Alberto Diamante (born in 1970) is an

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screenwriter, film director, photographer, actor, certified Italian interpreter, film editor and award-winning cinematographer. He has written and directed four feature films, "Rattlesnake Point," "Ulysses," "Love… and Other Reasons to Panic" and "The Bookstore." The latter was presented at the 2016 Italian Contemporary Film Festival. He has also starred in "Ulysses" and "The Bookstore." He edited "Love…and other reasons to panic." "Rattlesnake Point" has received numerous accolades at various film festivals around the world. Diamante graduated from

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with a degree in English and Film. He went on to direct a few short films before venturing into features. His screenplay, Skin, was a finalist at several international screenwriting competitions, including in London and New York City. He is a fully accredited Italian court interpreter and has interpreted for many Italian filmmakers at the

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, including

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and many others. He speaks Italian, English and French.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Diamante, Alberto 1970 births Italian screenwriters Italian film directors Italian photographers 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors Living people York University alumni Place of birth missing (living people) Italian male screenwriters