“Andrea Paris began as the Project Manager for Filmitalia and then became Head of Film Development at Cinecittà Luce where many of Italy's most recent important debut independent features films, such as those by Michelangelo Frammartino, Alice Rohrwacher and Fabio Mollo, were produced. Paris opened Ascent Film in 2003 with the goal of giving voice to new talents in Italy and Europe and finding creative and business partnerships to foster this emerging talent.
Ascent Film in the first years has produced several documentaries and short films that have played in A-list festivals, such as tiff, Cannes, and Venice. Its most recent productions include the comedy “I Can Quit Whenever I Want”, one of the biggest box-office successes of 2014 in Italy, the thriller “The Ice Forest “, released in the fall of 2014, “ My daughter’s first time “ released in March 2015 . Upcoming project line up for the biennium 2016- 2018 contemplate two sequel of the hit “ I Can quit whenever I want “, the second feature film of Costanza Quatriglio ( Just like my son ), Bonifacio Angius's second feature " Wherever you are", Matteo Rovere's " The first King " and Giovanni La Parola ( My body will bury you ).
In 2019