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About Luca
Multi-award winning director, screenwriter and filmmaker.
Luca Caserta is an Italian filmmaker, graduated in film direction and screenwriting at the Movie Academy of Cinecittà (Rome), where he studied under renowned masters such as Carlo Lizzani, Giacomo Scarpelli, and Mario Brenta. At Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome he deepened the study of direction of photography with Giuseppe Lanci. After writing and directing several plays, achieving important recognitions (including the "Premio Calcante" by SIAD – Italian Society of Dramatic Authors), he has dedicated himself exclusively to cinema and audiovisuals for several years now. He's author of short films, documentaries, and art videos. His work has been presented at many Festivals including Cannes Film Festival, David di Donatello Awards, Berlin European Short Film Festival, and Flickers’ Rhode Island Film Festival.
He wrote, directed and co-produced the short film "Inside the Mirror". The editing supervision is by Ugo De Rossi, editor, among others, of Fellini, Pasolini, Bertolucci, Petri and Rosi. The film, along with the following "Out of the Depths" and "The Other Side of the Moon", is part of a trilogy exploring the double and the hidden depths of the human soul. His experimental documentary "The Canvas Forge" focuses on the birth of a painting and the crafts behind it.
His acclaimed short film "Tell Me Who I Am" won 181 awards globally, including the Award of Excellence for Direction at the Best Shorts Competition (USA). The film explores with deep intensity important and contemporary themes such as memory, violence against women, and the search for one's lost identity and dignity. The soundtrack includes the song "Piccola stella senza cielo" by the Italian rockstar Luciano Ligabue.
In 2024, he wrote and directed "The Reach", based on a short story by Stephen King. The film features the song "Moonlight Motel" by Bruce Springsteen, courtesy of the artist and Sony Music.
Luca Caserta's works are characterized by touching different genres, styles and themes, from comedy, to social/civil commitment and human rights, to the investigation of the most obscure aspects of the human psyche, to the supernatural, highlighting a certain artistic versatility. Most of his short films are available on YouTube, Vimeo and Prime Video.
He’s a member of SIAD (Italian Society of Dramatic Authors) and SIAE (Italian Society of Authors and Editors) and he's a juror for the Sunset Film Festival (Los Angeles) and served as curator for the Short Film Section at Schermi d'Amore Film Festival (Italy).
Unique traits: Directing, screenwriting and filmmaking skills.
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The Reach (
2024 )
Film (short) by Nuove Officine Cinematografiche (Drama) director, screenwriter Based on a short story by Stephen King, featuring the song "Moonlight Motel" by Bruce Springsteen. On Goat Island, elderly Stella Flanders must confront her past and the Reach that separates the isle from the mainland, in a journey between memories and love that transcends the boundaries of life. -
Interview to Mariano Rigillo about the movie "Metello" by Mauro Bolognini (
2023 )
Film by Nuove Officine Cinematografiche director, interviewer, cinematographer, camera operator, editor The actor Mariano Rigillo, one of the interpreters of the film "Metello", a jewel of Italian cinema of the 70s, interviewed by Luca Caserta for Teodorico Summer Fest 2023. Interview shooted by Nuove Officine Cinematografiche Filmmaker: Luca Caserta Music: Chris Zabriskie "That Kid in Fourth Grade Who Really Liked the Denver Broncos" by Chris Zabriskie it's a song licensed for use under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Fonte: http://chriszabriskie.com/uvp/ Artista: http://chriszabriskie.com/ © Nuove Officine Cinematografiche 2023 - all rights reserved -
Di stanze vuote (
2022 )
Commercial by Nuove Officine Cinematografiche (Short) director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, camera operator, editor Book trailer -
IPSIA Giorgi - Social (
2021 )
Commercial by Nuove Officine Cinematografiche (News) director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, camera operator, editor Commercial -
Clitennestra (
2020 )
Theater by Teatro Scientifico (Drama) Director, cinematographer, camera operator, editor Promo -
