Paolo Benetazzo

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Paolo Benetazzo
Born (1976-07-16) 16 July 1976 (age 48)
Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Alma mater University of Padua
Occupation(s) Film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor, actor, visual artist
Years active2007-present
Website www.paolobenetazzo.com

Paolo Benetazzo (born 16 July 1976) is an Italian film director, actor, screenwriter, producer, editor and visual artist. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He made his feature film directorial debut with Study (2012), [1] [3] which has been screened and awarded at international film festivals worldwide. [2] [6] Distinguished by a profound cinematic individualism, the film was entirely shot by Benetazzo without any film crew. [1] [2] [4] He is the founder of independent film production company ARTtouchesART. [2] [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Benetazzo was born in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. [5] At the age of 19 he began acting and filming while attending the University of Padua. [2] [3] [5] Experiencing a temporary conflict with the academic environment, he interrupted his studies for some years, picking up different jobs, until he eventually graduated in 2003 with a master's degree in psychology. [2] [3] [7]

Career

In 2007 after travelling around Europe and living in Dublin for a few years, Benetazzo started working on his feature film directorial debut. Discouraged by the Italian film industry, he moved to London and founded ARTtouchesART Films in 2012. [2] [4] [7]

Between 2007 and 2012 he wrote, produced, photographed and directed the independent film Study . He also starred in the lead role and composed the soundtrack. [2] [5] [7] [8] [9] Since its premiere in London in 2012, [1] [3] [10] the film has quickly developed a cult following among fans and audience. [2] [3] [4]

At the end of 2012 Benetazzo worked with artist Danny Sherwood in the production of "Bitter Ditty". [2] [7] [11] In 2013 he directed and edited the music video "Salamander" for rock band Mount Fabric [2] [7] [12] [13] and "Like to Party" for electronic producer Cal Strange. [2] [4] [7] During the same year he also directed the short film Sense, which was selected in a number of film festivals including the Seattle Erotic Art Festival. [14] In 2015 Benetazzo directed the music video "Love me Hurt me" for French artist Oriana Curls. [15]

Filmography

Feature films

YearTitleRoleFilm Festivals and awards
2012 Study Actor (The student)
Director
Writer
Producer
  • Portobello Film Festival 2012: Nomination for Audience Award [16]
  • California Film Awards 2012: Winner Gold Award [17]
  • Accolade Competition 2013: Winner Award of Merit for Feature Film [18]
  • Accolade Competition 2013: Winner Award of Merit for Leading Actor [18]
  • Los Angeles Movie Awards 2013: Winner Honorable Mention [19]
  • SoCal Film Festival 2013: Official Selection [20]
  • Columbia Gorge International Film Festival 2014: Official Selection [21]
  • Cyprus International Film Festival 2014: Official Selection [22]

Short films

YearTitleRoleFilm Festivals and awards
2013SenseDirector
Writer
Producer
Editor

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRoleFilm Festivals
2012"Bitter Ditty"Danny SherwoodDirector
Writer
Editor
  • Art All Night Film Festival 2014: Official Selection
  • Rendezvous Film Festival 2015: Official Selection
2013"Like to Party"Cal StrangeDirector
Writer
Editor
  • BBC Music Video Festival 2013: Official Selection [27]
  • SouthEastern Film Festival 2015: Official Selection [28]
  • Art All Night Film Festival 2015: Official Selection [29]
2013"Salamander"Mount FabricDirector
Writer
Editor
  • Reel 13: Official Selection [30]
  • Three Cities Film Festival: Official Selection 2015 [31]
  • SouthEastern Film Festival 2015: Official Selection [28]

Discography

Albums

YearTitleRole
2012  Study Original Soundtrack Producer
Music composer

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