Agostino Imondi

'Agostino Imondi is an Italian documentary film director.

Early life and education Agostini Imondi was born in Basel, Switzerland.

He studied film direction in Rome, Italy.

Upon his return to Europe, Imondi re-edited the documentary for international audiences, where the film had limited screenings in German movie theatres, as well as being screened at some international film festivals.

In 2003 he worked with British director Christina Hotz on the Dutch-South African co-production Orange Farm Water Crisis, which deals with water privatisation in the South African township of Orange Farm. The short documentary was screened at various film festivals around the world.

After moving to Berlin he worked as editor on Unsere Mutter (Our Mother), an experimental film by Iranian filmmakers Kia Kiarostami and Daryush Shokof, shot by Kiarostami and fellow Iranian director Bahman Ghobadi.

In 2006 he started research for a new documentary, which later would become the film Neukölln Unlimited, co-directed with the German director Dietmar Ratsch. For this movie he won a Crystal Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival in 2010.

Some of his short documentaries and current affairs stories have been broadcast on AlJazeera, arte, C31 Melbourne, and RBB. He had also worked as freelance video editor for other filmmakers.

Filmography (as director) 2002: Waking Up The Nation 2003: Orange Farm Water Crisis 2010: Neukölln Unlimited

Awards and nominations 2003: Winner, Best Video, Festival dei Diritti, Italy, for Orange Farm Water Crisis 2010: Winner, Crystal Bear for best Feature Film, 60th Berlin International Film Festival for Neukölln Unlimited - (lost to Mohamed Al-Daradji for Son of Babylon) 2010: Winner, Buster Award for best Documentary, Buster Film Festival, Copenhagen 2010: Winner, 1st Prize for Feature Documentary, Chicago International Children's Film Festival 2011: Nominated, German Documentary Award - (lost to Wim Wenders for Pina) 2011: Nominated, German Film Critics Award - (lost to Hajo Schomerus for Im Haus meines Vaters sind viele Wohnungen) 2011: Winner, MovieSquad All Rights Award, Movies That Matter Film Festival, The Hague won