Domenico Procacci (born 8 February 1960) is an Italian film producer.
Life and career
Born in
Bari
Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Ital ...
, Procacci debuted as a producer in the late 1980s, when he co-founded with
Renzo Rossellini and others the production company Vertigo.
In 1990 he founded the company Fandango, which debuted with a box office hit,
Sergio Rubini
Sergio Rubini (born 21 December 1959) is an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter.
Life and career
Rubini was born in Grumo Appula, Apulia, but soon moved to Rome to study acting. After some roles in theater, he debuted in a feature ...
's ''
La stazione''.
[ He soon specialized in producing small-budget ]art film
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s directed by young directors.[ In 1992, he started a long collaboration with ]Rolf de Heer
Rolf de Heer (born 4 May 1951) is a Dutch Australian film director. De Heer was born in Heemskerk in the Netherlands but migrated to Sydney when he was eight years old. , producing and even distributing his films in Italy, and in 2002 he co-founded with de Heer, Richard Lowenstein, Sue Murray and Bryce Menzies the production company Fandango Australia.[
Procacci won four ]David di Donatello Awards
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for best producer, and four Silver Ribbons in the same category.
In 2014, Procacci had a son with Kasia Smutniak
Katarzyna Anna "Kasia" Smutniak (; born 13 August 1979) is a Polish-Italian actress and model.
Personal life
Smutniak was born in Piła, Poland. Her father, Brigadier General Zenon Smutniak, is a military pilot and served in the Polish Air ...
, whom he married in September 2019.
Selected filmography
* 1990 - '' The Station''
* 1992 - '' Flight of the Innocent''
* 1993 - '' Bad Boy Bubby ''
* 1994 - ''Like Two Crocodiles
''Like Two Crocodiles'' (original Italian title: ''Come due coccodrilli'') is a 1994 Italian-French drama film directed and co-written by Giacomo Campiotti.
Plot
A successful art dealer, the bastard son of an Italian aristocrat, returns to his ...
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* 1994 - ''''
* 1996 - '' Bits and Pieces''
* 1996 - '' The Quiet Room''
* 1997 - '' The Grey Zone''
* 1998 - '' Radiofreccia''
* 1998 - '' Dance Me to My Song''
* 1998 - ''Ecco fatto
''Ecco fatto'' is a 1998 Italian film directed by Gabriele Muccino.
Plot
Cast
* Giorgio Pasotti: Matteo
* Claudio Santamaria: Piterone
* Barbora Bobuľová: Margherita
* Enrico Silvestrin: Paolo
* Ginevra Colonna: Floriana
* Stefano Abb ...
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* 1998 - ''The Ice Rink
''The Ice Rink'' (french: La Patinoire) is a 1998 comedy film written and directed by Jean-Philippe Toussaint. It stars Tom Novembre, Mireille Perrier, Dolores Chaplin, Marie-France Pisier, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Gilbert Melki, and Bruce Campbell.
...
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* 1998 - ''The Room of the Scirocco
''The Room of the Scirocco'' ( it, La stanza dello scirocco) is a 1998 Italian romantic comedy film written and directed by Maurizio Sciarra. It is based on the novel with the same name by Domenico Campana. The film won two Nastro d'Argento Awar ...
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* 1999 - ''But Forever in My Mind
''But Forever in My Mind'' ( it, Come te nessuno mai) is a 1999 Italian comedy film directed by Gabriele Muccino. Its original Italian title translates into "Like you, nobody, never"
Plot
The movie is a tale about a young boy aroused by the sex ...
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* 2000 - ''Johnny the Partisan
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The film ente ...
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* 2001 - '' The Monkey's Mask''
* 2001 - '' The Last Kiss''
* 2001 - '' Dark Blue World''
* 2001 - ''Dust
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* 2001 - ''He Died with a Felafel in His Hand
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* 2002 - '' The Tracker''
* 2002 - '' The Embalmer''
* 2002 - ''Respiro
''Respiro'' is a 2002 Italian- French film written and directed by Emanuele Crialese and released in English-language markets in 2003. The film stars Valeria Golino, Vincenzo Amato, and Francesco Casisa. In the Italian language, '' respiro'' mea ...
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* 2002 - ''Maximum Velocity (V-Max)
''Maximum Velocity (V-Max)'' ( it, Velocità massima) is a 2002 Italian drama film directed by Daniele Vicari. It entered the competition at the 59th Venice International Film Festival.
