Luca Luongo

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Luca Luongo
Born (1996-12-07) December 7, 1996 (age 28)
Naples, Campania, Italy
Education Sapienza University of Rome (BA) Catholic University of Milan (MA)
OccupationActor • director • screenplay writer • producer
Years active2017–present

Luca Luongo (born 7 December 1996) is an Italian actor, director, screenplay writer and producer [1] [2] [3] .

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Biography

Luongo was born in Naples on December 7, 1996. He graduated in acting from the TeatroArte Academy of Naples in 2015, and earned a degree in Arts and Sciences of Performing Arts from the Sapienza University of Rome in 2019. He then obtained a Master's degree in Film Production from the Catholic University of Milan and studied film directing at the CSC Lab of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia [4] .

After acting in and directing several short films, he directed and starred in the TV miniseries Chronicles [5] , which was released on Prime Video in 2022. In 2023, he portrayed Arsène Lupin in the medium-length film Snowblind [6] , which he also directed, and was once again distributed by Prime Video. He reprised the role of Lupin in the sequel Backfire, set for release in 2025.

In 2025, at the age of 28, he directed and starred in the film The Last Beautiful Thing , which was presented out of competition at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival [7] [8] [9] . Luongo’s debut film achieved great success with both audiences and critics [10] , winning several awards at national and international festivals [11] [12] .

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2017RhymesXXXYesYesYesShort-film
2020Wrong Fires For Right HopesTonyYesYesYesShort-film
2023Snowblind Arsène Lupin YesYesYesMedium-lenght film
2025Backfire Arsène Lupin NoNoYesShort-film
2025 The Last Beautiful Thing FedericoYesYesYes

Television

YearTitleRoleDirectorWriterProducerDistributor
2022ChroniclesJoeYesYesYes Prime Video

Theatre

YearTitleRoleDirectorVenue
2018 The Trojan Women Menelaus NoLa Carrozza d'Oro, Naples
2019The ImbecileLuca FazioYesGTD theatre, Naples
2024 A Midsummer Night's Dream Nick Bottom NoLa Carrozza d'Oro, Naples
2025 Fear and Misery of the Third Reich TheoNoLa Carrozza d'Oro, Naples

Accolades, awards and nominations

List of Accolades
Organizations / FestivalsYearWorkCategoryResultRef.
Berlin International Film Festival 2025 The Last Beautiful Thing EFM Official Selection [13] [14]
Los Angeles Italia Film Festival 2025 The Last Beautiful Thing Best PictureNominated [15] [16]
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival 2025 The Last Beautiful Thing Best PictureNominated [17]
Lift-Off First-Time Filmmaker Sessions2025 The Last Beautiful Thing Best PictureNominated [18]
Audience Choice AwardWon
Minsk International Film Festival Listapad 2025 The Last Beautiful Thing Cinema of the Young Best PictureNominated [19]
Sweden Film Awards2025 The Last Beautiful Thing Best First Feature FilmNominated [20]
Salerno Film Festival 2025 The Last Beautiful Thing Audience Choice AwardNominated [21]
Ischia Global Film & Music Festival 2025 The Last Beautiful Thing Best PictureNominated [22]
Ferrara Film Festival2025 The Last Beautiful Thing Premiere Autore Best PictureNominated [23] [24]
Villammare Film Festival2025 The Last Beautiful Thing Best PictureNominated [25]
Best DirectorNominated
Best Original ScreenplayNominated
Benevento Social Film Festival Artelesia2025 The Last Beautiful Thing Best PictureNominated [26] [27]
Cefalù Film Festival2025 The Last Beautiful Thing Honorable MentionWon [28]

References

  1. ↑ MYmovies.it. "Luca Luongo". MYmovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  2. ↑ "Luca Luongo - attori - filmografie". Filmitalia (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  3. ↑ "Luca Luongo | Produzione, Attore, Sceneggiatura". IMDb (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  4. ↑ "L'ultima cosa bella, Napoli "Babilonia" nel film di Luca Luongo". www.ilmattino.it (in Italian). 2025-03-20. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  5. ↑ Guida, Davide (2022-07-13). "L'AQUILUS PRODUCTIONS PROMUOVE CHRONICLES AI PRO FILM AWARDS 2022". DGNews - Il giornale della cultura e dello spettacolo (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  6. ↑ "Snowblid: in arrivo su Prime Video il mediometraggio su Arsène Lupin". nuovo.cinemaitaliano.info (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  7. ↑ "Berlinale 2025, Luca Luongo – "L'ultima cosa bella" - Effetto Notte". www.tv2000.it (in Italian). 2025-02-24. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  8. ↑ ANSA Agenzia - L'ultima cosa bella (2025). "Ultime notizie Cinema: novità ed eventi - ANSA". ANSA.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-12-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ L'ultima cosa bella . Retrieved 2025-12-04– via letterboxd.com.
  10. ↑ "L'Ultima Cosa Bella: il grido di una generazione smarrita". Punto Famiglia (in Italian). 2025-03-11. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  11. ↑ Rai (2025-02-09). L'Ultima Cosa Bella | RAI 1 | "Cinematografo" di e con Gigi Marzullo . Retrieved 2025-12-04– via YouTube.
  12. ↑ Rai (2025-03-31). L'Ultima Cosa Bella | RAI NEWS 24 | "un film che è un romanzo di formazione" . Retrieved 2025-12-04– via YouTube.
  13. ↑ "L'ultima cosa bella, Napoli "Babilonia" nel film di Luca Luongo" (in Italian). ilmattino.it. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  14. ↑ Domenico Iovane (17 February 2025). ""L'ultima cosa bella" del giovane regista Luongo al Festival di Berlino" (in Italian). InDialogo. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  15. ↑ "The last beautiful thing (L'ultima cosa bella) - films ready - films & docu". Filmitalia. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  16. ↑ "Los Angeles Italia Film Festival 2025 - Film Screenings". Los Angeles Film Festival (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  17. ↑ Hollywood, Capri (2025-04-28). "L'ULTIMA COSA BELLA". Capri Film Festival (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  18. ↑ Barrameda, Connie (2025-06-16). "First-Time Filmmaker Sessions Winners". Lift-Off Global Network. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  19. ↑ "Listapad - Minsk International Film Festival". listapad.org. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  20. ↑ "SFA - 2025 nominations". Sweden Film Awards. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
  21. ↑ "Salerno Film Festival - Films of SFF2025". www.cinemaitaliano.info (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  22. ↑ "Ischia Global Film Fest 2025 - Films". Ischia Global Festival (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-13.
  23. ↑ "Comune di Ferrara | Ferrara Film Festival 2025". www.comune.ferrara.it. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  24. ↑ "Dario Argento e Kabir Bedi ospiti del Ferrara Film Festival - Cinema - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  25. ↑ "Villammare Festival Film & Friends - 2025" (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  26. ↑ wp_7939226 (2025-08-27). "ELENCO DELLE OPERE SELEZIONATE IN CONCORSO". Social Film Festival ArTelesia (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-11-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  27. ↑ "CinemaItaliano.info - Benevento Social Film Festival Artelesia, the official selection". nuovo.cinemaitaliano.info (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  28. ↑ Carrella, Filomena (2025-08-09). "Cefalù, menzione speciale per "L'ultima cosa bella"". www.ilroma.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-10-02.

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