Giovanni Basso

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Giovanni Basso
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Giovanni Basso in 2022
Born (1984-02-27) 27 February 1984 (age 41)
Ferrara, Italy
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Giovanni Basso (27 February 1984) is an Italo-Australian film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing the 2022 film Mindemic . [1]

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Biography

Basso was born in Northern Italy, in the city of Ferrara, where he graduated in 2003 at the Liceo Classico Ludovico Ariosto. He migrated to Australia in 2010 and holds dual Italian-Australian citizenship.

Career

In 2013, he wrote, directed, and produced the Australian short film The Swimmer, which competed in over fifty film festivals and at the 2013 Hollywood Film Awards. In 2014, he wrote, directed, and produced Terra Continens, a short film presented in 2015 as a special event during the Venice Film Festival. In 2018, he wrote and directed Il Grande Presidente, a short film starring Lorenzo Balducci and Giorgio Colangeli, shot on 35mm film, with support from the MiC - Ministry of Culture, the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, and SIAE. [2]

In 2022, he wrote and directed his debut feature film, Mindemic , [3] starring Giorgio Colangeli. The film, shot entirely with an iPhone, received several nominations at the 2023 Ciak d'oro awards. On the 19th of September 2022 it was included in the list of twelve Italian films to possibly represent Italy as a foreign language film at the 2023 Academy Awards. [4]

Filmography

Short film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2007L'Odore della NotteYesYesYesAlso cinematographer
2013The SwimmerYesYesYes
2015Terra ContinensYesYesYesAlso editor
2019Il Grande PresidenteYesYesYesAlso editor [5]

Feature film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2022 Mindemic YesYesYesAlso cinematographer and editor [6]

Awards and nominations

YearTitleAward/Nomination
2023 Mindemic Nominated - Golden Ciak for Best Emerging Director
Los Angeles Italia Film Festival Award for Best Feature [7]

References

  1. ↑ Bucci, Emanuele. "Mindemic: parlano Giorgio Colangeli e il regista Giovanni Basso" (in Italian). Ciak . Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Il Grande Presidente". Filmitalia.org.
  3. ↑ Dugato, Ileana. "Giovanni Basso: «Mindemic, Giorgio Colangeli e il mio archetipo catastrofico»" (in Italian). The Hot Corn. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Di Francesco, Davide. "Oscar 2023, ecco i 12 film in corsa per rappresentare l'Italia" (in Italian). Ciak . Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Il Grande Presidente on Accademia del Cinema Italiano" (in Italian). Accademia del Cinema Italiano.
  6. ↑ "Mindemic". Cineuropa.
  7. ↑ "Los Angeles Italia Film Festival Official Website". Los Angeles Italia Film Festival.
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