus, Il cacciatore (seasons 1, 2, 3) for RAI2, Un’estate fa by Davide Marengo for Sky, Pesci piccoli by Francesco Ebbasta for Amazon Prime, I delitti del Bar Lume seasons 2, 3, 4 for Sky, and the TV series Lontano da te, a bilingual Italo-Spanish co-production for Mediaset.
Prolific in documentary cinematography, his notable titles include Bertolucci on Bertolucci by Luca Guadagnino, Quando c’era Berlinguer by Walter Veltroni, Ridendo e scherzando by the Scola sisters, Pio La Torre by Giuseppe Tornatore, and Pio La Torre by Walter Veltroni.
Active in the world of music videos, he has worked on the following: Alla Salute (Jovanotti), Mille (Fedez, Lauro, O. Berti), La mia felicità (Rovazzi and Eros Ramazzotti), Lunedì (Salmo), Ricordami (Tommaso Paradiso).
He has also been the director of photography for commercials for Mercedes, X Factor, Brown, and “All Star” for Anac, Old Wilde West.
He is the creator and artistic director of the magazine Fabrique du cinéma and the event Fabrique Awards.
Awards:
- International Tour Film Festival 2022: “Best Director of Photography”
- Festival della Restanza 2022: “Cinema Talents”
- Premio Internazionale Francesco Misiano 2022
- Best Photography for Series “Il Cacciatore 2” – Pathos Awards 2020
- Nomination with Gli uomini d’oro for “Imago Awards” 2020 – Best Directors of Photography in the World
- XX International Cinematographic Photography Award “Gianni Di Venanzo”, Best Young Director of Photography 2015
- Best Photography for Il lato oscuro – Etna Comics 2016
- Best Photography for Il lato oscuro – Formia Film Festival 2016
- Best Photography for Ei Muso Giallo – 10th Pontino Short Film Festival
- Best Photography for Ei Muso Giallo – Augusta Short Film Festival 2014
- Best Photography for Il ritorno – Videocorto Nettuno 2013
- Best Photography for Zinì e Amì – 16th Festival Inventa un Film 2013
- “Tuttodigitale” Award for Technical Quality – Natalino at 48 Hour Film Project 2011
Other films he has worked on include: Spaghetti Story by C. De Caro, The Perfect Husband by L. Pavetto, Watch Them Fall by K. Tassin, Fino a qui tutto bene by R. Johnson, Tender Eyes by A. Bergamo, Sight of Dead by A. Capone, Hope Last by D. Petrucci, Mi chiamo Maya by T. Agnese, Ad occhi chiusi by G. Petitto, Mon cochon et moi by F. Dobrin, Blood Trip by A. Sciamma, 2 Night by I. Silvestrini, Deprivation by B. Skiba, I peggiori by V. Alfieri, Rapiscimi by G. Gargano, Tonno spiaggiato by M. Martinez, C’è tempo by W. Veltroni, Sotto il sole di Riccione by Younuts, Dark Night by D. Falleri, Bastardi a mano armata by G. Albanesi, Il condine by V. Alfieri, Falla girare 1 e 2 by G. Morelli, L’amore e altre seghe mentali by G. Morelli, and Vas by G. Fiorillo.
