Michelangelo Frammartino (born 1968) is an Italian filmmaker.
Michelangelo Frammartino | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968 (age 55–56) Milan, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Biography
editMichelangelo Frammartino was born in Milan to Calabrian parents in 1968. In 1991 he enrolled in the Architecture Faculty of the Politecnico di Milano. Between 1994 and 1997 he attended Milan's film school, Civica Scuola del Cinema, for which he produced videoart installations and worked as a set designer for films and video clips. He also shot several short films: Tracce (1995), L'Occhio e lo Spirito (1997), BIBIM (1999), Scappa Valentina (2001), Io Non Posso Entrare (2002).[1]
His first feature Il Dono premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in 2003.[2] His following film Le Quattro Volte (2010) was selected at the Director's Fortnight in Cannes, where it won the Label Europa Cinema.[3]
Since 2005 he has been teaching filmmaking at the University of Bergamo. In December 2013 he held a workshop at the University of Calabria.
His 2021 film Il buco was selected for the main competition at the 78th Venice International Film Festival,[4] where it received positive reviews and won the Special Jury Prize.[5][6]
Filmography
editShort films
edit- Tracce (1995)
- L'Occhio e lo Spirito (1997)
- BIBIM (1999) – co-directed with Cafi Mohamud
- Scappa Valentina (2001)
- Io Non Posso Entrare (2002)
Feature films
edit- Il Dono (2003)
- Le Quattro Volte (2010)
- Il buco (2021)
Installations
edit- Presenze s-connesse (1995)
- Ora (1995)
- La Casa delle Belle Addormentate (1997)
- Film (1998)
- Alberi (2013)
- Sguardi in Macchina (2013)
References
edit- ^ "Michelangelo Frammartino". Tracce Creative (in Italian). 27 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Lanfranchi 2016, p. 211.
- ^ De Marco, Camillo (21 May 2010). "Frammartino's Le Quattro Volte wins Europa Cinemas Label". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ De Marco, Camillo (6 September 2021). "Michelangelo Frammartino, Director of Il buco". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (10 October 2021). "Michelangelo Frammartino's Venice Prizewinner 'Il Buco' Seals U.S. Deal With Grasshopper, Gratitude (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Cannes 2010, LE QUATTRO VOLTE wins Europa Cinemas Label". Torino Film Lab. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
Sources
edit- Lanfranchi, Alessandro (2016). "The Post-human Sound An Interview with Michelangelo Frammartino". Relations. Beyond Anthropocentrism. 4 (2).