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Filmography

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DOCUMENTARY 

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"God's Broker"       4x70’
Mediaset
2025
Prime time series. To be released fall 2025.

 

"Honor in Armor, Inside the Swiss Guards"         2x56’
ZDF-ORF-RTBS-3sat
2024

The series doubled the normal audience during it’s prime time broadcast in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

 

"Settebello, the waterpolo Legend"         90’
RAI doc.
To be released in 2025.

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"Kobe, an Italian Story"          90’
Amazon Prime Video
2023
2nd most-watched title on Amazon Prime Video.

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"The Secret of Sigena"               90’
Radio y Television Española Cinema 
2020
Seminci- Festival di Valladolid official selection. 

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"Where Are You?"             70’
National Geographic International
2020

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"Amazing, Leonardo".            90’
Sky Cinema d’Arte
2019

Distributed in theatres in more than 40 countries.

 

"Caravaggio. The Blood and the Soul"   90’
Sky Cinema d’Arte
2018
Golden Globe Italy 2018 Best Documentary. 

Distributed in more than 60 countries. More than 2 million euros in box office.

 

"The Pope and I"            90’
ZDF-ARTE, La 7
2018
Prime-time instant doc.

 

"Behind the Altar"         90’
ZDF/ARTE and EO IkonDocs, in association with SVT, VRT, RTSI, RSI
2018
Best foreign documentary Prix Media 2019, France.

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"The Dark Side of Italian Football"      90’
SVT, NRK, SBS, TV3
2017

 

"Degustibus, Eating History, The History of Italy on a Plate"          6 x 52’

History Channel, Viasat, SBS Australia, ORF

2016

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"A Trip into the 3D Cinema"    90’ in 3d.
Sky 3D
2016
World’s premiere at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival 2016. Candidate for Best Classic Film at Venice Film Festival.

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"The Cross and the Gun"
ZDF Artè, History Channel, Al Jazeera USA, DR, CBC, SVT, NRK, SBS, TV3
2016

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"Holy Money"    52’
ZDF Artè, History Channel, Al Jazeera USA, CBC, SVT, NRK, SBS, TV3
2014
Nominated for Best Current Affairs Prix Europa.

 

"Inside Costa Concordia: Voices from Disaster"     52’
National Geographic International
2012
Broadcasted in more than 160 countries, seen by more than 140 million viewers. The most-watched documentary on Italian pay TV.

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Showrunner: "The History of Alchemy in the World"   6x52’
RAI
2010-2014

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Showrunner: "Italy’s Best Chefs"    8 x 15’
 France Television
2014

 

Showrunner: "Catastrophies"         12 x 24’
MEDIASET

2013

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Director and Producer for Food and Drink Documentary Series
RAI Sat Gambero Rosso Channel
Filmed in Japan, China, France, USA, Italy, Mexico, Middle East, Ireland, Greece, Spain, Egypt, and South Africa with the world’s best chefs.

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Showrunner: "B-mex"   3X26’
RAI
2009
Broadcasted in Spain, Italy, Mexico, France, USA. 3 x 26’.

 

"Pilgrim in the Things of Life"  52’
Rai, Arte
2007
Best documentary, best edition. Rome Film Festival.

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"A Perfect World"
2000
Selected as one of the most important films for a retrospective on classical Mexican cinema by the Filmoteca de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México. First award Biennal de Video de México, Silver award International Film Schools Festival.

 

 

ART 

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"The Emperor Augusto"
Fondazione Tim- Think Cattleya
2022

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"Sarajevo, A Coffee on the Other Side"
Rai, Soros Foundation
2007
Mediterranea Young Artists Biennale.

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"Lottery, of World Things and Other Worlds"  12’
Rai, Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, NY
2005

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"Videoart 'The Rat Pat'"
American Academy in Rome
2004
Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, NY.

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Director for the Multimedia Theatre Play “El Solitario”
Debuts in Rome, South America, and European tour.

 

Director of Live Concerts
MTV Italy

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"John Sayles, Film and Politics"
Broadcaster: Rai
2000

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Photographic Reportage of the EZLN Insurrection in Chiapas
“Periodico Reforma.”

 

ADVERTISING

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Director of Advertising Spots
Mexico, USA, Central America
Procter and Gamble, Coca-Cola, Nissan, Cadbury Beverages, Gatorade.

Editor for Advertising Commercial Spots
Grey Latin America

 

Copywriter
Grey Mexico
1993-1996
Procter and Gamble, Nissan, Cadbury Beverages, Beecham, Phillip Morris, Gatorade, etc.

 

 

AWARDS

 

“Caravaggio soul and blood is the best 2018 italian documentary Golden Globes 2018 .

“Io,Leonardo” Best Italian documentary. Italian film festival New York.

“Caravaggio soul and blood” best film. Spello film festival.

 “A trip to the 3d cinema” nominated as best classic film at the 73th Venice International Film Festival. 

“Behind the altar” Best foreign documentary. Grand Prix France 2018

Holy Money is nominated for “Grand Prix Europa 2014” as best current affairs documentary

Best film edition“Manuel Alvarez Bravo” Festival Internazionale di film d’arte P. Venezia. 2004

RAI Special award. Festival Internazionale di film d’arte P. Venezia 2004

“Brave new world” was selected as one of the most important films for a retrospective on classical Mexican cinema  by the Filmoteca de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mèxico.

“Brave new world “ Best Latin American documentary video  Festival de Escuelas de Cine       

“Brave new world” Best mexican documentary video   Bienal de Video Mèxico 1996

Best Director for “El Solitario”  Festival de Nuevas Tendencias Chile 1998

Special Mention “Tevere 1.0” Festival Arcipelago Roma 2002

 

Articles about his work have been published in different magazines , newspapers and websites all over the world.

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