Born in Cagliari in 1978, he is a director, cinematographer, and photographer. In 2019, he was nominated for the David di Donatello with the short film Il nostro concerto. In 2023, his work Mammarranca was selected for the official competition at the Nastri d’Argento. In 2024, he wrote and directed the short film Tilipirche, which was the special closing event of the Venice International Critics’ Week 2023. It was the only Italian short film in competition at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and was shortlisted for the Nastri d’Argento 2024.
He trained as a photographer under the guidance of master Roberto Bigano. He worked for years in the advertising and editorial photography sectors for brands like BMW, Rolls Royce, Bugatti, Bentley, Kidston, 2fast4you, UTET, and FMR. He specialized in automotive and art photography, developing Real Repro, a 1:1 reproduction technique recognized by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, which was a case study during the 2013 Culture Week.
He continued his training as a cinematographer and attended a master class with Luca Bigazzi. He signed numerous commercials and advertising short films, particularly in the automotive field. He made his directorial debut in advertising projects. Starting in 2012, for producer and collector Simon Kidston, he directed numerous advertising short films and documentaries on some of the world’s most important historic cars: Ferrari 250 GTO, Alfa Romeo 8C, Lamborghini Miura, McLaren F1, and Roberto Rossellini’s Ferrari 375 MM.
In 2018, he directed the short film Il nostro concerto, which received national and international recognition, including a nomination for the David di Donatello in 2019. He continued his parallel career as a photographer, and for UTET Grandi Opere, he created La Costituzione Italiana and Il Palazzo della Consulta. The volume includes the full text of the Constitution and essays by Professor Paolo Grossi and was presented on April 17, 2021, to Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. In 2021, he worked as the director of photography on Bentu, a film by Salvatore Mereu, which premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival in 2022.
In 2021, he wrote and directed the short film Mammarranca, which was officially selected for the Nastri d’Argento in 2023. In 2024, he wrote and directed the short film Tilipirche, which was the special closing event of the Venice International Critics’ Week 2023. It was the only Italian short film in competition at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and was shortlisted for the Nastri d’Argento 2024.
