Fabio Mollo (born 27 April 1980) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.

Fabio Mollo
Mollo in 2014
Born27 April 1980 (1980-04-27) (age 46)
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • producer

Life and career

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Born in Reggio Calabria, Mollo graduated in Visual Theory and Film History at the University of East London, and later enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in direction in 2007.[1] After directing some shorts, notably getting a Nastro d'Argento special mention for the 2008 short Giganti, he served as assistant director for directors such as Gianni Zanasi and Francesco Bruni.[1]

Mollo made her feature film debut with South Is Nothing, which premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and was later screened at the Rome Film Festival and at the Berlin International Film Festival in the Generation sidebar.[1][2] For this film he was nominated for Nastro d'Argento for best new director and got a Globo d'Oro nomination for best directorial debut.[1] His second film There Is a Light was released in 2017, and was a commercial and critical success,[1] getting to Mollo a Nastro d'Argento nomination for best original story.[3]

Starting from 2018, Mollo is also active as a television director, collaborating with Mediaset, RAI and Netflix, for which he directed four episodes of the series Curon.[1][4] In 2021, he directed the first Amazon Prime Video Italian original film, the coming of age comedy-drama Dog Years.[5][6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2003 Troppo vento Yes Yes Yes Short film
2004 Quello che sento Yes Yes Yes
2005 Al buio Yes Yes No
2006 Carmilla Yes Yes No
2008 Giganti Yes Yes No Short film
Winner – Torino Film Festival Award for Best Short film
Winner – NovaraCine Festival Best Under30 Director
2009 Un'offerta per la festa Yes No No Short film
2013 South Is Nothing Yes Yes No First full-length film
Nominated – Globo d'Oro for Best Directional Debut
Hakuna Matata No Yes No Short film
2015 Il miracolo No No Yes Short film
Vincenzo da Crosia Yes Yes No Documentary film
2016 The Young Pope: A Tale of Filmmaking Yes Yes No
2017 Come ieri No No Yes Also creative producer
There Is a Light Yes Yes No Nominated – Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay
Custodire e proteggere: La gendarmeria vaticana No Yes No Documentary film
2020 Shadows No Yes Yes Also creative producer
2021 Anni da cane Yes No No
2022 My Soul Summer Yes No No
2023 Semidei Yes Yes No Documentary film
Nata per te Yes Yes No

Television

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Year Title Creator Director Writer Producer Notes
2016 Artists in Love No Yes No No Docuseries; 10 episodes
2018 Come quando fuori piove No Yes No No 6 episodes
Tutto può succedere No Yes No No 16 episodes (co-director, season 3)
Liberi sognatori No Yes No No Episode: "Una donna contro tutti - Renata Fonte"
2020 Curon No Yes No No 4 episodes
2021 Masantonio – Sezione scomparsi No Yes No No 5 episodes
2025 Hype Yes Yes No No 8 episodes

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ranocchi, Veronica. "Fabio Mollo: Una ricerca continua". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. Weissberg, Jay (24 February 2014). "Film Review: 'South Is Nothing'". Variety. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. De Luca, Alessandra (7 June 2017). "Nastri d'Argento 2017: tutte le candidature". Ciak (in Italian). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. Lax, Gabriella (16 November 2019). "Il reggino Fabio Mollo dirige "Curon", nuova serie su Netflix". Il Reggino. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  5. Vivarelli, Nick (16 March 2021). "Amazon Unveils First Italian Original Movie, Young Adult Comedy 'Dog Years'". Variety. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  6. Szalai, Georg (16 March 2021). "Amazon Sets First Italian Original Film 'Dog Years'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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