b. 1992, Milan
London-based
Writer-Director
Federico is an Italian-British writer-director based in London, making genre films that evoke science-fictional and unsettling versions of reality. His work has screened at international film festivals including Fantastic Fest, Clermont-Ferrand, Palm Springs Shortfest, Strasbourg EFFF, Torino Film Festival, Frameline, LSFF, Glasgow Short Film Festival and DocLisboa. 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, Heith, Bianca Scout and aircode, as well as with fashion brands and designers such as ROA Hiking, Randa Kherba and Mainline RUS/FR.CA/DE.
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 been shown on platforms such as NOWNESS, Rai Cinema and 180 Fact 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 writer-director based in London, making genre films that evoke science-fictional and unsettling versions of reality. His work has screened at international film festivals including Fantastic Fest, Clermont-Ferrand, Palm Springs Shortfest, Strasbourg EFFF, Torino Film Festival, Frameline, LSFF, Glasgow Short Film Festival and DocLisboa. 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, Heith, Bianca Scout and aircode, as well as with fashion brands and designers such as ROA Hiking, Randa Kherba and Mainline RUS/FR.CA/DE.
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 been shown on platforms such as NOWNESS, Rai Cinema and 180 Fact as well as in galleries including the South London Gallery, Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Cryptic Glasgow, Wilhelm Hack Museum.
