Antonio Prata
Producer, Director, Screenwriter
- antonio.p@sunrise.ch
Antonio Prata was born in Zurich in 1972 and lived in Italy until adulthood. He graduated in 2007 from CISA in Lugano, directing the shortfilm IL RESTO DI UNA STORIA, awarded at Doclisboa, the Turin Film Festival, and Visions du Réel. In 2009, he directed L'INVERNO È PIÙ LUNGO, about life in a rehab center. In 2011, he made TERRADENTRO, screened in Turin (2013) and Solothurner Filmtage (2014). In 2019, he directed MONSIEUR PIGEON, shot in Paris and presented at international festivals. Since 2002, he has curated independent film theatre programming in Italian-speaking Switzerland and, since 2016, has directed the Lugano Human Rights Film Festival.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2020
- Monsieur Pigeon by Antonio Prata
- 2013
- Terradentro by Antonio Prata
- 2010
- L'inverno è più lungo by Antonio Prata
- 2007
- Il resto di una storia by Antonio Prata
Screenwriter
- 2020
- Monsieur Pigeon by Antonio Prata
- 2013
- Terradentro by Antonio Prata
Producer
- 2024
- Poetenleben by Tommaso Donati
- 2023
- Across by Irene Dorigotti
- 2022
- Forma del primo movimento by Tommaso Donati