Alex Infascelli (born 9 November 1967) is an Italian director, screenwriter and producer.
Life and career
Born in
Rome
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, the son of the producer Roberto and the nephew of the producer
Carlo, Infascelli started his career as an assistant director for commercials and music videos.
After directing he himself a number of music videos, in 1994 he directed a segment of the anthology film ''DeGenerazione''.
In 2000 he made his feature film debut with the thriller ''
Almost Blue'', which was well received both by critics and audience.
For this film he won the
David di Donatello
The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award cat ...
for
Best New Director ''Best New Director'' was an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle from its first inception in 1989 until discontinuing in 1996. There was no award in 1993.
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as well as the
Ciak d'oro
''Ciak'' is a popular Italian film magazine published in Milan, Italy. It is the most popular film magazine in Italy. The title is the Italian word (also spelled ''ciac'', for a film clapperboard.
History and profile
''Ciak'' was established in 1 ...
and the
Nastro d'Argento
The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italian ...
in
the same category.
Filmography
* ''DeGenerazione'' (1994, segment "Vuoto a rendere")
* ''Esercizi di stile'' (1996, segment "Se le rose pungeranno")
* ''
Almost Blue'' (2000)
* ''
The Vanity Serum
''The Vanity Serum'' ( it, Il siero della vanità) is a 2004 Italian giallo film directed by Alex Infascelli. It is loosely based on the novel ''Il libro italiano dei morti'' by Niccolò Ammaniti.
Plot synopsis
The VIPs of Italian television myst ...
'' (2004)
* ''
Hate 2 O'' (2006)
* ''
Donne assassine'' (TV, 2008)
* ''Nel nome del male'' (TV, 2009)
* ''
S Is for Stanley'' (2015)
* ''
My Name Is Francesco Totti'' (
2020
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)
References
External links
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1967 births
21st-century Italian people
Italian film directors
Italian screenwriters
Italian male screenwriters
Italian film producers
Writers from Rome
David di Donatello winners
Nastro d'Argento winners
Ciak d'oro winners
Living people
Giallo film directors
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