Francesco Cinquemani (26 May 1978 – 12 December 2024) was an Italian screenwriter, director and journalist.

Life and career

Cinquemani was born in

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on 26 May 1978. He became an author, screenwriter and director after a long career as a journalist and magazine director. His debut in film was ''

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'', featuring

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. His second film was '' Beyond the Edge'' starring

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, and

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. '' The Poison Rose'', co-directed by Cinquemani; starring

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was released on 24 May 2019, by

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. Cinquemani received the Best Directing International Award at the in 2019. Cinquemani lived between Rome and

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. He died in Rome on 12 December 2024, at the age of 46.

Filmography

* '' Offstage'' (2014) *''

'' (2015) with

and

. *'' Beyond the Edge'' (2018) with

. *'' The Poison Rose'' (2019) with

and

. * '' Lockdown Generation'' (2021) * '' Christmas Thieves'' (''Ladri di Natale''), (2021) with

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and Tom Arnold. *''

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'' (2022) with

. * '' Vote for Santa'' (2022) with

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and

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. * '' The Christmas Witch'', (2022) with Tom Arnold and

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. * '' The Ghosts of Monday'' (2022) with

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. * '' Sherlock Santa'' (2022) with Tom Arnold and

. * '' A Day with Santa'' (2022) with Tom Arnold and

. * '' Kid Santa'' (2023) with

and

. * '' Billie's Magic World'' (2023) with

and

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cinquemani, Francesco 1978 births 2024 deaths Film people from Rome Italian film directors