b. 1992, Milan
London-based
Writer-Director
Federico is an Italian-British filmmaker based in London, making genre films that evoke science-fictional and unsettling versions of reality. His work has screened at international film festivals including Clermont-Ferrand, Palm Springs Shortfest, Torino Film Festival, LSFF, Glasgow Short Film Festival, DocLisboa and Frameline. His sci-fi horror stories are inspired by his background studying biology and a personal approach to queer genre cinema.
Previous films have been set in extreme environments - from the arctic to the deepest mine in the UK - and have featured collaborations with experimental musicians Rolo Tomassi, Bianca Scout and aircode, as well as with fashion brands and designers such as Mainline RUS/FR.CA/DE, ROA Hiking and Randa Kherba.
Federico's feature project Enclave, a sci-fi horror about the evolution of a new species, was recently selected as one of five finalist projects in the inaugural BFI-sponsored UK Next Wave Genre Lab. It was also one of the winners of the MFN In Progress Lab in 2022. His work has also been shown on platforms such as Nowness, 180fact and Rai Cinema as well as in galleries including the South London Gallery, Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Cryptic Glasgow, Wilhelm Hack Museum.
London-based
Writer-Director
Federico is an Italian-British filmmaker based in London, making genre films that evoke science-fictional and unsettling versions of reality. His work has screened at international film festivals including Clermont-Ferrand, Palm Springs Shortfest, Torino Film Festival, LSFF, Glasgow Short Film Festival, DocLisboa and Frameline. His sci-fi horror stories are inspired by his background studying biology and a personal approach to queer genre cinema.
Previous films have been set in extreme environments - from the arctic to the deepest mine in the UK - and have featured collaborations with experimental musicians Rolo Tomassi, Bianca Scout and aircode, as well as with fashion brands and designers such as Mainline RUS/FR.CA/DE, ROA Hiking and Randa Kherba.
Federico's feature project Enclave, a sci-fi horror about the evolution of a new species, was recently selected as one of five finalist projects in the inaugural BFI-sponsored UK Next Wave Genre Lab. It was also one of the winners of the MFN In Progress Lab in 2022. His work has also been shown on platforms such as Nowness, 180fact and Rai Cinema as well as in galleries including the South London Gallery, Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Cryptic Glasgow, Wilhelm Hack Museum.
