'Lion': Official Selection #180 in San Francisco, California (US)

'Lion' goes back to San Francisco, California (US)! This evening I'm pleased to say that my short film is an official selection at "The Naked Edge Science Fiction Film Festival".
The winners will be announced at the end of next month.
Congratulations!!!

'Lion': Official Selection #179 in Odessa (Ukraine)

'Lion' flies for the first time in Ukraine! Today I'm extremely happy to announce that my short film is an official selection at the "Onyko Films Awards" of Odessa.
Winners will be revealed soon.
Congratulations!!!

'Lion': Official Selection #178 in Liverpool (England)

'Lion' goes back to Liverpool (England)! This evening I'm excited to say that my short film is an official selection at the "Bloodpool Film Festival".
The winners will be announced at the end of September.
Congratulations!!!

'Deep Shock' in the final of "The Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival" (Ireland)

Today the prestigious "The Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival" of Bangor, County Down (Ireland) will begin. Due to Covid-19, this year the festival will be celebrated online.
I remember that my latest short film 'Deep Shock' is in the final.
I invite you to discover all the selected films here.
Congratulations and... Good luck!!!

'Deep Shock': Official Selection #36 in Paris (France)

'Deep Shock' lands for the first time in Paris (France)!
This evening I'm proud to announce that my new short film is an official selection at the "Mont Blanc International Film Fest".
'Deep Shock' has received 2 nominations:
- Best Short Film;
- Best Director.
The winners will be announced in early September.
Congratulations!!!

'Lion': Official Selection #177 in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire (England)

Today I'm pleased to say that 'Lion' is an official selection at the "The Borehamwood Film Festival" of Borehamwood, Hertfordshire (England).
The winners will be announced in September.
Congratulations!!!

'Lion': Awards #297-310 in Los Angeles, California (US)

'Lion' absolutely smashed it in Hollywood and exceeds 300 awards! Tonight I'm extremely proud to announce that my short film has won an outstanding 14 awards (yes, you read that right: fourteen!) at the prestigious "Hollywood Blood Horror Festival" of Los Angeles, California (US):
- Best Gore;
- Best Producers (Luca Vannella, Alexis Continente, Vincenzo Mastrantonio, Bobby Holland Hanton, Ferdinando Merolla, Roberto Paglialunga);
- Best Director;
- Best Young Actor (Pedro Sánchez);
- Best Actor (Michael Segàl);
- Best Supporting Actress (Tania Mercader);
- Best Cinematography (Juanma Postigo);
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Sarah O'Brien, Daniele Nastasi, Niamhy Glynn);
- Best Editing (Daniel Salinas);
- Best VFX (Luca Visual FX);
- Best Sound Design (Christian Valente);
- Best Original Score (Francesco Tresca);
- Best Poster (Manuel Espinosa);
- Best Trailer.
This year Hollywood "speaks Italian": in addition to mine, 'A Perfect Lover' directed by my good friend Pierfrancesco Campanella ('Bad Inclinations', 'The Final Scoop') and 'The Cursed Drop' by Emanuele Pecoraro also won some awards.
Check out all the winners here.
An anecdote: I remember, with a smile, when we were in pre-production of this film. Two members of the crew left the project because they didn't believe in it. "This project is not credible", these were their exact words. I want to answer them like this: 310 awards in only three years of distribution! Is it credible now?
Congratulations!!!

'Deep Shock': Awards #73 and 74 in Los Angeles, California (US)

Tonight I'm happy to announce that 'Deep Shock' has won 2 new awards at the "Hollywood Gold Awards" of Los Angeles, California (US):
- Silver Award for the Best Horror;
- Silver Award for the Best Original Score (Giulio De Gaetano).
You can read all the winners here.
Congratulations!!!

'Lion': Award #296 in Istanbul (Turkey)

Last month 'Lion' won the 'Best Horror Film' award in the "Istanbul Film Awards" of Istanbul (Turkey)... Well, today I'm pleased to announce the festival has also awarded Pedro Sánchez as 'Best Young Actor'.
Discover the winners here.
Congratulations!!!

'Extreme Love' and 'The Screenplay' triumphed in Rome!!!

A few weeks ago I dusted off, after years, my first short films, by sending them at the prestigious "Rome International Movie Awards" in Rome (Italy) and to my great surprise they were both selected.
Well, today I'm truly speechless... I'm extremely proud to announce that my films have won 8 awards in total!
'Extreme Love' received 4 awards:
- Best Actress (Michaela Bruni);
- Best Actor (Leonardo Pace);
- Best Original Score (Andrea Veracini);
- Honorable Mention for the Best Screenplay.
My second film 'The Screenplay', instead, has won 4 awards:
- Best Horror Film;
- Best Supporting Actress (Claudia Nicosia);
- Best Editing (Roberto Micalizzi);
- Best Special Makeup (Rosario Prestopino and Diego Prestopino).
You can read all the winners here.
I'm really over the moon: from 'Extreme Love' to 'The Screenplay', from 'The Puzzle' to 'The sweet hand of the White Rose', from 'Lion' to 'Deep Shock': all my films have received awards!
I really want to thank all the people who have worked with me all these years.
Congratulations!!!

