People

Marco Alessi

Italy

Biography

Marco Alessi started his career as a screenwriter for both cinema and TV. In 2010 he set up Dugong Films, focusing on the blurred line between documentary and fiction. Their films were selected and awarded in festivals like Venice, Toronto and Cannes, winning the David di Donatello 2012 for Tahrir by Stefano Savona, the EFA 2018 for the short The Years by Sara Fgaier, the Cannes Goldeneye Award 2018 for Samouni Road by Stefano Savona, the Go Short Award 2019 for That Which is To Come is Just a Promise by Flatform, the Luxembourg IFF 2022 with Atlantide by Yuri Ancarani.

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