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

Life and career

Born in

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, Mollo graduated in Visual Theory and Film History at the

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, and later enrolled at the

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, graduating in direction in 2007. After directing some shorts, notably getting a

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special mention for the 2008 short ''Giganti'', he served as assistant director for directors such as

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and Francesco Bruni. Mollo made her feature film debut with '' South Is Nothing'', which premiered at the

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and was later screened at the

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and at the

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in the Generation sidebar. For this film he was nominated for

for best new director and got a

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nomination for best directorial debut. His second film '' There Is a Light'' was released in 2017, and was a commercial and critical success, getting to Mollo a Nastro d'Argento nomination for best original story. Starting from 2018, Mollo is also active as a television director, collaborating with

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and

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, for which he directed four episodes of the series '' Curon''. In 2021, he directed the first

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Italian original film, the coming of age comedy-drama ''Dog Years''.

Selected filmography

* '' South Is Nothing'' (''Il sud è niente'', 2013) * '' There Is a Light'' (''Il padre d'Italia'', 2017) * ''Dog Years'' (''Anni da cane'', 2021) * ''My Soul Summer'' (2022) * ''Nata per te'' (2024)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mollo, Fabio 1980 births Living people Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Italian television directors Italian documentary film directors People from Reggio Calabria Alumni of the University of East London Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni