Marco Turco (born 28 July 1960) is an Italian director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Turco holds degrees in

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and

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. He studied under

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and

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's drama school. Turco also wrote for ''

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'' and ''Movie'' magazine. Turco began his career as an assistant to such directors as

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. He directed several commercials and documentaries. His short films "La sveglia" (1994) and "Coincidenze" (1995) were both featured at the

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. He made his feature film debut in 1998 with ''Vite in sospeso''. The same year he co-wrote the script for the film ''Tano da morire''. In 2005, he released the documentary ''

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'' which chronicles the story of

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and

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, Italian magistrates assassinated by

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in 1992. The film received a nomination for a

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for Best Documentary. In 2007, he directed the miniseries ''Rino Gaetano - Ma il cielo è sempre più blu'' for

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. Turco released his film ''La straniera'' in 2009. Financed by Italy's Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, ''La straniera'' was screened at the

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Film Festival and the Bari Film Festival. In 2010, Turco returned to television with the miniseries ''C'era una volta la città dei matti...'', a fictionalized biography of Italian psychiatrist

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Awards

* Telepiù Award for "La sveglia" at the 1994 Venice Film Festival * Best Italian Short Film for "Coincidenze" at the 1996 Capalbio Cinema International Short Film Festival

Filmography

* 1994 – "La sveglia" * 1995 – "Coincidenze" * 1997 – "Jazzitudine" * 1998 – ''Vite in sospeso'' * 1999 – ''Il lato sinistro dell'amore'' * 1999 – ''A famiglia'' * 2001 – ''Ritratti italiani n. 7: Gillo Pontecorvo'' * 2005 – ''

'' * 2008 – ''Rino Gaetano - Ma il cielo è sempre più blu'' (TV) * 2009 – ''La straniera (film)'' * 2010 – ''C'era una volta la città dei matti...'' (TV)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Turco, Marco 1960 births Italian film directors Italian-language film directors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Living people Writers from Rome