Director of
IL GESTO DELLE MANI
Since 2003 he has presented a film club and led filmmaking workshops for children. Since 2009 Francesco has collaborated with the artist Velasco Vitali and with CICAE (International Federation of Arthouse Cinemas). His 2011 short film STORIE NEL CEMENTO won the of the FAI -Italian Artistic Foundation- prize at the Milano Film Festival and was selected for various documentary film festivals. In 2012 he published his first book, 24 Fotogrammi: storia aneddotica del cinema. IL GESTO DELLE MANI, his first feature documentary, won the FIPRESCI award at Berlinale Forum 2015 and has been selected in many festival around the world.
Selection:
2012 FATAMORGANA
2014 TRADITIO SYMBOLI