UGO LO PINTO

Photographer and Director of Photography, participated in numerous feature films and documentaries including: "Monk with a camera" by G. Santi and T. Mascara, selected at the Oscars in 2015; "The Family Whistle" documentary about the Coppola Family, in competition at the Camera d'Or at Cannes 2016 and winner of the Boston Film Festival (USA) for best cinematography. "Krokodyle" by S. Bessoni, was awarded best film for the Puerto Rico Horror film festival and mention SILVER MÉLIÈS at SITGES in Barcelona. He collaborates and curates the photography of numerous films and documentaries by Luciano Emmer, a leading exponent of neorealism. He exhibited during the Rome triennial curated by Achille Bonito Oliva, and teaches cinematography at Luc Besson's L'Ecole de la Citè in Paris. He is currently involved in various projects, including a historical film, produced by France-Algeria, about the character Larbi Ben M'Hdi – central figure of the Battle of Algiers; HELIOPOLIS a film by Gacem Djaffar – prodArt film Alger; AN AMOUR TO THE CASBAH film by Belkacem Hadjadj.