WRITER | DIRECTOR

Niccolò is an award-winning writer/director and producer from Milan.

Working across Narrative Film and Documentaries, his work focuses on unheard voices and unconventional perspectives. His films have been screened worldwide across multiple renowned festivals and film theatres.

He graduated in Film at the University of Westminster, London.

Niccolò is currently developing the long form of his latest narrative short with EP:IK Pictures, as well as shaping Near Light, his debut feature with Melancholia Pictures based on his latest short documentary shot in Italy’s biggest high-security prison.

The project is also in development as a docuseries which was selected at the prestigious Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo 2023 as one of the three projects for the Co-Production Market & Pitching Forum, and in the Ex Oriente Film Lab.

ACCOLADES

When I Grow Up - Milan Shorts Film Festival, Audience Award - 2024

When I Grow Up - Milan Shorts Film Festival, Best Actor - 2024

When I Grow Up - Figari Film Festival, Official Selection - 2024

When I Grow Up - Ferrara Film Festival, Official Selection - 2024

When I Grow Up - Visioni Corte, Official Selection - 2024

Near Light - Young Director Award, Shortlist - 2024

Near Light - Watersprite Film Festival, Best Documentary - 2024

Near Light - Visions 2030, Best Documentary - 2024

Near Light - SOUQ Film Festival, Casa della Carità Award - 2023

Near Light - LiberAzioni Film Festival, Special Mention - 2024

Near Light - Lucania Film Festival, Official Selection - 2024

Near Light - Social World Film Festival, Official Selection - 2024

Near Light - Docudays UA, Official Selection - 2024

Near Light - International Film Festival of Lanzarote, Official Selection - 2024

Near Light - FipaDOC, Official Selection - 2024

Near Light - Visioni Italiane, Official Selection - 2024

Near Light - MedFilm Festival, Official Selection - 2024

Near Light - CineMAiubit, Official Selection - 2023

Near Light - Student Cuts Film Festival, Official Selection - 2024

Near Light - Malescorto Film Festival, Official Selection - 2024

Near Light - Palladium Film Festival, Official Selection - 2023

Near Light - Coffi CortOglobo, Official Selection - 2024

Near Light - Festival La Lanterna, Official Selection - 2024

By Fire - Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival, Semi-Finalist - 2024

By Fire - Watersprite Film Festival, Official Selection - 2024

By Fire - Sunrise Film Festival (BIFA Qualifying), Official Selection - 2024

Letter To You - This Is England, Official Selection - 2022

Letter To You - Les Moulins d’Or, Moulins d’Or for Best Film - 2022

Letter To You - Les Regards de L’Icart, Best Film & Best Actress - 2022

Letter To You - On Court À La Baleine, Best Actress - 2022

Letter To You - Ptite Clap, Third Jury Prize - 2023

Letter To You - Cinemagic Belfast, Official Selection - 2022

Letter To You - Boundless Film Festival, Audience Award - 2022

Letter To You - Buntingford Shorts, Best Local Film - 2022

Letter To You - Soho London Independent Film Festival, Best Student Film - 2022

Letter To You - Swindon Independent Film Festival, Best Student Film & Best Youth Actress - 2022

Letter To You - Eurydice Festival du Court-Métrage, Official Selection - 2022

Letter To You - Best Istanbul Film Festival, Best Short Drama - 2022

Letter To You - Birmingham Film Festival, Official Nominee - 2022

Letter To You - Festival du premier court métrage de Pontault Combault - 2023

Through Their Eyes - Vesuvius International Monthly Film Festival, Best Director - 2021

Through Their Eyes - CKF International Film Festival, Official Selection - 2021

Through Their Eyes - Milano Film Festival, Finalist - 2021

Through Their Eyes - Varese International Film Festival, Official Selection - 2021