Matteo Barzini
Matteo Barzini is an Italian filmmaker, journalist and producer born in Rome in 1981 and raised in Los Angeles. He's the nephew of supermodel, writer and political activist Benedetta Barzini.
Biography
[edit]His first feature documentary United We Stand, about post 9/11 America and the War in Iraq was selected for the 60th Venice International Film Festival making him one of the youngest filmmakers to attend the festival.[1]
In 2008 he produced and directed his second feature documentary Change, about the Obama McCain United States presidential election in 2008. The documentary was distributed by Cinecittà Luce[2] and in competition for the David di Donatello 2010/11.[3]
In 2013 he co-directed his third feature documentary Medè about the Camorra in Naples. It premiered at Rome Independent Film Festival on April 9, 2012.[4]
In 2014 he directed the documentary about the Syrian Civil War:[5] The Quake. The soundtrack was scored by Academy Award winner, composer Ennio Morricone.[6] The film premiered on February 8, 2014 during the Roman premiere of George Clooney's film Monuments Men.[7]It was part of Brown University Modern Culture and Media course "The Collapse of the Nation-State System: An Intellectual Preparation" held by Rana Dasgupta.[8]
From 2016 to 2023 he worked as reporter for the current affairs show Agorà broadcast on Rai.[9] In 2019 while reporting on the yellow vests protests in Paris he was injured in the 2019 Paris explosion which killed 4 people and injured 47.[10][11][12]
Filmography
[edit]| Feature documentaries |
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| United We Stand |
| Change |
| Medè (Mayday) |
| The Quake |
Awards and Festivals
[edit]Venice International Film Festival (2003) Official Selection United We Stand
New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (2004) Honorable Mention United We Stand
Potenza International Film Festival (2004) Official Selection United We Stand
Rome DocFest (2006) Best Editing Hip Hop Diaries
Rome Independent Film Festival (2010) Official Selection Change
Potenza International Film Festival (2010) Official Selection Change
Rome Independent Film Festival (2013) Official Selection Medè (Mayday)
References
[edit]- ^ "Scheda film".
- ^ "Yes we change". 23 February 2012.
- ^ "Accademia del Cinema Italiano - Premi David di Donatello".
- ^ "L' associazione Jonathan nel nome di D' Avanzo - la Repubblica.it". 22 September 2012.
- ^ ""Siria: Splendore e Dramma", la mostra di Roma sul retaggio siriano (Video)". 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Una task force per salvare il tesoro siriano | Europa Quotidiano". Archived from the original on 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ "Archeologia. Siria, anche l'arte cade in guerra". 12 February 2014.
- ^ https://bulletin.brown.edu/search/?P=The+Collapse+of+the+Nation-State+System%3A+An+Intellectual+Preparation
- ^ "Esplosione Parigi, il racconto dei drammatici istanti: "Catapultato dalla camera al bagno"".
- ^ "Parigi, il giornalista ferito: «L'esplosione mi ha catapultato dalla camera al bagno»". 12 January 2019.
- ^ "«Ero al telefono, l'esplosione mi ha catapultato dalla stanza da letto al bagno» (Video)". 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Agorà 2018/19 - Coinvolto nell'esplosione di Parigi - 14/01/2019 - Video".
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