Giuseppe Ferlito
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Giuseppe Ferlito is a well-known Italian film director
Film director
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. He was born on October 24, 1954 in the Sicilian
Sicily
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 town of Burgio
Burgio
Burgio is a comune in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about 60 km south of Palermo and about 40 km northwest of Agrigento...

.

Early days

In 1981, Ferlito attended the Workshop Theater of Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio Gassman Knight Grand Cross OMRI , popularly known as Il Mattatore, was an Italian theatre and film actor and director...

 which follows the course dramaturgy of Eduardo De Filippo
Eduardo De Filippo
Eduardo De Filippo was an Italian actor, playwright, screenwriter, author and poet, best known for his Neapolitan works Filumena Marturano and Napoli Milionaria.-Biography:...

, participating in the drafting of the text "Simpatia"" published by Einaudi. In 1989 Ferlito directed the feature film Repercussion in video. In 1989 Ferlito directed Backlash also a feature film in video. "Special prize of the jury" and "Prize for the better masculine interpretation" at the 40th International Show of Montecatini. "Gull of gold" for best feature film at the Festival of Bellaria.

Later career

In 1994 in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....

 he founded the school of cinema Imagine, (La di Cinema Immagina) of which he is the artistic director and where he teaches acting, directing, screenplay and editing. In 1998 it realizes in quality of producer the mediometraggio in 35 mm.

In 1997, he directed the short film Doppio Petto
Doppio Petto
Doppio Petto is a short film written and directed by Giuseppe Ferlito. It is filmed in Ferlito's native town of Burgio. The cast is made up of citizens of Burgio and the nearby town of Villafranca Sicula. The technicians of the film all come from the "Cinema Immagina" film school. All the...

 in Sicily. It was produced in association with Imagine and with the contribution of the Commune
Commune
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s of Burgio
Burgio
Burgio is a comune in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about 60 km south of Palermo and about 40 km northwest of Agrigento...

 and Villafranca Sicula
Villafranca Sicula
Villafranca Sicula is a comune in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about 60 km south of Palermo and about 40 km northwest of Agrigento...

. The film won awards at the National Competition FEDIC and the World Competition SOLE 1998 held in Austria.

In 1998 he directed the film Female, produced and distributed from Cecchi Channels Group, and starring Monica Guerritore
Monica Guerritore
Monica Guerritore is an Italian actress of cinema, theatre and television.-Biography:After her debut at just sixteen years of age under the direction of Giorgio Strehler in The Cherry Orchard , she tied herself romantically and artistically to...

 and Roberto Farnesi.

In 2001 he directed the feature film
Feature film
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 Né terra né cielo, financed by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Assets. It was co-produced by Imagine Film Productions and Arbash. This film also received awards at European Film Festivals.

In 2008 he directed La verità negli occhi starring Roberto Farnese and the pupils of the film drama school Imagine.

Films directed

  • 1997 - Doppio Petto
    Doppio Petto
    Doppio Petto is a short film written and directed by Giuseppe Ferlito. It is filmed in Ferlito's native town of Burgio. The cast is made up of citizens of Burgio and the nearby town of Villafranca Sicula. The technicians of the film all come from the "Cinema Immagina" film school. All the...

  • 1998 - Femmina
  • 2000 - I Prigioni
  • 2001 - Né terra né cielo
  • 2003 - La mia squadra del cuore
  • 2006 - Ritratti nella notte
  • 2007 - Cobret - mediometraggio
  • 2007 - Nero di Seppia
  • 2008 - Big bang Prodi
  • 2008 - La verità negli occhi

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