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Paolo Benetazzo (born July 16, 1976) is an Italian film director, actor, screenwriter, producer, editor and visual artist.[1][2][3][4][5] He made his feature film directorial debut with Study (2012),[1][3] which has been screened and awarded at international film festivals worldwide.[2][6] Distinguished by a profound cinematic individualism, the film was entirely shot by Benetazzo without any film crew.[1][2][4] He is the founder of independent film production company ARTtouchesART.[2][3][4]

Paolo Benetazzo
Born	(1976-07-16) July 16, 1976 (age 46) Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Alma mater	University of Padua
Occupation	Film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor, actor, visual artist
Years active	2007-present
Website	www.paolobenetazzo.com

Early life and education

Benetazzo was born in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy.[5] At the age of 19 he began acting and filming while attending the University of Padua.[2][3][5] Experiencing a temporary conflict with the academic environment, he interrupted his studies for some years, picking up different jobs, until he eventually graduated in 2003 with a master's degree in psychology.[2][3][7]

Career

In 2007 after travelling around Europe and living in Dublin for a few years, Benetazzo started working on his feature film directorial debut. Discouraged by the Italian film industry, he moved to London and founded ARTtouchesART Films in 2012.[2][4][7]

Between 2007 and 2012 he wrote, produced, photographed and directed the independent film Study. He also starred in the lead role and composed the soundtrack.[2][5][7][8][9] Since its premiere in London in 2012,[1][3][10] the film has quickly developed a cult following among fans and audience.[2][3][4]

At the end of 2012 Benetazzo worked with artist Danny Sherwood in the production of "Bitter Ditty".[2][7][11] In 2013 he directed and edited the music video "Salamander" for rock band Mount Fabric[2][7][12][13] and "Like to Party" for electronic producer Cal Strange.[2][4][7] During the same year he also directed the short film Sense, which was selected in a number of film festivals including the Seattle Erotic Art Festival.[14] In 2015 Benetazzo directed the music video "Love me Hurt me" for French artist Oriana Curls.[15]

Filmography

Feature Films

Year	Title	Role	Film Festivals and awards
2012	Study	Actor (The student) Director Writer Producer	Portobello Film Festival 2012: Nomination for Audience Award[16] California Film Awards 2012: Winner Gold Award[17] Accolade Competition 2013: Winner Award of Merit for Feature Film[18] Accolade Competition 2013: Winner Award of Merit for Leading Actor[18] Los Angeles Movie Awards 2013: Winner Honorable Mention[19] SoCal Film Festival 2013: Official Selection[20] Columbia Gorge International Film Festival 2014: Official Selection[21] Cyprus International Film Festival 2014: Official Selection[22]

Short Films

Year	Title	Role	Film Festivals and awards
2013	Sense	Director Writer Producer Editor	Bad Film Fest 2014: Award Winner[23] Seattle Erotic Art Festival 2014: Official Selection[14] Chéries-Chéris Film Festival 2014: Official Selection[24] Nachtschatten Film Festival 2015: Official Selection[25] Rural FilmFest 2015: Official Selection [26]

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Role	Film Festivals
2012	"Bitter Ditty"	Danny Sherwood	Director Writer Editor	Art All Night Film Festival 2014: Official Selection Rendezvous Film Festival 2015: Official Selection
2013	"Like to Party"	Cal Strange	Director Writer Editor	BBC Music Video Festival 2013: Official Selection[27] SouthEastern Film Festival 2015: Official Selection[28] Art All Night Film Festival 2015: Official Selection[29]
2013	"Salamander"	Mount Fabric	Director Writer Editor	Reel 13: Official Selection[30] Three Cities Film Festival: Official Selection 2015[31] SouthEastern Film Festival 2015: Official Selection[28]

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Role
2012	Study Original Soundtrack	Producer Music composer

References

External links

• Official Website
• Paolo Benetazzo at IMDb

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