A little while ago, in 2007, I got my first experience as a 1st Assistant Director on the set of a feature film. Fun fact: I had never worked as a 1st AD before, not even on short films! I still don’t know why, but a crazy director decided to bet on me, and he chose me for his next project. It was NOT an easy film at all.

I was thrown to Africa, in the wild Savannah of Kenya, ADing for an action movie full of special effects, gunshots, car explosions, stunt fights, production issues... even scorpions!

Of course, I totally screwed up. I almost had a nervous breakdown, and the director never stopped expressing his homicidal feelings towards my figure throughout the whole shooting period. But surprisingly, despite all that, I managed to get to film wrap all in one piece.

Since then, things have surely changed for the better, and today I'm a well-established 1st AD with relevant international experience on feature films, TV series, short films, commercials, and music videos.
Over the last few years, I've been assisting both debut and experienced directors, and I feel comfortable managing either big international productions or indie films.
This segment of my career has granted me the privilege of working side by side with true Masters of Cinema, including several Academy-Award winners, such as Director/Screenwriter Robert Moresco and legendary players Anthony Hopkins and Al Pacino. I also had the opportunity to join projects featuring other top international talents, like Antonio Banderas, Mira Sorvino, Alba Rohrwacher, Rutger Hauer, Jessica Alba, Michael Madsen, Sofìa Vergara, Eva Longoria, Kate Beckinsale, Danny Glover, Dolph Lundgren, etc...
I'm a super-nerd user of Movie Magic Scheduling, a real fetishist for neat breakdown reports and production stripboards, but I'm also familiar with the recently introduced platform Cinapse. I regularly use professional screenwriting software, like Final Draft and Movie Magic Screenwriter, for a fast and efficient integration with any scheduling app.
I like to interpret the role of First Assistant Director as that of an easy-going and friendly problem-solver, someone you can share a laugh with, but also that guy on set you can count on when things get rough, no matter if you’re a Director, a Line Producer, or a Boom Operator. I particularly enjoy working my ass off when it’s for the sake of a good movie, even better if there's a great story to tell; I think that’s probably the most rewarding feeling for whoever chose Film as their way of life, isn't it?

Here is a selection of trailers from my work as First Assistant Director

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Feature Films Anchor

Lamborghini - The Man Behind the Legend

Director: Robert Moresco  //  Cast: Frank Grillo, Gabriel Byrne, Mira Sorvino  //  Production Company: ILBE Group  //  2022

Bent

Director: Robert Moresco  //  Cast: Karl Urban, Andy Garcia, Sofia Vergara  //  Production Company: AMBI Group  //  2018

Stolen Girl

Director: James Kent  //  Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Eastwood, Matt Craven  //  Production Company: WWPS  //  2025

Dicono di te

Director: Umberto Riccioni Carteni  //  Cast: Max Giusti, Paolo Calabresi, Ilaria Spada  //  Production Company: Rodeo Drive  //  2024

Tell It Like a Woman (segment)

Director: Lucia Puenzo  //  Cast: Eva Longoria  //  Production Company: ILBE Group  //  2022

Almost Dead

Director: Giorgio Bruno  //  Production Companies: Olivia Film, Explorer Entertainment  //  2016

Sulle Nuvole

Director: Tommaso Paradiso  //  Cast: Marco Cocci, Barbara Ronchi, Paolo Briguglia  //  Production Companies: Warner Bros. Italia, Cinemaundici  //  2022

Andron

Director: Francesco Cinquemani  //  Cast: Alec Baldwin, Danny Glover, Michelle Ryan, Gale Harold  //  Production Company: AMBI Group  //  2015

2047: Sights of Death

Director: Alessandro Capone  //  Cast: Rutger Hauer, M. Madsen, Stephen Baldwin, Danny Glover, Daryl Hannah  //  Production Company: AMBI Group  //  2014

Hope Lost

Director: David Petrucci  //  Cast: Mischa Barton, Danny Trejo, Michael Madsen, Daniel Baldwin  //  Production Company: AMBI Group  //  2015

