Elio Piccon
Elio Piccon (born January 25, 1925 in Bordighera , † March 6, 1988 in Rome ) was an Italian documentary filmmaker , screenwriter and cameraman .
Life
From 1943 Piccon attended the “Avviamente ottico” course at the Roman Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia , was an assistant at Ubaldo Arata during this time and became a cameraman after graduating. From 1948 on he published numerous short documentaries and for three years was the supplier of reports for the weekly newsreel "Mondo Libero". After a trip to feature films in 1954, another important film was Italia 61 from the same year in which he made an anniversary film for the Fiat factory in co-production with the Walt Disney Company at the Circarama cinema . His unusual film L'antimiracolo , completed in 1965 and made with amateur actors, brought Piccon the Golden Lion of the Venice Film Festival . From 1966 he concentrated again (with a third and final feature film exception in 1969, La scoperta ) on short documentary works.
Filmography (selection)
- 1948: Magia del trucco (documentary film)
- 1954: His first conflict (Ho trovato mio figlio!)
- 1965: L'antimiracolo
- 1969: La scoperta
- 1977: E voi, chi dite che io sia? (Documentary)
Web links
- Website dedicated to Piccon
- Elio Piccon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Piccon at mymovies
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi. Rom, Gremese 2002, p. 335
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Piccon, Elio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian documentary filmmaker, screenwriter and cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bordighera |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 1988 |
| Place of death | Rome |