MARCO PONTI
Marco Ponti was born in Avigliana (Turin) on 25 July 1967. A comics enthusiast, he perfected his writing studies with a master's degree in storytelling techniques at the Holden school. His work as a screenwriter sees him involved in collaborations with the Teatro Stabile di Torino and in several television productions. At the end of the 90s he perfected his career as a director with short films and he devoted himself to finishing the first draft of the screenplay IF I WERE YOU (2001), directed by Giulio Manfredonia. Hisdirectorial debut comes the following year with the social manifesto SAINT MARADONA (2002), the story of the post graduate hopes of young man Turin. The film earn him a David di Donatello as best newcomer. Following the award, he directs his second feature film, R / T ROUND + TRIP (2004), another generational comedy about disappointed and restless youth. While his career as a screenwriter continues with films such as THE PERFECT MAN (2005), CARDIOFITNESS (2006), Ponti approaches the music industry by shooting both a documentary dedicated to Jovanotti (LA LUNA DI GIORNO - UN RITRATTO IN MOVIMENTO) and a videoclip of Vasco Rossi (the single The world I would like). After co-founded Wonderland Entertainment, a production company based in Los Angeles, he returns to directing with A LIBERAL PASSION (2013), a crossroads of deployed characters, trapped in social roles they’ll redefine and rewrite. In 2015 he directed Riccardo Scamarcio and Laura Chiatti in the comedy IO CHE AMO SOLO TE, followed by LA CENA DI NATALE (2016).