Magà Ettori

Magà Ettori (born 15 February 1972) is a French filmmaker currently residing in Dublin, Ireland.

Personal life Married with two children, he married in London for Mayor of Westminster.

Professional life and activism Magà Ettori did his cinema studies in France at Ecole Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle (ESRA), studied journalism at the Centre Professionnel de Journalisme (CFJ), languages at Cambridge University and dramatic arts at Conservatoire Maurice Ravel

In 1990, Magà founded and directed "l'Institut Citoyen du Cinéma" which had a goal of supporting politically motivated films. That same year, - at the request of Antoine Bonfanti - he made "Domotica" with Jean Lefebvre as the main actor.

In 2011, Magà Ettori was elected Cinema Advisor at the Conseil Economique Social et Culturel Corse (CESCC). He became involved in the development of New Emerging Cinema in the Mediterranean region with the Anna Lindh Foundation.

From the beginning of his career, Magà Ettori wrote and directed several dozen films. He also created a cultural magazine and a Contemporary Art gallery in Ajaccio which was a double project awarded by the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Ettori, who defines himself as a citizen of the world and a humanist, adopted a vegan diet in 2012. Along with his cinematographic career, Magà Ettori hosted numerous trainings, conferences, festivals, debates, master classes, workshops and meetings, three colloquiums in the Senate, and one at UNESCO headquarters. He also steered the "Convention of the Animal Rights Activists" and the "Convention of Corsican Culture". Faeryland (2016), of which he is the author, director and performer, is considered to be the first vegan film.

Awards Medor for Best film (2016) (:fr:Faeryland) – won

Films

1990: Domotica 1991: Carrissimu cucinu 1993: A mio culomba 1993: Ribeddu 1994: Nine Sisters 1995: OE 1996: Corsica Sensations 1998: Croce 1999: L'occhju 2000: Pampasgiolu 2001: AE 2002: Fiat Lux 2003: A dream 2003: Clandestinu 2003: Corsica Regina 2004: Resistenza 2004: The Soul 2005: Pulitichella 2006: A mimoria 2006: Babel 2008: Et maintenant monsieur Paoli ? 2009: Grossu Minutu 2009: U borgu 2010: L'étrangère 2011: I Tercani 2011: La Marche de l'enfant roi 2011: Lamentu di u Golu 2012: l'Astiu 2014: Amazing Grace 2014: Bad Day 2014: Le Dernier Clan 2014: Umani 2015: Corsica Sera 2016: Faeryland