Roberto Forza | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Roberto Forza (born 26 September 1957) is an Italian film cinematographer.
Forza was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil of Italian parents who had moved to South America a few years earlier. [1] In 1961 his parents decided to move back to Turin, where he graduated as a mechanical engineer in 1977. [1] In the same period, he developed a passion for cinema and attended the courses of history of cinema held by film critic and author Gianni Rondolino. [1]
From 1983 to 1987, he was a cameraman at the RAI production center in Milan, working in a large number of television programs, series and TV-movies. [1] He then left RAI to devote himself to a freelance profession, working in the field of advertising, documentary and short film industry. [1] He debuted as film cinematographer in 1993, with Punto di fuga. [1]
In 2001 Forza was nominated to David di Donatello for best cinematography for the Marco Tullio Giordana's drama film One Hundred Steps; [1] [2] from then he started a long professional relationship with Giordana, both in the fields of cinema and television. [1] Forza received a second David di Donatello nomination in 2012, for Giordana's Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy. [3]
Roberto Forza | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Roberto Forza (born 26 September 1957) is an Italian film cinematographer.
Forza was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil of Italian parents who had moved to South America a few years earlier. [1] In 1961 his parents decided to move back to Turin, where he graduated as a mechanical engineer in 1977. [1] In the same period, he developed a passion for cinema and attended the courses of history of cinema held by film critic and author Gianni Rondolino. [1]
From 1983 to 1987, he was a cameraman at the RAI production center in Milan, working in a large number of television programs, series and TV-movies. [1] He then left RAI to devote himself to a freelance profession, working in the field of advertising, documentary and short film industry. [1] He debuted as film cinematographer in 1993, with Punto di fuga. [1]
In 2001 Forza was nominated to David di Donatello for best cinematography for the Marco Tullio Giordana's drama film One Hundred Steps; [1] [2] from then he started a long professional relationship with Giordana, both in the fields of cinema and television. [1] Forza received a second David di Donatello nomination in 2012, for Giordana's Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy. [3]