Fabio Mollo
Fabio Mollo (born 27 April 1980) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Fabio Mollo

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- Born
- 27 April 1980
- Birthplace
- Reggio Calabria, Italy
- Occupation
- * Director
- Nationality
- Italy
- Known for
- South Is Nothing · Il padre d'Italia · Dog Years · My Soul Summer
- Languages
- Italian
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Fabio Mollo (born 27 April 1980) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.
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• Born — 27 April 1980 • Birthplace — Reggio Calabria, Italy • Occupation — * Director • screenwriter • producer
Life and career
Life and career
Born in Reggio Calabria, Mollo graduated in Visual Theory and Film History at the University of East London, and later enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in direction in 2007. After directing some shorts, notably getting a Nastro d'Argento special mention for the 2008 short Giganti, he served as assistant director for directors such as Gianni Zanasi and Francesco Bruni. Mollo made her feature film debut with South Is Nothing, which premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and was later screened at the Rome Film Festival and at the Berlin International Film Festival in the Generation sidebar. For this film he was nominated for Nastro d'Argento for best new director and got a Globo d'Oro nomination for best directorial debut. His second film There Is a Light was released in 2017, and was a commercial and critical success, getting to Mollo a Nastro d'Argento nomination for best original story. Starting from 2018, Mollo is also active as a television director, collaborating with Mediaset, RAI and Netflix, for which he directed four episodes of the series Curon. In 2021, he directed the first Amazon Prime Video Italian original film, the coming of age comedy-drama Dog Years.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Creator — Director — Writer — Producer — Notes • 2016 — Artists in Love — Docuseries; 10 episodes • 2018 — Come quando fuori piove — 6 episodes • Tutto può succedere — 16 episodes (co-director, season 3) • Liberi sognatori — Episode: "Una donna contro tutti - Renata Fonte" • 2020 — Curon — 4 episodes • 2021 — Masantonio – Sezione scomparsi — 5 episodes • 2025 — Hype — 8 episodes
Film
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Producer — Notes • 2003 — Troppo vento — Short film • 2004 — Quello che sento • 2005 — Al buio • 2006 — Carmilla • 2008 — Giganti — Short film Winner – Torino Film Festival Award for Best Short film Winner – NovaraCine Festival Best Under30 Director • 2009 — Un'offerta per la festa — Short film • 2013 — South Is Nothing — First full-length film Nominated – Globo d'Oro for Best Directional Debut • Hakuna Matata — Short film • 2015 — Il miracolo — Short film • Vincenzo da Crosia — Documentary film • 2016 — The Young Pope: A Tale of Filmmaking • 2017 — Come ieri — Also creative producer • There Is a Light — Nominated – Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay • Custodire e proteggere: La gendarmeria vaticana — Documentary film • 2020 — Shadows — Also creative producer • 2021 — Dog Years • 2022 — My Soul Summer • 2023 — Semidei — Documentary film • Nata per te
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- 1.Fabio Mollo: “Faccio il regista perché sono nato al Gebbione”. calabriaonweb.it.
- 2.About Fabio Mollo. fabiomollo.com.
- 3.Artists in Love. living.corriere.it.
- 4.The Young Pope - Behind the scenes: il documentario di Fabio Mollo. video.repubblica.it.
- 5.Fuori linea - 5 marzo 2017. raiplay.it.
- 6.Fabio Mollo, regista de Il padre d'Italia: "Io e mio marito ci siamo chiesti se diventare genitori". cinemagay.it.
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