The Tracker

Director: Giorgio Serafini  //  Cast: Dolph Lundgren  //  Production Company: Sun Film Group  //  2019

Alcoholist

Director: Lucas Pavetto  //  Production Company: Dea Film  //  2016

The Perfect Husband

Director: Lucas Pavetto  //  Production Company: Dea Film  //  2014

Beyond the Edge (Italian shooting)

Director: Aleksandr Boguslavskiy  //  Cast: Antonio Banderas, Milos Bikovic, Petar Zekavica  //  Production Companies: Kinodanz, AMBI Group  //  2018

Il Ministro

Director: Giorgio Amato  //  Production Company: Golden Production  //  2016

Outing - Fidanzati per sbaglio

Director: Matteo Vicino  //  Production Company: Camaleo  //  2013

Lockdown Generation

Director: Francesco Cinquemani  //  Production Company: RS //  2021

The Good Witch of Christmas

Director: Francesco Cinquemani  //  Cast: Tom Arnold, William Baldwin  //  Production Company: Minerva Pictures //  2022

Of Love & Wine (segment)

Director: Giuseppe Gandini  //  Cast: Massimo Olcese, Ignazio Oliva, Christian Borromeo  //  Production Company: Amadeus Entertainment //  2023

Tiro Libero

Director: Alessandro Valori  //  Production Company: Linfa Crowd 2.0  //  2017

TV Series Anchor

My Brilliant Friend - The Story of a Lost Child

Director: Laura Bispuri  //  Production Companies: Wildside, Fandango, The Apartment //  2024

DI4RI

Director: Alessandro Celli  //  Production Companies: Stand by me, Netflix  //  2022

RIV4LI (Second Unit)

Director: Alessandro Celli  //  Production Companies: Stand By Me, Netflix  //  2025

Club 57 (Italian shooting)

Director: Gustavo Cotta  //  Production Companies: Nickelodeon, Rainbow  //  2019

TV Movies Anchor

Il Paese delle piccole piogge

Director: Sergio Martino  //  Production Companies: Dania Film, RAI  //  2012

The African Game

Director: Michael E. Lemick (Michele Massimo Tarantini)  //  Production Companies: Dania Film, RAI  //  2009

Short Films Anchor

The Red Stain - La Macchia Rossa

Director: Rodrigo Saavedra  //  Client: F.F. Coppola Winery  //  Agency: Landia  //  Production Companies: Directors Bureau, Think | Cattleya  //  2017

 

The Recycling Man

Director: Carlo Ballauri //  Production Companies: Cavalieri della Notte, Sukiyaki Studio  //  2020

Le Mani sulle macerie

Director: Niccolò Riviera  //  Production Company: Wave Cinema  //  2019

Il Lato oscuro

Director: Vincenzo Alfieri  //  Production Company: Guinesia Pictures  //  2016

Commercials Anchor

Maserati - Meccanica Lirica

Director: Gabriele Mainetti  //  Client: Maserati  //  Production Company: True Color Films  //  2025

Gomorrah - Spoiler Killers

Director: Claudio Cupellini  //  Client: SKY Italia  //  Agency: Publicis Italia  //  Production Company: Think | Cattleya  //  2017

NUGO

Director: Rodrigo Saavedra  //  Client: NUGO  //  Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi  //  Production Company: Think | Cattleya  //  2018

 

Groupama - My Protection / The Big Jump

Directors: Maximilien Van Aertryck, Axel Danielson  //  Client: Groupama  //  Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi  //  Production Company: Think | Cattleya  //  2017

Pocket Coffee

Director: Marco Missano  //  Client: Ferrero //  Agency: BCube  //  Production Company: Think | Cattleya  //  2017

Music Videos Anchor

Apriti Cielo

Director: Paolo Mannarino  //  Artist: Mannarino  //  Production Company: Universal Music Italia  //  2016

Arca di Noè

Director: Paolo Mannarino  //  Artist: Mannarino  //  Production Company: Universal Music Italia  //  2016

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