Federico Moccia (born 20 July 1963) is an Italian writer, screenwriter and film director. His father

Giuseppe Moccia Giuseppe "Pipolo" Moccia (22 June 1933 – 20 August 2006) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 96 films between 1958 and 2001. He also directed 21 films between 1964 and 1997. Most of the films he co-wrote and co-dir ...

was also a screenwriter and director. Following his successful book and film ' many people put love padlocks on

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and other places around the world. From 2011 until 2027 he has been the mayor of Rosello, a town in Abruzzo.

Biography

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He is the son of Italian scriptwriter and movie director

, and his childhood was linked to the world of cinema through his father, which he wrote in several Italian comedies of the 70s and 80s. It started in the world of work from his father at age 19 as assistant director '' Attila flagello di Dio'' (1982). Five years later he directed his first film, ''Palla al centro'', but the lack of success he had caused Moccia wrote screenplays and directed several series. In 1992 he wrote his first novel ' which was rejected by several publishers and released in a small edition by Il Ventaglio publishing house. Again without success, in 1996 wrote and directed the film ' and returned to the world of television. In 2004, twelve years after its first edition, ''Three Meters Above Heaven'' had a reissue, becoming a bestseller and a same title movie, also receiving several awards and translations into several languages (also Portuguese and Japanese). In 2006 he published ''I Want You'', sequel to the previous novel, which was so successful that it was decided, again, to adapt it to film. Something similar happened with ' (2007), prequel of ' (2009) whose premiere was in 2010. In 2017 he wrote ' which was the last book of the series of ''Three Meters Above Heaven''. '' Summertime'', a TV show based on the same series, premiered on

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in 2020. He considers himself Roman Catholic.

Selected bibliography

* ''Tre metri sopra il cielo'' , (1992) * ''Ho voglia di te'' , (2006; English: ''I Want You'') * ''Scusa ma ti chiamo amore'' , (2007) * ''Cercasi Niki disperatamente'' , (2007) * ''Amore 14'' , (2008) * ''Scusa ma ti voglio sposare'' , (2009)

Films

Director * ''Palla al centro'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1990) * ''Classe mista 3ª A'' (1996) * '' Scusa ma ti chiamo amore'' (2008), based on his novel of the same name * ''

Scusa ma ti voglio sposare ''Sorry If I Want to Marry You'' ( it, Scusa ma ti voglio sposare) is a 2010 Italian comedy film directed by Federico Moccia. It is the sequel to the film Sorry but I call you love and is portrayed by Raoul Bova and Michela Quattrociocche with th ...

'' (2009), based on his novel of the same name * '' Amore 14'' (2010), based on his novel of the same name * '' Universitari'' (2013) * '' Non c'è campo'' (2017) Screenwriter * '' I ragazzi della 3ª C'' (1987-1989) – TV series * '' Cannibal Holocaust II'' (1988) * ''

'' (1990) – TV series * '' Tre metri sopra il cielo'' (2004) * ''Ho voglia di te'' (2006) * '' Scusa ma ti chiamo amore'' (2008) * ''Scusa ma ti voglio sposare'' (2009) * ''Amore 14'' (2010) * ''Universitari'' (2013) * ''Non c'è campo'' (2017)

References

External links

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Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moccia, Federico 1963 births Living people 20th-century Italian novelists 20th-century Italian male writers 21st-century Italian novelists 21st-century Italian male writers Italian Roman Catholics