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Ferdinando Cito Filomarino
Cito Filomarino (left) at the 46th International Film Festival of India in 2015
Born	(1986-11-27) 27 November 1986 (age 38) Milan, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Alma mater	University of Bologna
Occupations	Film director screenwriter
Years active	2010–present
Relatives	Luchino Visconti (great great-uncle)

Ferdinando Cito Filomarino (born 27 November 1986) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.

Career

In 2010, Cito Filomarino wrote and directed Diarchy, a short film starring Louis Garrel, Riccardo Scamarcio, and Alba Rohrwacher. It screened at the Locarno Film Festival on 7 August 2010 and the Sundance Film Festival on 21 January 2011. In 2015, he made his feature film directorial debut Antonia., about poet Antonia Pozzi. Cito Filomarino also directed two short films starring Małgosia Bela, Await and Closing In.

In April 2019, it was announced Cito Filomarino would direct Beckett starring John David Washington, Alicia Vikander, Boyd Holbrook and Vicky Krieps; among the producers are Luca Guadagnino and Marco Morabito. It is based on an original story by Cito Filomarino and the screenplay was written by Kevin Rice.

Cito Filomarino has collaborated on numerous projects with director Luca Guadagnino, whom he also shared a long-term personal relationship with, including serving as his second unit director on A Bigger Splash, Call Me by Your Name, and Suspiria.

Filmography

Feature film

Short film

Editor

Awards and nominations

Throughout his career, Cito Filomarino has received 5 awards and 9 nominations.

• 2010: Pianifica Award for Diarchy (Won).
• 2010: Golden Pardino - Legends of Tomorrow for Diarchy (Nominated).
• 2010: European Film Award for European Short Film for Diarchy (Nominated).
• 2010: Prize of the City of Torino for Best Italian Short Film for Diarchy (Nominated).
• 2011: Silver Ribbon for Best Short Film Director for Diarchy (Won).
• 2011: Short Filmmaking Award - Honorable Mention for Diarchy (Won).
• 2011: Short Filmmaking Award for Diarchy (Nominated).
• 2015: Special Mention for Antonia (Won).
• 2015: Crystal Globe for Antonia (Nominated).
• 2016: New Directors Competition for Antonia (Nominated).
• 2016: Silver Ribbon for Best New Director for Antonia (Nominated).
• 2016: Olhar Award-Best Film for Antonia (Nominated).
• 2016: Festival Award for Best Film for Antonia (Won).
• 2021: Variety Piazza Grande Award for Beckett (Nominated).

References

1. Spaventa, Simona (December 2, 2015). "L'esordio del nipote di Visconti "Ma allo zio preferivo De Palma"" [The debut of Visconti's nephew: "I've always preferred De Palma to my uncle"]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved June 5, 2020.
2. Barraclough, Leo (June 2, 2015). "50th Anniversary Edition of Karlovy Vary Film Festival Puts Accent on Youth". Variety. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
3. Vivarelli, Nick (July 7, 2015). "'Antonia's' Ferdinando Cito Filomarino on Pozzi's Poetry, 1930s Milan, Working with Guadagnino". Variety. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
4. "Await". Vimeo. 23 November 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
5. "Lablatalk @ Ferdinando Cito Filomarino". journal.lablaco.com. October 22, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
6. Wiseman, Andreas (April 24, 2019). "Hot Project Du Jour: John David Washington & Alicia Vikander Lead Luca Guadagnino-Produced Thriller 'Born To Be Murdered' From Ferdinando Cito Filomarino". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
7. "'I'm proud we showed there doesn't have to be a leading man to get the point across', says Suspiria director". Belfast Telegraph. November 23, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
8. "Ferdinando Cito Filomarino - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-07-22.

External links

• Ferdinando Cito Filomarino at IMDb

• 1986 births
• Living people
• Italian film directors
• Italian male screenwriters
• Italian-language film directors
• LGBTQ film directors
• Italian LGBTQ screenwriters
• Italian gay writers
• 21st-century Italian LGBTQ people
• Gay screenwriters