'Lion': Official Selection #176 in Los Angeles, California (US)

'Lion' again in Hollywood! This evening I'm proud to announce that I have received two nominations at the "Best Director Award" of Los Angeles, California (US):
- Best Horror Film Director;
- Best Fantasy Film Director.
The winners will be announced at the end of this month.
Congratulations!!!

'Deep Shock': Award #72 in Bodrum, Muğla (Turkey)

'Deep Shock' wins for the first time in Turkey! This evening I'm very happy to announce that my new short film has won the 'Best Horror/Mystery/Crime' award at the "Halicarnassus Film Festival" of Bodrum, Muğla.
Check out all the winners here.
Congratulations!!!

'Deep Shock': Official Selection #35 in Los Angeles, California (US)

'Deep Shock' goes back to Hollywood! Today I'm happy to announce that my new short film is an official selection at the "Hollywood Gold Awards" of Los Angeles, California (US).
'Deep Shock' has received 15 nominations:
- Best Horror;
- Best Director;
- Best Actor (George Bracebridge);
- Best Actress (Lorna Larkin);
- Best Cinematography (Juanma Postigo);
- Best Production Design (Carlos J. López, Carlos B. Luise);
- Best Costume Design (Patricia Gabas);
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Sarah O'Brien, Daniele Nastasi, Niamhy Glynn);
- Best Editing (Daniel Salinas);
- Best VFX (Miguel Serón);
- Best Sound Design (Christian Valente);
- Best Original Score (Giulio De Gaetano);
- Best Original Song ('Deep inside the Shock' by Giulio De Gaetano);
- Best Original Screenplay;
- Best Original Story.
Winners will be announced soon.
Congratulations!!!

'The sweet hand of the White Rose' in Seattle, Washington (US)!

Hello folks! I reveal to you that many awards are coming up... Stay tuned!
The news today is that after 'The Puzzle', 'The sweet hand of the White Rose' will also travel to Seattle, Washington (US)!
I'm happy to report to you that my short film is an official selection at "The Horror Movie Awards".
Nominees are revealing before Christmas and winners will be announced on December 30th.
I also remember that now you can watch 'The sweet hand of the White Rose' on "Amazon Prime Video" (cliek here).
Congratulations!!!

'Lion': Official Selection #175 in Los Angeles, California (US)

'Lion' goes back to Hollywood! This evening I'm extremely proud to announce that my short is an official selection at the famous "Hollywood Blood Horror Festival" of Los Angeles, California (US).
'Lion' has received an outstanding 17 nominations:
- Best Gore;
- Best Producers (Luca Vannella, Alexis Continente, Vincenzo Mastrantonio, Bobby Holland Hanton, Ferdinando Merolla, Roberto Paglialunga);
- Best Director;
- Best Young Actor (Pedro Sánchez);
- Best Actor (Michael Segal);
- Best Supporting Actress (Tania Mercader);
- Best Cinematography (Juanma Postigo);
- Best Production Design (Carlos J. López, Carlos B. Luise);
- Best Costume Design (Patricia Gabas);
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Sarah O'Brien, Daniele Nastasi, Niamhy Glynn);
- Best Editing (Daniel Salinas);
- Best VFX (Luca Visual FX);
- Best Sound Design (Christian Valente);
- Best Original Score (Francesco Tresca);
- Best Original Screenplay;
- Best Poster (Manuel Espinosa);
- Best Trailer.
Winners will be announced soon.
Congratulations!!!

'Extreme Love' and 'The Screenplay' in the final of the "Rome International Movie Awards" (Italy)

I have no words... It's with immense pleasure that I announce my first two short films 'Extreme Love' and 'The Screenplay' are an official selection in the prestigious "Rome International Movie Awards" of Rome (Italy).
The winners will be revealed soon.
Congratulations!!!

'Lion': 5 new nominations at the "Istanbul Film Awards" (Turkey)!

'Lion' goes back to Istanbul (Turkey)!
After winning the 'Best Horror' award, my short film has received five new nominations at the "Istanbul Film Awards":
- Best Director;
- Best Young Actor (Pedro Sánchez);
- Best Actor (Michael Segal);
- Best Actress (Tania Mercader);
- Best Screenplay.
The winners will be announced shortly.
Congratulations!!!