Fabio Mollo

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Fabio Mollo
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Mollo in 2014
Born27 April 1980 (1980-04-27) (age 44)
Reggio Calabria, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationFilm director

Fabio Mollo (born 27 April 1980) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.

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Life and career

Born in Reggio Calabria, Mollo graduated in Visual Theory and Film History at the University of East London, and later enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in direction in 2007. [1] After directing some shorts, notably getting a Nastro d'Argento special mention for the 2008 short Giganti, he served as assistant director for directors such as Gianni Zanasi and Francesco Bruni. [1]

Mollo made her feature film debut with South Is Nothing , which premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and was later screened at the Rome Film Festival and at the Berlin International Film Festival in the Generation sidebar. [1] [2] For this film he was nominated for Nastro d'Argento for best new director and got a Globo d'Oro nomination for best directorial debut. [1] His second film There Is a Light was released in 2017, and was a commercial and critical success, [1] getting to Mollo a Nastro d'Argento nomination for best original story. [3]

Starting from 2018, Mollo is also active as a television director, collaborating with Mediaset, RAI and Netflix, for which he directed four episodes of the series Curon . [1] [4] In 2021, he directed the first Amazon Prime Video Italian original film, the coming of age comedy-drama Dog Years. [5] [6]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ranocchi, Veronica. "Fabio Mollo: Una ricerca continua". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Weissberg, Jay (24 February 2014). "Film Review: 'South Is Nothing'". Variety . Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ↑ De Luca, Alessandra (7 June 2017). "Nastri d'Argento 2017: tutte le candidature". Ciak (in Italian). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Lax, Gabriella (16 November 2019). "Il reggino Fabio Mollo dirige "Curon", nuova serie su Netflix". Il Reggino. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Vivarelli, Nick (16 March 2021). "Amazon Unveils First Italian Original Movie, Young Adult Comedy 'Dog Years'". Variety. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Szalai, Georg (16 March 2021). "Amazon Sets First Italian Original Film 'Dog Years'". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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