Fabio Sonzogni | |
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Born | Fabio Sonzogni 1963 Bergamo, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation(s) | Director, Actor |
Years active | 2000 - present |
Fabio Sonzogni (1963 in Bergamo, Italy) is a director and Italian actor.
He has worked as an actor for fifteen years with directors: Luca Ronconi, Dario Fo, Gabriele Lavia, Mario Martone, Antonio Syxty, Antonio Latella. Since 2000 he has been working as a director. On February 21, 2014 in Florence, Teatro Cantiere Florida, he is performing and directing Sunset Limited, by Cormac McCarthy. In July 2014 he is taking part to the Festival of Gibellina-Orestiadi, with his new play Come pietra paziente, acting Nabhia Akkari.In November 2014, he will perform Cormac McCarthy's The Road. He is now working on his next short film, Reborn Baby, as well as the play The Face of Maria, a monologue for voice and body of a woman situated in London. In July he will be the artistic manager of the Siloe Film Festival, in Tuscany.
His short film Concrete Leaves, [1] inspired by one of Mc Ewan’s short story, has participated in 35 international festivals and winning 7 of them, such as: Rotterdam Film Fest, Dresda Film Festival, Cork Film Festival, Genova Film Festival, Cinecittà Roma Festival and inviting to international reviews in New York, London, Paris, Madrid and Dresda .
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