For this film Vicari won the 2003 David di Donatello for be ...
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* 2003 - '' Remember Me, My Love''
* 2003 - ''Alexandra's Project
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* 2003 - ''Secret File
''Secret File'' ( it, Segreti di Stato) is a 2003 Italian historical drama film written and directed by Paolo Benvenuti.
It depicts a fictional investigation about the Portella della Ginestra massacre. It was entered into the main competition at ...
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* 2003 - '' Break Free ''
* 2004 - '' First Love''
* 2004 - ''The Consequences of Love
''The Consequences of Love'' ( it, Le Conseguenze dell'Amore) is a 2004 Italian psychological thriller film written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. It stars Toni Servillo, Olivia Magnani, Adriano Giannini, Gianna Paola Scaffidi, and Raffaele ...
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* 2004 - ''Lavorare con lentezza
''Lavorare con lentezza'' (internationally released as ''Working Slowly (Radio Alice)'') is a 2004 Italian drama film directed by Guido Chiesa. It is based on actual events involving Radio Alice, a 1970s pirate radio which was politically aligned ...
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* 2005 - '' Tickets''
* 2005 - ''Mario's War
''Mario's War'' ( it, La guerra di Mario) is a 2005 Italian drama film directed by Antonio Capuano. Valeria Golino won the 2006 David di Donatello for Best Actress for her performance as Giulia.
Plot summary
A determined mother struggles to rais ...
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* 2006 - '' Our Land''
* 2006 - ''Ten Canoes
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* 2006 - ''The Family Friend
''The Family Friend'' ( it, L'amico di famiglia) is a 2006 Italian film directed by Paolo Sorrentino. It was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
Geremia, an aging tailor/money lender, is a repulsive, mean, stingy man who lives in his ...
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* 2007 - ''Dr. Plonk
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''
* 2007 - ''Silk
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* 2007 - '' The Right Distance''
* 2007 - '' Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!''
* 2008 - '' Quiet Chaos''
* 2008 - '' The Past Is a Foreign Land''
* 2008 - '' Seven Pounds''
* 2008 - '' Gomorrah''
* 2008 - '' Un giorno perfetto''
* 2009 - '' The White Space''
* 2009 - '' Cosmonaut''
* 2010 - '' Kiss Me Again''
* 2010 - '' Loose Cannons''
* 2010 - '' Barney's Version''
* 2010 - '' La passione''
* 2011 - '' Qualunquemente''
* 2011 - ''The Perfect Life
''The Perfect Life'' ( it, La vita facile) is a 2011 Italian comedy film directed by Lucio Pellegrini. It was screened out of competition at the 2011 Montreal World Film Festival.
Cast
* Pierfrancesco Favino: Mario
*Stefano Accorsi: Luca
*Vitt ...
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* 2011 - '' The Forgiveness of Blood''
* 2011 - '' Habemus Papam''
* 2011 - '' The Last Man on Earth''
* 2011 - '' Drifters''
* 2012 - '' Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood''
* 2012 - ''Magnificent Presence
''Magnificent Presence'' ( it, Magnifica presenza, also known as ''A Magnificent Haunting'') is a 2012 Italian drama film directed by Ferzan Özpetek.
Plot
Pietro Pontechievello is a gay man who rents a large house in the historic center of Rom ...
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* 2012 - ''Reality
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* 2013 - ''The Fifth Wheel
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''
* 2014 - ''A Woman as a Friend
''A Woman as a Friend'' ( it, Una donna per amica) is a 2014 romantic comedy film written and directed by Giovanni Veronesi and starring Fabio De Luigi and Laetitia Casta.
Plot
Cast
*Fabio De Luigi as Francesco
* Laetitia Casta as Claudi ...
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* 2014 - ''I Can Quit Whenever I Want
''I Can Quit Whenever I Want'' ( it, Smetto quando voglio) is a 2014 Italian crime comedy film directed by Sydney Sibilia. It was followed by two sequels, subtitled ''Masterclass'' and ''Ad Honorem'', both released in 2017.
Plot
Pietro Zinni, a ...
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* 2015 - '' Mia Madre''
* 2018 - ''Il ragazzo più felice del mondo
''Il ragazzo più felice del mondo'' () is a 2018 comedy-mockumentary film directed by Gipi.
The film premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival
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References
External links
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1960 births
David di Donatello winners
Italian film producers
Living people
Nastro d'Argento winners
Ciak d'oro winners
People from Bari
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