Ferdinando Cito Filomarino

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 Year Title Director Writer 2015 Antonia. 2021 Beckett

Short film Year Title Director Writer Notes 2010 Diarchy 2013 L'inganno Documentary 2016 Await Ad for Agnona 2017 Closing In

Editor Year Title Notes 2013 Inconscio italiano Documentary2012 Here Ad for Starwood One Plus One Ad for Giorgio Armani

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). 2021: Variety Piazza Grande Award for Beckett (Nominated).