Born in Torino (Italy) on July 7th, 1959.

Feature films, televison and documentaries

1998   TRE STORIE   (“Three Stories” - feature film 85’) produced by RAI 1.

51st Locarno Film Festival: Cineastes du Present 1998.

Special Prize of the Jury at the Annecy Film Festival 1998

Prize for the distribution at the XVI International Turin Film Festival 1998.

Donatello 2000 short list as best young director

Nastro D'argento 2000 short list as best young director

          FALSA TESTIMONIANZA  (“False Evidence” – video 40’) based on a theatrical stage performed by prisoners of                 

          juvenile jail.

2000   GUARDA IL CIELO (“Watch the Sky” - feature film 97’) produced by Ipotesi Cinema and RAI 1.

           BABY  (short feature film - 25') produced by TELE+.

2002  LA FORZA DEL PASSATO (“The Power of the Past” –  feature film 100’) with Sergio Rubini, Bruno Ganz and Sandra Ceccarelli.

Official Selection and competition at the 59th Venice Film Festival.

2004   PICCOLO GRANDE CINEMA (Little big cinema) two documentaries (27’ and 60’) produced by Sky Television  regarding children and cinema.

2005  E L’AMORE? (The perfect fit) documentary 52’ produced by Felix Film with the participation of RAITRE and YLE FST, about people putting love ads on internet.

2006/2007  LA SQUADRA 8. (The Team 8) TV police series. Three episodes: n. 202, 208, 217  (100’ each).

          Produced by Grundy Italia and RAI Fiction.

Theatre and Opera

1998    LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Opera by G. Donizetti for the theatres of Bergamo, Brescia and Cremona.

2000    JERUSALEM Opera by G. Verdi. Teatro Carlo Felice of Genoa

2003    CARMEN IN CHISINAU  comedy by Dimitru Crudu; produced by Mittelfest in Cividale del Friuli.

Commercials experience

1988 -  1989 Assistant director to David Deveson for the production company BRW.

1989 - 1991 first assistant for BFCS Italy to the film directors and partners in the company (Michael Seresin, Bob Brooks and Len Fulford).

From 1992 free lance for the main italian production companies (BRW, Filmgo, Filmaster, Haibun, Central, Nemo) and foreign companies Marken Film, BFCS Ltd, Film Factory.

2004 Exclusive director for Haibun

One of the first members of the group “IPOTESI CINEMA” created by Ermanno Olmi in 1982.

He worked as first assistant of Ermanno Olmi, Maurizio Zaccaro and Michele Placido.