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Gianfranco Rosi

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Gianfranco Rosi

IT, ES, AR, EN cinema · 13 credits

Born

30 November 1963 (age 62)

Birthplace

Asmara, Eritrea

Gianfranco Rosi (Italian pronunciation: [dʒaɱˈfraŋko ˈrɔːzi]; born 30 November 1963) is an Italian-American documentary filmmaker. His 2013 film Sacro GRA won the Golden Lion at the 70th Venice Film Festival, while his 2016 film Fire at Sea won the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin Film Festival. Rosi is the only documentary filmmaker to win two highest awards at the three major European film festivals (Venice, Berlin, and Cannes) and is the only director besides Michael Haneke, Ang Lee, Ken Loach, and Jafar Panahi to do so in the 21st century. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Fire at Sea.

Known for

Filmography

Pompei: Below the Clouds poster

Pompei: Below the Clouds

IT · 20256.1

Director, Producer, Sound, Director of Photography, Story

Blackout Dreams poster

Blackout Dreams

ES · 2025Not rated

Creative Consultant

In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis poster

In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis

IT · 20226.7

Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Sound, Author

Il coraggio del leone poster

Il coraggio del leone

IT · 2021Not rated

as Gianfranco Rosi

Notturno poster

Notturno

AR · 20206.6

Producer, Director, Sound, Writer, Director of Photography

Fire at Sea poster

Fire at Sea

IT · 20166.7

Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer

Sacro GRA poster

Sacro GRA

IT · 20135.9

Sound, Director of Photography, Writer, Director

Many Possible Futures. With Renato Nicolini poster

Many Possible Futures. With Renato Nicolini

IT · 20123.0

Director

El Sicario, Room 164 poster

El Sicario, Room 164

ES · 20106.8

Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer

Below Sea Level poster

Below Sea Level

EN · 20086.4

Director, Director of Photography

Face Addict poster

Face Addict

EN · 20058.0

Cinematography

Afterwords poster

Afterwords

EN · 2001Not rated

Director

Boatman poster

Boatman

IT · 19946.7

Writer, Sound, Director of Photography, Director