Francesco Patierno

Born in Naples, Patierno studied architecture, and later became creative director of an advertising agency.^[1][2] After directing some commercials and music videos, in 1996 he directed the short Quel giorno, which was screened at the 53rd Venice International Film Festival.^[1][2]

In 2003, Patierno made his feature film debut with Pater Familias, which premiered in the Panorama section of the 53rd Berlin International Film Festival.^[1] The film got him a David di Donatello nomination for best directorial debut and a Nastro d'Argento in the same category.^[1][2] His following film The Early Bird Catches the Worm was entered into the main competition at the 2008 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.^[3]

In 2011, Patierno's film Things from Another World premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival.^[4] In 2017, his documentary Naples '44 won the Nastro d'Argento for best documentary film.^[5]

• Pater Familias (2003)
• The Early Bird Catches the Worm (2008)
• Things from Another World (2011)
• People Who Are Well (2014)
• Naples '44 (2016)
• Diva! (2017)
• La cura (2022)
• Improvvisamente Natale (2022)
• Svegliami a mezzanotte (2022)
• Improvvisamente a Natale mi sposo (2023)

• Donne assassine – TV-series, 4 episodes (2008)