Paolo Benetazzo Explained

Paolo Benetazzo
Birth Date:1976 7, df=y
Years Active:2007-present

Paolo Benetazzo (born 16 July 1976) is an Italian film director, actor, screenwriter, producer, editor and visual artist.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He made his feature film directorial debut with Study (2012), which has been screened and awarded at international film festivals worldwide.[6] Distinguished by a profound cinematic individualism, the film was entirely shot by Benetazzo without any film crew. He is the founder of independent film production company ARTtouchesART.

Early life and education

Benetazzo was born in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. At the age of 19 he began acting and filming while attending the University of Padua. Experiencing a temporary conflict with the academic environment, he interrupted his studies for some years, picking up different jobs, until he eventually graduated in 2003 with a master's degree in psychology.[7]

Career

In 2007 after travelling around Europe and living in Dublin for a few years, Benetazzo started working on his feature film directorial debut. Discouraged by the Italian film industry, he moved to London and founded ARTtouchesART Films in 2012.

Between 2007 and 2012 he wrote, produced, photographed and directed the independent film Study. He also starred in the lead role and composed the soundtrack.[8] [9] Since its premiere in London in 2012,[10] the film has quickly developed a cult following among fans and audience.

At the end of 2012 Benetazzo worked with artist Danny Sherwood in the production of "Bitter Ditty".[11] In 2013 he directed and edited the music video "Salamander" for rock band Mount Fabric[12] [13] and "Like to Party" for electronic producer Cal Strange. During the same year he also directed the short film Sense, which was selected in a number of film festivals including the Seattle Erotic Art Festival.[14] In 2015 Benetazzo directed the music video "Love me Hurt me" for French artist Oriana Curls.[15]

Filmography

Music videos

Year Title Artist Role Film Festivals
2012"Bitter Ditty" Danny Sherwood Director
Writer
Editor
  • Art All Night Film Festival 2014: Official Selection
  • Rendezvous Film Festival 2015: Official Selection
2013"Like to Party" Cal Strange Director
Writer
Editor
  • BBC Music Video Festival 2013: Official Selection[27]
  • SouthEastern Film Festival 2015: Official Selection[28]
  • Art All Night Film Festival 2015: Official Selection[29]
2013"Salamander" Mount Fabric Director
Writer
Editor
  • Reel 13: Official Selection[30]
  • Three Cities Film Festival: Official Selection 2015[31]
  • SouthEastern Film Festival 2015: Official Selection

Discography

Albums

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Filmmaking with a Crew of One: Paolo Benetazzo's Study. Hopeforfilm.com. 7 February 2014.
  2. Web site: Case Study: STUDY, a true independent film. December 9, 2013. Indienyc.com. 9 December 2013.
  3. Web site: How to make a true independent film: one artist, one vision. December 29, 2012. Filmcourage.com. 29 December 2012.
  4. Web site: Movies: exclusive interview with Paolo Benetazzo. Moveoramablog.com. 27 March 2013.
  5. Web site: Study: Paolo Benetazzo Interview. Battleroyalewithcheese.com. 1 October 2011.
  6. Web site: Push the Boundaries of Your Creativity. Actioncutprint.com. 7 January 2014.
  7. Web site: Behind the lense with Paolo Benetazzo. January 10, 2014. Beonthescene.com. 10 January 2014.
  8. Web site: The making of Study by Paolo Benetazzo. Internationalmovietrailerfestival.com. 5 December 2013.
  9. Web site: Study (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). October 2013. iTunes. 1 October 2013.
  10. Web site: London films. Portobello Film Festival. 1 September 2012.
  11. Web site: AltSounds Exclusive: Danny Sherwood-Bitter Ditty. Hangout.altsounds.com. 4 October 2012.
  12. Web site: Watch: Mount Fabric-Salamander. June 4, 2013. Beatsperminute.com. 4 June 2013.
  13. Web site: New Music from Rosecoloured. Rosecoloured.com. 24 June 2013.
  14. Web site: Erotic Art Festival 2014. Seattleerotic.org. 10 May 2014.
  15. Web site: "Love Me Hurt Me" Oriana Curls - Interview. Goodnighttheskye.blogspot.co.uk. 2015-08-23.
  16. Web site: Portobello Film Festival 2012: winners, shortlist and links to selected movies. Portobello film festival. 16 September 2012.
  17. Web site: California Film Awards 2012 Winners. California Film Awards. 26 December 2012.
  18. Web site: Winners March 2013. Accolade Competition. 1 March 2013.
  19. Web site: LAMA 2013 Winners. Thelamovieawards.com. 15 May 2013.
  20. Web site: Official selection SoCal Film Festival 2013. 29 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140114005714/http://socalfilmfest.com/about-the-socal/awards-selections/2013-2/. January 14, 2014. dead.
  21. Web site: Official selection Columbia Gorge International Film Festival 2014. Angaelica.com. 26 July 2014.
  22. Web site: CYIFF 2014 programme. Cyprus International Film Festival. 3 September 2014.
  23. Web site: Official selection Bad Film Fest 2014. Badtheaterfest.com. 23 March 2014.
  24. Web site: Chéries-Chéris Film Festival 2014. Cheries-cheris.com. 2 December 2014.
  25. Web site: Sense NACHTSCHATTEN BDSM/Fetisch Film Festival. www.nachtschatten-filmfest.com. 2015-08-24.
  26. Web site: Programa Completo RFF2015 Rural FilmFest. www.ruralfilmfest.com. 2015-08-24.
  27. Web site: BBC Music Video Festival. bbcmusicvideofestival.tumblr.com. 2015-08-24.
  28. Web site: Film . southeasternfilm.com. 2015-08-24.
  29. Web site: International Film Festival. Art All Night - Trenton. 2015-08-24.
  30. Web site: Salamander - Reel 13. www.thirteen.org. 2015-08-24.
  31. Web site: Three Cities Fest. www.threecitiesfest.com. 2015-05-30.

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