Federico Francioni

Biography

Born in Campobasso in 1988, after graduating from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, he signed with Yan Cheng for the documentaries Tomba del Tuffatore, The First Shot – Best Film at the 53rd Pesaro Film Festival – and the short film Octavia, promoted by the Chicago Film Archive and made with archive material. Among his other experiences are the Ateliers Varan and the 'Frontières' residency in Paris, supported by the Musée de l'Histoire de l'Immigration and the G.R.E.C., which contributed to the making of Rue Garibaldi – Best Film at the 39th Torino Film Festival, italiana.doc. In 2021, he is working with Gaël de Fournas on the short film Akouchetame, part of a new project in development: Dar L Walid. For the publishing house Artdigiland, he has edited an interview volume – Il mondo Vivente – dedicated to the director Eugène Green.