Fabio is an Italian filmmaker who graduated from the University of East London with a BA Honour Bachelor of Arts in Visual Theory, Film History in 2022. Following this, he graduated from the Italian Film School “Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia” (Rome) in 2007. Fabio’s work has screened at international festivals, including Toronto International Film Festival, Berlinale and Venice Film Festival.
Some early accolades of his career include the Universal Filmmaster Program in Los Angeles, the Young Italian Filmmaker Prize in New York, and the Torino Film Lab Production Award.
Awards and Nominations:
DIRECTOR & WRITER
VINCENZO DA CROSIA – Vincenzo – (Wildside/Discovery Channel) – 2015
Writer and Director. Feature Documentary
33° Torino Film Festival: Special Mention AVANTI Award
Nastro d’Argento 2016 – Silver Ribbon Italian Film Critics Award:
Nomination for Best Documentary
FILM
Il Padre d’Italia – There Is a Light – (Bianca Film/Rai Cinema) – 2017
Writer and Director. Italy and France theatrical release.
– Globo d’Oro 2018 – Italian Golden Globe Award from the Rome Foreign Press Association: Best Actress to Isabella Ragonese
– Nastro d’Argento 2017 – Silver Ribbon Italian Film Critics Award:
Nomination for Best Script to Fabio Mollo and Josella Porto
– Award for Best Film at N.I.C.E USA 2017, New Italian Cinema Events, San Francisco
– Award for Best Actor Luca Marinelli at Bif&st – Bari International Film Festival 2017
– Jury Award and Youth Jury Award at Festival du Film Italien de Villerupt 2017
– Critic Award at Les rencontres du cinéma italien à Toulouse 2017
– Audience Award at Festival du Cinema Italien de Bastia 2017
– Audience Award at Festival del Cinema Italiano di Ajaccio 2018
Il Sud è Niente – South is Nothing (b24/Rai Cinema/Madakai) – 2013
Writer and Director
64° Berlinale – Generation: Official Selection
38° Toronto International Film Festival: Official Selection
8° Festival Internazional del Film di Roma – Alice nella Città: Official Selection
31° Torino Film Festival: Official Selection
57° San Francisco International Film Festival 2014: Official Selection
Nastro d’Argento-Silver Ribbon Italian Film Critics Award: nomination for Best New Director
Globo d’Oro – Italian Golden Globe Award from the Rome Foreign Press Association: Nominations for Best New Director, Best Actress and Best Music Score.
Script selected at the Atelier de la Cinefondation du 64° Festival de Cannes.
Giganti – Giants – (Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia)- 2007
Writer and Director. Short film in 35mm
58° Berlinale: Official Selection
25° Torino Film Festival: Best Short
– 30° Clermont-Ferrand: Special Mention of the Press Jury 58°
Special Mention Best Director at “Nastri D’argento” Silver Ribbon Italian Film Critics Award
Al Buio – In the Dark – (Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia) – 2005
Writer and Director
62° Mostra del Cinema di Venezia – Venice Film Festival: Official Selection
ADDITIONAL AWARDS
Winner of Filmmaster Universal Program, Los Angeles:Universal Studios,NBC Universal (USA).
Winner of the Young Italian Filmmaker Prize of the Italian Cultural Institute – New York.
Winner of the Nipkow Programm Scholarship in Berlin
Winner of the Production Award al Torino Film Lab.
Finalist at the Solinas Award 2005 and 2015.
Un Italiano Vero – “A true Italian”: (Original Script) Official Selection Brazil Film Cup 2014.
ADDITIONAL SELECTION and AWARDS:
2014 – Talent Lab – Toronto International Film Festival
2012 – Nipkow Programme Scholarship in Berlin
2011 – Cinefondation, Atelier of 64° Festival de Cannes.
2011 – Berlinale Talent Project Market at the Berlinale.
2010 – Torino Film Lab – Development Program with the feature film script “Il Sud è Niente”.
2009 – Angers Ateliers (Angers Workshop) directed by Jeanne Moreau (France).
2005 – Workshop at the Escuela Intern. de Cine y Tv de Cuba, with Gabriel Garcia Marquez