Maurizio Zaccaro

Maurizio Zaccaro

Maurizio Zaccaro (born May 8, 1952 in Milan ) is an Italian film director and screenwriter .

Life

Zaccaro graduated from the Scuola del Cinema in Milan in 1977 . Immediately afterwards he made short films such as Overkill , with which he won the prize at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen in 1981 . Later, Zaccaro devoted himself to television in addition to the screen .

In 1991 he won the " David di Donatello " as best new director with his film Dove commincia la notte . In 1992 he won the “Premio Solinas” for his screenplay L'articolo 2 . In 1993 his film Kalkstein (La valle di pietra) was chosen for both the Venice International Film Festival and the Montreal one . This work is a film adaptation of the novella Kalkstein by the Austrian writer Adalbert Stifter . In 1999 he won the "David di Donatello" with his film Un uomo perbene .

Zaccaro's most successful television productions are La missione (1997), Un dono semplice (2000), Cuoret (2001), and I ragazzi della via Pal (2003). Other successful television productions are Al di là delle frontiere (2004), Mafalda di Savoia (2005), O Professore (2006) and Il bambino della domenica (2007). The last production to be mentioned is Die Swingmädchen (Le ragazze dello Swing) .

Filmography (selection)

As a director

• 1989: In coda della coda (also screenplay)
• 1991: Where the night begins (Dove comincia la notte)
• 1992: limestone (La valle di pietra)
• 1994: L'articolo 2 (also screenplay)
• 1996: Testa matta (also screenplay)
• 1997: Il carniere (also screenplay)
• 1998: La missione (TV movie)
• 1999: Bergkristall - Ververrt im Schnee ( Cristallo di rocca , TV film, also screenplay)
• 1999: Un uomo perbene (also screenplay)
• 2000: Un dono semplice (TV film)
• 2001: Cuore (TV series)
• 2003: The boys from Paulstraße ( I ragazzi della via Pál , TV film, also screenplay)
• 2004: Al di là delle frontiere (TV series)
• 2005: Il bell'Antonio (TV series)
• 2006: Mafalda di Savoia (TV series, also screenplay)
• 2008: Il bambino della domenica (TV series)
• 2008: O professore (TV film)
• 2009: Lo smemorato di Collegno (TV film, also screenplay)
• 2009: Il piccolo (also screenplay, camera)
• 2010: The Swing Girls ( Le ragazze dello Swing , TV movie)

As a cameraman

• 1985: Mediatori e carrozze
• 1987: Long live the signors (Lunga vita alla signora!)

As a film editor

• 1989: Maicol
• 1991: L'attesa

Web links

• Maurizio Zaccaro in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• mauriziozaccaro.com Official Website