Omar Pesenti

Omar Pesenti

director, writer, cinematographer

Omar Pesenti was born on Apr 28, 1977 in Italy. Omar Pesenti's big-screen debut came with Italia 70 directed by Omar Pesenti in 2018. Omar Pesenti is known for Italia 70 directed by Omar Pesenti, Franco Bonisoli stars as Self and Aldo Giannuli as Self. The most recent award Omar Pesenti achieved is Lecce Film Fest, Festival del Cinema Invisibile. The upcoming new movie Omar Pesenti plays is Il precursore which will be released on May 18, 2019.

Omar Pesenti is a film director and screenwriter. Driven by a strong passion for cinema, in 2006 he debuted as a director of independent short films, winning numerous awards both in Italy and abroad; in particular with "Un passo più lungo" (2006) he won the Sony Short Festival and with "27 minutes of purity" (2009) he received the first important acknowledgments from critics. In 2012 he moved on to documentary films and starts experimenting with the language, without ever repeating himself and searching for the perfect hybrid with fictional cinema: "Tommaso" (2012), his debut docudrama, is distributed on Sky and Amazon Prime US; with his subsequent films, he obtained distributions with important broadcasters like RAI, Mediaset (Canale 5, Focus), La7, A+E Networks (History). "In the trenches" (2016), about the Great War, "Italia 70" (2018), on the so-called "years of lead", and "Wall of Chaos", about the Berlin wall and the GDR, comprise his trilogy on contemporary history.

  • Birthday

    Apr 28, 1977
  • Place of Birth

    Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy

Known For

Awards

3 wins & 0 nominations

Lecce Film Fest, Festival del Cinema Invisibile
2021
Wall of Chaos (2020)
Winner - Best Film Award
Wall of Chaos (2020)
2020
Italia 70 (2018)
Winner - Best Film Award
Cortolovere
2009
Best Italian Short
Winner - Oscarino
Ventisette minuti di purezza (2009)

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