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Marco Pontecorvo

b. 1966

Italian cinematographer and film director

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Born 1966. Marco Pontecorvo is an Italian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and director.

Marco Pontecorvo (born November 8, 1966, Rome) is an Italian cinematographer and film director.

Marco Pontecorvo was initially interested in black and white photography, but eventually became a filmmaker like his father Gillo. He debuted as director of photography on In sailing in the wrong direction (1997). Some of his best known works are Rome, The Last Legion, Letters to Juliet and Game of Thrones.

He has also directed films. His first film Pa-ra-da received several award nominations, including the Silver Ribbon for the best debutant director and the David di Donatello for Best Debut Director, and won the Pasinetti Award at the 65th Venice International Film Festival and the Francis Laudadio Award for Best First Feature at the Bari International Film Festival.

Filmography Year Title Genre Notes 2020 Fatima 2018 Carlo & Malik TV series 2015 Partly Cloudy with Sunny Spells 2013 Fading Gigolo 2011 Game of Thrones TV series 2010 Passione Letters to Juliet 2009 Evidence for a Sicilian Tragedy My One and Only 2007 The Last Legion 2006 Firewall 2005 Rome TV series 2005 - 2007 2004 Eros 2003 Perduto amor My House in Umbria TV movie 2002 Una seconda occasione short La prossima volta short 2000 On the Beach Beyond the Pier Voci 1999 Katja's Adventure Banana Splatter short 1998 Le ragazze di Piazza di Spagna TV series 2000 The Guest Greener Fields TV movie Fuochino short Bambina in metro B short 1997 In sailing in the wrong direction TV series 2000 La tregua The Many Women of Fassbinder TV documentary 1996 Binari short

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Gillo Pontecorvo

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Who is Marco Pontecorvo?

Italian cinematographer and film director

When was Marco Pontecorvo born?

Marco Pontecorvo was born on 8 November 1966 in Rome.

What is Marco Pontecorvo's occupation?

Marco Pontecorvo is a film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and director.

What nationality is Marco Pontecorvo?

Marco Pontecorvo is Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Marco Pontecorvo

· Wikidata: Q1893879

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