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Ferdinando Cito Filomarino

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Ferdinando Cito Filomarino
Meet the Director Press Conference - Kalpana Ariyawansa, Vindana Ariyawansa, Ferdinando Cito Filomarino, Brian Perkins and Jai Hogg, during the 46th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2015), in Panaji, Goa.jpg
Cito Filomarino (left) at the 46th International Film Festival of India in 2015
Born (1986-11-27) 27 November 1986 (age 37)
Milan, Italy
NationalityItalian
Alma materUniversity of Bologna
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2010–present
PartnerLuca Guadagnino (2009–2020)[1]
RelativesLuchino Visconti (great-uncle)[2]

Ferdinando Cito Filomarino (born 27 November 1986) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.

Career

In 2010, Cito Filomarino wrote and directed Diarchy, a short film starring Louis Garrel, Riccardo Scamarcio, and Alba Rohrwacher. It screened at the Locarno Film Festival on 7 August 2010 and the Sundance Film Festival on 21 January 2011.[3] In 2015, he made his feature film directorial debut Antonia., about poet Antonia Pozzi.[4] Cito Filomarino also directed two short films Await and Closing In, both starring Małgosia Bela.[5][6]

In April 2019, it was announced Cito Filomarino would direct Born to Be Murdered starring John David Washington, Alicia Vikander, Boyd Holbrook and Vicky Krieps; among the producers are Luca Guadagnino and Marco Morabito, it is based on an original story by Cito Filomarino, and the screenplay was written by Kevin Rice.[7]

Filomarino was in a relationship with director Luca Guadagnino from 2009 to 2020.[8][9]

Cito Filomarino has also collaborated multiple times with director Luca Guadagnino, including serving as his second unit director on A Bigger Splash, Call Me by Your Name, and Suspiria.[10]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Title Director Writer Editor Notes
2013 Inconscio italiano Yes Documentary
2015 Antonia. Yes Yes
2021 Beckett Yes Story Post-production

Short films

Year Title Director Writer Editor Notes
2010 Diarchy Yes Yes
2012 Here Yes Ad for Starwood
One Plus One Yes Ad for Giorgio Armani
2013 L'inganno Yes Yes Documentary
2016 Await Yes Yes Ad for Agnona
2017 Closing In Yes Yes Ad for Agnona

References

  1. ^ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/15/luca-guadagninos-cinema-of-desire
  2. ^ Spaventa, Simona (December 2, 2015). "L'esordio del nipote di Visconti "Ma allo zio preferivo De Palma"" [The debut of Visconti's nephew: "I've always preferred De Palma to my uncle"]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  3. ^ Barraclough, Leo (June 2, 2015). "50th Anniversary Edition of Karlovy Vary Film Festival Puts Accent on Youth". Variety. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  4. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (July 7, 2015). "'Antonia's' Ferdinando Cito Filomarino on Pozzi's Poetry, 1930s Milan, Working with Guadagnino". Variety. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  5. ^ "Await". Vimeo. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  6. ^ "Lablatalk @ Ferdinando Cito Filomarino". journal.lablaco.com. October 22, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  7. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (April 24, 2019). "Hot Project Du Jour: John David Washington & Alicia Vikander Lead Luca Guadagnino-Produced Thriller 'Born To Be Murdered' From Ferdinando Cito Filomarino". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  8. ^ Buchanan, Kyle (September 10, 2020). "With 'We Are Who We Are,' Luca Guadagnino Wants You to Question Yourself". The New York Times. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  9. ^ Heller, Nathan. "Luca Guadagnino's Cinema of Desire". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  10. ^ "'I'm proud we showed there doesn't have to be a leading man to get the point across', says Suspiria director". Belfast Telegraph. November 23, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2019.