Roberto Forza
| Roberto Forza | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 26, 1957 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
Roberto Forza (born 26 September 1957) is an Italian film cinematographer.
Forza was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil of Italian parents who had moved to South America a few years earlier.[1] In 1961 his parents decided to move back to Turin, where he graduated as a mechanical engineer in 1977.[1] In the same period, he developed a passion for cinema and attended the courses of history of cinema held by film critic and author Gianni Rondolino.[1]
From 1983 to 1987, he was a cameraman at the RAI production center in Milan, working in a large number of television programs, series and TV-movies.[1] He then left RAI to devote himself to a freelance profession, working in the field of advertising, documentary and short film industry.[1] He debuted as film cinematographer in 1993, with Punto di fuga.[1]
In 2001 Forza was nominated to David di Donatello for best cinematography for the Marco Tullio Giordana's drama film One Hundred Steps;[1][2] from then he started a long professional relationship with Giordana, both in the fields of cinema and television.[1] Forza received a second David di Donatello nomination in 2012, for Giordana's Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Stefano Masi, Dizionario mondiale dei direttori della fotografia, Le Mani, 2007, pp. 299-300. ISBN 88-8012-387-4.
- ↑ Chiara Lenzi (11 April 2001). "Italian Style per i David di Donatello". Film.it. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ↑ Alberto del Giudice (13 April 2012). "David di Donatello 2012, Giordana, Moretti e Sorrentino i favoriti". GQ. Retrieved 1 March 2014.