Giacomo Abbruzzese

Director / Editor / Writer

Birthplace – Taranto, Apulia, Italy

Born in Taranto, Southern Italy, he lives and works between France and Italy. Selected and awarded in many international festivals including Berlinale, MoMA’s New Directors New Films, Hong Kong, Sarajevo, Guadalajara, Istanbul, Melbourne, Clermont-Ferrand, Viennale. His films were broadcasted on TV-channels like Canal+, Arte, France3, France2, Sky Art, SVT. Former artist in residence at the Cannes Cinéfondation, in 2022 he was nominated for the César Awards with his documentary America. His first feature film Disco Boy, a France-Italy-Belgium-Poland coproduction, starring Franz Rogowski, won a Silver Bear at the Berlinale. Nominated to David di Donatello and Césars Award, it has been released in more then 40 countries.

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Filmography

Disco Boy

Legion Recruiter (2024)

Disco Boy

(2024)

Disco Boy

(2024)