Fabio Mollo

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

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. 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.

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.

Filmography 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

Television Year Title Creator Director Writer Producer Notes 2016 Artists in Love Docuseries; 10 episodes2018 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