Paolo Benetazzo
Born (1976-07-16) 16 July 1976
Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Alma materUniversity of Padua
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor, actor, visual artist
Years active2007-present
Websitewww.paolobenetazzo.com

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),[1][3] which has been screened and awarded at international film festivals worldwide.[2][6] Distinguished by a profound cinematic individualism, the film was entirely shot by Benetazzo without any film crew.[1][2][4] He is the founder of independent film production company ARTtouchesART.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

Benetazzo was born in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy.[5] At the age of 19 he began acting and filming while attending the University of Padua.[2][3][5] 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.[2][3][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.[2][4][7]

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.[2][5][7][8][9] Since its premiere in London in 2012,[1][3][10] the film has quickly developed a cult following among fans and audience.[2][3][4]

At the end of 2012 Benetazzo worked with artist Danny Sherwood in the production of "Bitter Ditty".[2][7][11] In 2013 he directed and edited the music video "Salamander" for rock band Mount Fabric[2][7][12][13] and "Like to Party" for electronic producer Cal Strange.[2][4][7] 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

Feature films

YearTitleRoleFilm Festivals and awards
2012StudyActor (The student)
Director
Writer
Producer
  • Portobello Film Festival 2012: Nomination for Audience Award[16]
  • California Film Awards 2012: Winner Gold Award[17]
  • Accolade Competition 2013: Winner Award of Merit for Feature Film[18]
  • Accolade Competition 2013: Winner Award of Merit for Leading Actor[18]
  • Los Angeles Movie Awards 2013: Winner Honorable Mention[19]
  • SoCal Film Festival 2013: Official Selection[20]
  • Columbia Gorge International Film Festival 2014: Official Selection[21]
  • Cyprus International Film Festival 2014: Official Selection[22]

Short films

YearTitleRoleFilm Festivals and awards
2013SenseDirector
Writer
Producer
Editor

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRoleFilm Festivals
2012"Bitter Ditty"Danny SherwoodDirector
Writer
Editor
  • Art All Night Film Festival 2014: Official Selection
  • Rendezvous Film Festival 2015: Official Selection
2013"Like to Party"Cal StrangeDirector
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 FabricDirector
Writer
Editor
  • Reel 13: Official Selection[30]
  • Three Cities Film Festival: Official Selection 2015[31]
  • SouthEastern Film Festival 2015: Official Selection[28]

Discography

Albums

YearTitleRole
2012 Study Original SoundtrackProducer
Music composer

References

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