Director / co-writer: My Way, the rise and fall of Silvio Berlusconi a documentary based on the book by Alan Friedman, with original footage, archives and interviews made by Friedman to Berlusconi. Produced by Leone Film Group e Challian Films. Distributed on Netflix.
Anita Ekberg is the quintessential diva, symbol of an era famous as “la dolce vita”. But Anita’s life was anything but “dolce; her story, is the story of an actress devoured by her own icon.
What would a contemporary star feel if she were to portray Anita? How would she feel in the shoes of a woman who was destroyed by her own success, struggling with ghosts, doubts and circumstances that led to her demise?
Alternating archive footage of Anita with the story of a contemporary star as Monica Bellucci who is offered the chance to play Anita in a movie, digging through this woman’s story, she retraces her exceptional life, frailties and chooses, reflecting on what it feels like to be an icon.
What key decisions a contemporary diva faces in order not to fall into oblivion?
“Piano Lessons” is a feature-length documentary which tells the the story of the “unsung hero” German Diez Nieto, pianist and pedagogue, whose devotion to teaching has touched and formed generations of accomplished classical musicians.
A documentary for Sky Classica HD. Through the eyes and lives of three trombones of the orchestra of the Accademia of Teatro alla Scala, we follow the rehearsals and the preparation of the final concert at Ravello Music Festival. Director/Producer Antongiulio Panizzi.
A documentary for Sky Classica HD. Through the eyes and lives of three opera singers of the Accademia of Teatro alla Scala, we follow the rehearsals and the preparation of the Opera “The Barber of Siviglia” by Rossini at Teatro Alla Scala of Milano in the version of Jean Pierre Ponnelle. Director/Producer Antongiulio Panizzi.
The New Silk Road, a six-part documentary series that follows the economist and journalist Alan Friedman meeting the new billionairs in Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Turkey and China.
Writer and Producer/ Director: Antongiulio Panizzi.
Produced by FBC and broadcasted by La7, National broadcasting channel.
Creator/Director: Storie di Grandi Chef (10 episodes) broadcasted by La7d. Every episode the host Michela Rocco di Torrepadula meets a Great Italian Chef in his own restaurant. She follows him in different moments of it star-like life and reveals some secrets of his Cusine.
A pilot of a series about “great classic books” produced by RaiTre (the main cultural national network) and hosted by the world wide known writer and critic Alfonso Berardinelli.
Director: Antongiulio Panizzi
Anni Luce, Infotainment program made with footage from the historical archive Istituto Luce, about the “way we were” in recent history: from the Post-World War 2 until the 70s.
Writer and Director: Antongiulio Panizzi (3 series, 27 episodes).
Produced and broadcasted by la7 Network National Broadcast.
Infotainment program made with footage from the historical archive Istituto Luce.
A series of video about contemporary artists with Serena Trizzino, Art advisor based in NYC.