Stefano Malchiodi dies at the age of 32: The director had won a David di Donatello Bergamo

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In 2021 he convinced the jury of the David di Donatello, the Italian cinema Oscar, with a true story full of mystery and charm, concentrated in less than 15 minutes. THEDirector Stefano Malchiodi from Martinengo died today at the age of 32 in a hospital in Rome. The filmmaker attended the scientific high school in Romano di Lombardia and then completed the film production course at the Civic Film School in Milan, which he completed in 2014 with a thesis on independent cinema. In 2015 he moved to the capital, where he lived to improve his skills at the Experimental Cinematography Center.

The cause of death of the director could be an embolism, but very little news has been leaked about the disease that struck him. Malchiodi's mother died a few years ago. Father Gian Carlo and brother Giorgio made their way to Rome and then brought Stefano back to Martinengo, where the funeral will take place in the next few days.

Together with the Roman Domenico Croce, Malchiodi won “Anne” the prestigious statuette of this category Best short film with his first directorial work. The film was produced by the Roman company 10D Film and Anemone Film from Naples. The technology is special Rotoscopy: redraws the characters of the actors who shot from life and makes them animated in each frame thanks to a painterly effect.

“In this way it is a story about memories forming identity
“We wonder what the child’s real life was like,” Malchiodi explained. The short film had already won one in 2020 Curtain filmthe Anec-Fice Award and the Rai Cinema Channel RaiPlay Award.