Roberto Burchielli English Biography
Roberto Burchielli was born in Milan in 1966, he graduated in Modern Literature at the University of Pavia, with a disputation of a thesis titled: “ I cinegiornali e i documentari dell’Istituto Nazionale Luce dal 1945 al 1955.” (Newsreels and documentaries of L.U.C.E. from 1945 to 1955)
After his apprentice, which started in 1992, as a screenplay-writer, author and TV-director, he debuts as movie director in November 2002 with the musical: “Come se fosse amore” (If it wish love) with Cavalli Marci, Chiara Muti and Gino Paoli (movie that was awarded with: “Premio Speciale della Giuria” (jury’s special award) presided by Mario Monicelli, at the Montecarlo Film Festival de la Comedie). His career goes on with alternation of reportage like “Sbirri” (Cop), about fight against drugs, played by Raoul Bova, and spectacular movies.
He did commercials on Parmigiano Reggiano, Sammontana, Teletu,Mitsubishi and other companies . He has already finalised a web serie and a movie for “Rai Fiction” and “il Corriere della Sera” called “La scelta di Catia” (Catia’s choice), about first woman commanding officer of Italian Navy, and a web serie for “Benetton” e “La Repubblica” called “Sguinzagliate” (Unleashed). He writes a culumn of cinema called “Una scena, un’immagine appena”(Some scene, just one imagine) on SETTE, the weekly of “ Il Corriere della Sera”, from wich is born the book “Indovina il film?” (Guess the movie?) published by Book Time.
LAST WORKS AS DIRECTOR AND WRITER
Storie in divisa (Men in uniform)- a docu-reality about Carabinieri for
Canale 5
Federica Pellegrini- movie about swimmer World champion for Rai Fiction and Rai Tre
Cronache di frontiera 2 (Border Chronicles)- a docu-reality for Sky Atlantic e Sky TG24
Cronache di frontiera (Border Chronicles)- a docu-reality for Sky Atlantic e Sky TG24
La scelta di Catia, (Catia’s choice) movie forRai Fiction and web serie for “il Corriere della Sera”, Rai Tre
Sguinzagliate, (Unleashed) web serie for Benetton and La Repubblica
Artistic director of Deasapere Channel, on Sky from 2013
Non smettere di sognare (Follow your dreams) tv series Canale 5 (8 episodes)
I ragazzi del sabato sera (The saturday night’s guys) a movie about abuse of drugs , Raitre and Corriere.it
Non smettere di sognare (Follow your dreams, the movie) Canale 5
Sbirri (Cop) a movie with Raoul Bova for Mediaset and Medusa. Winner of the Prix du Public at the Festival of Annecy
La vittima e il carnefice (Victim and executioner) a movie about domestic violence, Raitre
La grande paura (The main fears) movie, Raitre
Cocaina ( Cocaine) movie about drugs in Milan, Raitre
La memoria ha un costo ( Memory has a price) movie about Don Ciotti and his fight against mafia, La7
Genova 01, Il seme della follia (Genova 01, the seed of madness) a movie about the G8 of Genova, La7
Vita per vita ( Life for life) a movie about organ transplans, La7
Napoli, vita morte miracoli (Naples, life death and miracles) a movie about the camorra’s guys, La7
Winner of Premio Flaiano 2007
Winner of Mitreofilmfestival 2007
Stato di paura (State of fears) a movie about the wall of Via Anelli in Padova, La7
Winner of premio Ilaria Alpi 2007
Ultimi giorni a Lampedusa (Last days in Lampedusa) a movie about the arrivals of refugees in Italy, La7
Shown in the European Parliament
Giovanni Paolo II: Sine die movie for Rai 1
Winner of “Ischia Global Film
Fest 2005”
Ogni maledetta domenica (Any given sunday) about hooligans
RAI Fiction,
Winner of “Bergamo Film Festival”,
winner of Festival del Cinema
Indipendente di Salonicco
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
He tutors movie directing and editing at the Università IULM of Milan and at the Film Commission of Milan.
PUBLISHING
Indovina il film? (GUESS THE MOVIE?) Ed. Book Time
Cinecittà, la fabbrica dei sogni (CINECITTA’, THE DREAMS’
FACTORY)
Ed. Boroli Editore