Wednesday September 29, 20:30 - ITFF CAREER AWARD 2021 to BLASCO GIURATO
Born in Rome, He was nominated to the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for Giuseppe Tornatore's Cinema Paradiso. His camera operator career begun at the side of Dario Di Palma, then Rotunno and Kuveiller, collaborating with the greatest directors of the period, such as Fellini (“I Clowns”, “Roma”), Zurlini, Gregoretti, Giraldi, Questi, Wertmuller, Vancini, Pasolini, Maselli, Petri, Monicelli, Lumet, Bolognini, Pontecorvo, etc.
In 1975 he started working as a Director of Photography with a TV drama by Daniele d’Anza, “La Baronessa di Carini”, an huge success still nowadays, and Eriprando Visconti’s “La Orca”, which brought him immediately his first “Nastro d’Argento” and “David di Donatello” nomination for best cinematography. Throughout his career he’s been often requested for commercials. In 1985 he had his first collaboration with Giuseppe Tornatore for the film “Il Camorrista”, followed by “Nuovo Cinema Paradiso”, “Everybody’s fine”, “A pure formality”.
