"Morningstar Cine Festival": here all the awards!!!

(BEST FILM AWARD)

Today I'm very proud to show you the awards that my short film 'Lion' has won in the "Morningstar Cine Festival" of New York. Congratulations!!!

(BEST DIRECTOR - DAVIDE MELINI)

(BEST ACTOR - PEDRO SÁNCHEZ)

(BEST ACTRESS - TANIA MERCADER)

(BEST PRODUCTION - LUCA VANNELLA)

(BEST PRODUCTION - ALEXIS CONTINENTE)

(BEST PRODUCTION - VINCENZO MASTRANTONIO)

(BEST PRODUCTION - BOBBY HOLLAND HANTON)

(BEST PRODUCTION - FERDINANDO MEROLLA)

(BEST PRODUCTION - ROBERTO PAGLIALUNGA)

(BEST FX - LUCA VISUAL FX)

(BEST MAKEUP - SARAH O'BRIEN, DANIELE NASTASI, NIAMHY GLYNN)

"Italian Horror Show": News

On 16 and 17 September, actor Michael Segal and me will be guests in the first edition of the "Italian Horror Show", an event created by Francesco Bernardis and conducted by Federico Frusciante and Crisula Stafida. With us, there will be other very important guests, such as Masters Lamberto Bava and Sergio Stivaletti and the young talented Roberto D'Antona, Annamaria Lorusso, Francesco Mirabelli and Davide Scovazzo. The short film 'Lion' and the promotional teaser of 'Deep Shock' will be screened, for the first time in Italy, on September 16! There will be space for the music as well: the famous Claudio Simonetti's "Goblin" band will perform on September 17. Awaiting the official program, here is how Michael Segal (click here) and me (here) are presented.

'Lion': Official Selection #4 in Los Angeles (US)

This evening I'm extremely proud to announce that 'Lion' is an official selection at the "Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival".
Winners will receive an invitation to attend the yearly award ceremony to be held on January 27, 2018, at the Raleigh Studio, Hollywood.
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

'Lion' - Third review in Tampa, Florida (US)

Today I'm very glad to invite you to read the new good review about 'Lion', written by Heather Noel, that has come out on "The Horror Nation" website (click here). Thanks a lot!!!

'Deep Shock' goes to Orlando, Florida (US)

This evening I'd like to show you the new article of 'Deep Shock', written by Morbid Mommy, that has come out on the "Nightmare News Network" website (click here to read it). Thanks a lot!!!

"Morningstar Cine Festival"'s poll

The "Morningstar Cine Festival" awards are on the way... In the meantime, you can check out the final poll: my short film 'Lion' has won awards such as Best Film, Best Director, Best Production, Best Actor (Pedro Sánchez), Best Actress, Best Makeup and Best Visual Effects.
Stay tuned for the next news!

"Italian Horror Show": First Edition in Latina (Italy)

It's with great pleasure I announce that actor Michael Segal and me will be guests in the first edition of the "Italian Horror Show", an event created by Francesco Bernardis and conducted by Federico Fusciante and Crisula Stafida, that it will take place on September 16 and 17 in Latina (a town near Rome). Two days entirely dedicated to Italian horror cinema, with film screenings and live concert. With us, there will be other very important guests, such as Masters Lamberto Bava and Sergio Stivaletti and the young talented Roberto D'Antona, Annamaria Lorusso and Francesco Mirabelli. I'm also extremely proud to say that my short film 'Lion' and the promotional teaser of 'Deep Shock' will be screened, for the first time in Italy, on September 16! An unmissable occasion! The program is coming soon.
Meanwhile, enjoy the promotional teaser of "Italian Horror Show" below.

'Lion': Official Selection #3 in Los Angeles (US)

This evening I'm proud to announce that 'Lion' is semi-finalist at the "Los Angeles Cine Festival".
I hope to pass to the final... Fingers crossed!
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

'Lion': Official Selection #2 in Romania

Today I'm very proud to announce that 'Lion' has been selected in the "12 Months Film Festival" of Cluj-Napoca (Romania)! Nominations, audience and individual awards will be published at the end of July.
Please vote and share my new short film. How to vote? It's very simple: enter here and give the maximum stars.
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

Goodbye "Fantozzi": Italy cries the death of Paolo Villaggio (1932 - 2017)

Actor and writer Paolo Villaggio, one of the greats of Italian comedy, has died this morning at the age of 84. He is noted for his characters he created with paradoxical and grotesque characteristicas: Professor Kranz (watch here) the ultra-timid Giandomenico Fracchia (watch here and here) and the obsequious and meek accountant Ugo Fantozzi (here), perhaps the favourite character in Italian comedy. He authored several books, usually of satirical character.
Between 1968 and 2017, Villaggio worked on 83 films. He has received several cinema awards, including the David di Donatello (1990), the Nastro d'Argento (1994). In 1992 he became the first comic to win the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion career award.
R.I.P. Paolo!!!