Domenico Procacci

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Domenico Procacci (born 8 February 1960) is an Italian film producer.

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Life and career

Born in Bari, Procacci debuted as a producer in the late 1980s, when he co-founded with Renzo Rossellini and others the production company Vertigo. [1] In 1990 he founded the company Fandango, which debuted with a box office hit, Sergio Rubini's La stazione . [1] He soon specialized in producing small-budget art films directed by young directors. [1] In 1992, he started a long collaboration with Rolf de Heer, producing and even distributing his films in Italy, and in 2002 he co-founded with de Heer, Richard Lowenstein, Sue Murray and Bryce Menzies the production company Fandango Australia. [1]

Procacci won four David di Donatello Awards for best producer, and four Silver Ribbons in the same category. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

In 2014, Procacci had a son with Kasia Smutniak, whom he married in September 2019. [7]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tiziana Ferrero Regis (2009). Recent Italian Cinema: Spaces, Contexts, Experiences. Troubador Publishing Ltd, 2009. ISBN   978-1848760851.
  2. ↑ "Domenico Procacci at David di Donatello". David di Donatello . Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "'Tutta la vita davanti' Nastro d'Argento miglior film". La Repubblica . 5 June 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Maria Elena Vagni (27 June 2011). "Nastri d'Argento, sei premi a Habemus Papam". Best Movie. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Redazione (30 June 2012). "Nastri d'Argento 2012: Sorrentino miglior film, Procacci miglior produttore con "Diaz"". RB casting. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Nastri d'argento 2014. Capitale umano conquista Taormina ma la vera sorpresa è Song'e Napule". Rai News . 28 June 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Kasia Smutniak si è sposata in segreto con Domenico Procacci". repubblica.it (in Italian). 16 September 2019.


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