BIOGRAPHY
Born and raised near Firenze, Italy, in 1991, Alessandro dropped out of law school at the age of 21 to move to Sweden and pursue a filmmaking career.
Alessandro is currently in production with his third short called ”A decent mother/ God mor”, a co-production between SVT & Film I Skåne with support from the Swedish Film Institute and Swedish Arts Grant Committee. He is currently developing his debut feature film, ”You, Long Awaited”, a psychological drama that, along with his two most recent short films, will complete his sort of trilogy exploring the antithesis of being a good parent and good human being.
His short film ”Kakor / Cookies”, which he also produced, has been described as a sleek comic thriller built on workplace frustrations at once personal (shot in his flat, starring his own child, drawn from his own work experiences) yet universal. The zero-budget film was screened at festivals like Clermont Ferrand 2024 (International Competition), Melbourne Film Festival (WTF Shorts), Helsinki International Film Festival and others. The film will also soon be out on SVT and BeTV.
Alessandro was selected as one of 10 emerging European filmmakers at Screen Talent Europe Pitching Forum 2023 as well as receiving the Pixel Talent Award 2023, one of Sweden’s largest short film prizes.
He started out as a camera assistant on different feature films and commercials before transitioning into shooting and directing commercials and short films himself. He also managed to get to the last step of the selection process at the National Film School of Denmark twice.
He wants his films to be full sensory experiences. The only comfortable thing for the viewer should be their seats as he likes to think that even his mother, who is the most restless and uninterested audience, should still be engaged and unable to look away.
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Clermont Ferrand International Film Festival (Academy Award Qualyifing) - International Competition
Melbourne International Film Festival (Academy Award Qualyifing) - WTF Shorts
Helsinki International Film Festival, Love & Anarchy - International Competition
Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival - International Competition
Cinema Jove Festival Internacional de Valencia - Official Short Film Section
Postira Seaside Film Festival - International Competition
Le Cri du court Festival - Official Competition
San Diego International Film Festival - International Competition
ShorTS International Film Festival - Maremetraggio Section
Pixel Skånes Kortfilmsfestival - Winner of Best Film & Best Editing