Gioacchino Balistreri

Composer, Actor, Director, Screenwriter

An Italian director, screenwriter and composer living in Switzerland. 2007 Master in Music and Arts from the A. Scarlatti Conservatory in Palermo. He studied Music Composition for Film at the Chigiana Academy in Siena. He composed the original music for the film REINAS (2024) directed by Klaudia Reynicke, selected by Switzerland for the Oscar® 2025 run and the music for MAESTRALE by Nico Bonomolo, winner of the David di Donatello in 2022. His latest short film as director, JOLLY (2024), premiered at the Ferrara Film Festival.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2024
Jolly by Gioacchino Balistreri

Screenwriter

2024
Jolly by Gioacchino Balistreri

Composer

2024
Reinas by Klaudia Reynicke
2024
Jolly by Gioacchino Balistreri

Actor

2015
Dog Men by Mirko Bischofberger, Dario Bischofberger
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