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Gianfranco Rosi

Gianfranco Rosi

Director · Born November 30, 1963 · Asmara, Eritrea

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Biography

Gianfranco Rosi (Italian pronunciation: [dʒaɱˈfraŋko ˈrɔːzi]; born 30 November 1963) is an Italian-American documentary filmmaker. His 2013 film Sacro GRA won the Golden Lion at the 70th Venice Film Festival, while his 2016 film Fire at Sea won the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin Film Festival. Rosi is the only documentary filmmaker to win two highest awards at the three major European film festivals (Venice, Berlin, and Cannes) and is the only director besides Michael Haneke, Ang Lee, Ken Loach, and Jafar Panahi to do so in the 21st century. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Fire at Sea.

Directed 10

2010s

  1. 2016
  2. 2013

    Sacro GRA

    Director

  3. 2012

    Many Possible Futures. With Renato Nicolini

    Director

  4. 2010

    El Sicario, Room 164

    Director

2000s

  1. 2008

    Below Sea Level

    Director

  2. 2001

    Afterwords

    Director

1990s

  1. 1994

    Boatman

    Director

Camera 8

2010s

  1. 2016
  2. 2013

    Sacro GRA

    Director of Photography

  3. 2010

    El Sicario, Room 164

    Director of Photography

2000s

  1. 2008

    Below Sea Level

    Director of Photography

1990s

  1. 1994

    Boatman

    Director of Photography

Wrote 7

2010s

  1. 2016
  2. 2013

    Sacro GRA

    Writer

  3. 2010

    El Sicario, Room 164

    Writer

1990s

  1. 1994

    Boatman

    Writer

Sound 5

2010s

  1. 2013

    Sacro GRA

    Sound

1990s

  1. 1994

    Boatman

    Sound

Produced 5

Other crew 2

2020s

  1. 2025

    Blackout Dreams

    Creative Consultant

2000s

  1. 2005

    Face Addict

    Cinematography

Acted in 1

2020s

  1. 2021

    Il coraggio del leone

    Gianfranco Rosi