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, Torino Film Festival, London and 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. His work, including music videos, has also been shown on platforms such as Nowness and 180fact as well as in galleries including the South London Gallery, Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Cryptic Glasgow, Wilhelm Hack Museum. His feature project Enclave, a sci-fi horror about the evolution of a new species, was one the winners of the MFN In Progress Lab in 2022. Recently, it was also one of the five finalist projects developed in the inaugural edition of the BFI-sponsored UK Next Wave Genre Lab. In addition to his work as a director, he also has years of experience as an editor.
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, Torino Film Festival, London and 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. His work, including music videos, has also been shown on platforms such as Nowness and 180fact as well as in galleries including the South London Gallery, Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Cryptic Glasgow, Wilhelm Hack Museum. His feature project Enclave, a sci-fi horror about the evolution of a new species, was one the winners of the MFN In Progress Lab in 2022. Recently, it was also one of the five finalist projects developed in the inaugural edition of the BFI-sponsored UK Next Wave Genre Lab. In addition to his work as a director, he also has years of experience as an editor.
