Lorenzo Muscoso
Director, Screenwriter, Photographer
Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Photographer (Still), Acting Teacher and Editor
Roma, Italy
October 2022
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About Lorenzo
Lorenzo Muscoso is the Artistic Director of the Official Celebration of the Centenary Giovanni Verga and has been in charge of the Verghiano Festival for 10 years. Originally from Vizzini - the writer's hometown - he is a director, producer and writer. He graduated from the DAMS University of Roma Tre with a thesis on Paolo Sorrentino. He is also a graduate of the Rossellini Audiovisual Institute and also attends the Law and Business Marketing course. He has produced documentaries, short films and medium-length films, set in Sicily, which have received various awards. Events supported by the European Parliament, Unesco, the Sicily Region and Rai Cultura. He is the Artistic Director of several Film Festivals in Italy, including the Euromediterranean Award and the Matera Festival, where he collaborates with Netflix and the Martin Scorsese team. As a director he wrote and directed transpositions of Verga's operas, represented in Sicily, Puglia, Basilicata and Lombardy. He also managed the communication of Cirque Du Soleil in Sicily and he is the author of various books on cinema and multimedia contents. He has taught Cinema at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome and has conducted various conferences, including at La Sapienza in Rome and Unibas in Matera and conducted various masterclasses with Alexis Sweet and the Oscar winner Dante Ferretti, and lastly the conference “Raccontando Verga ”At the Feltrinelli Foundation in Milan in collaboration with the municipal administration. He is also the author of the "Capitani Coraggiosi" event in the field of legality, in memory of the Judges Falcone and Borsellino which every year sees the participation of students, law enforcement agencies, magistrates and associations and personalities from Leoluca Orlando to Pasquale Scimeca and Veronica D'Agostino, Tony Sperandeo, Marco Amenta and the “Gerzia” project against violence against women. He cooperated with the American government for the Marines Meet Verga project, obtaining three awards for commitment. Finally, he has received several awards including, for social journalism, the ACI Galateo and the Messina Award. Lastly, his short film “Rustic Legends”, which combines the folklore of traditions with the realist narrative, receives30 Awards.
He lives between Milan, Rome and sicily
Badges
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Awards
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Madonie Film Festival - Leggende Rusticane for the Best Film
(2023) -
"Io e Paolo" for the Best Documentary - Monza Film Festival
(2023) -
"Io e Paolo" for the Best Script - Flaminio Film Festival -
(2023) -
9th Benalla Short International Film Festival "Leggende Rusticane"
(2022) -
Encomium from the commander of the U.S Marines
(2014) -
Festival Dello Stretto - Corto Oscar for the documentary Emozioni senza barriere
(2009) -
Fondazione Sodalitas - National award for the social journalism for the documentary Emozioni senza b
(2008)
Education
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Cinema and Television Production
(2008-2011)
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