IPSIA Giorgi (
2020 )
Commercial by Nuove Officine Cinematografiche (News) director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, camera operator, editor Commercial -
Dimmi chi sono (
2020 )
Film (short) by Luca Caserta, Nuove Officine Cinematografiche, Cine Audio Effects (Drama and Short) director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, camera operator, editor A woman wanders through the city looking for herself and her lost memory... -
Il serpente (
2019 )
Theater by Teatro Scientifico (Drama) director, cinematographer, camera operator, editor Promo -
Mezzanotte per amar (
2018 )
Theater by Teatro Scientifico (Comedy) director, cinematographer, camera operator, editor Promo -
Nikola Tesla. A portrait (
2017 )
Theater by Need Teatro (Drama) director, cinematographer, camera operator, editor Promo -
I due gentiluomini di Verona (
2016 )
Theater by Teatro Scientifico (Drama) director, cinematographer, camera operator, editor Promo -
L'altra faccia della luna (
2016 )
Film (short) by Luca Caserta, Nuove Officine Cinematografiche (Horror, Thriller and Short) director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, camera operator, editor At dawn, a man awakes naked in a cave: he's dirty, covered in blood and can't remember what happened to him. It's the beginning of a backwards journey through a silent and disturbing wood to discover what's going on... -
Cosa desiderate che mi avete fatta chiamare? (
2016 )
Theater by Teatro Scientifico (Drama) director, cinematographer, camera operator, editor Promo -
Toy's Home (
2015 )
Theater by Need Teatro (Drama) director, cinematographer, camera operator, editor Promo -
The Dreamer - Altomincio Family Park (
2014 )
Commercial by Luca Caserta, ECV Group (Comedy) director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, camera operator, editor Commercial -
La fabbrica della tela (
2014 )
Documentary by Luca Caserta, Nuove Officine Cinematografiche (Documentary and Short) director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, camera operator, editor "La fabbrica della tela" is a documentary about the birth of a painting, focused on the artistic and artisan process under it. -
Dal profondo (Out of the Depths) (
2014 )
Film (short) by Luca Caserta, Nuove Officine Cinematografiche (Horror, Thriller and Short) director, screenwriter, producer Elena and Andrea, a young married couple, arrive at their newly bought country house. A disturbing atmosphere pervades the old mansion upsetting her, but bewitching him. Day after day Andrea explores the building and the surrounding wood, behaving more and more oddly. Elena doesn't understand what's going on: Andrea seems to establish a symbiotic connection with the mansion and lets his mind wander, upsetting and frightening his wife. Something terrible is lurking under the ancient foundations, something that will affect them more than they could ever imagine... Dal profondo is a short horror movie that recalls the foreboding films of 70s-era Roman Polanski and the literary works of Lovecraft, Stephen King and Edgar Allan Poe. Having played at the Cannes Film Festival's edgy Short Film Corner in 2013, the 20-minute pic is set to satisfy a unique and mixed audience of art house, indie as well as genre fans this Halloween. A sumptuously faded villa in the lush Italian countryside is the setting of this deceptive thriller, which leaves its audience guessing with a haunting climax. Powered by the icy, reptilian performance of lead actor Davide Bardi, the short concerns a vacationing couple whose marital bliss is quickly dissolved by a mysterious force in the swanky dwelling. -
Illome' - Volume I (
2014 )
Theater by Luca Caserta, Need Teatro (Drama) director, cinematographer, camera operator, editor Promo -
Sua maesta' , la bomba...! (
2005 - 2013 )
Documentary by Luca Caserta, Teatro Scientifico, Nuove Officine Cinematografiche (Documentary) screenwriter, director, producer, editor -
Bambola (
2013 )
Music by Luca Caserta, Nuove Officine Cinematografiche (Music) director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, camera operator, editor Music Video -
The Pitch Race (
2013 )
Documentary by Luca Caserta, Nuove Officine Cinematografiche (Documentary) director, producer, cinematographer, camera operator, editor -
Sogno di un uomo ridicolo (
2013 )
Theater by Luca Caserta, Teatro Scientifico (Drama) director, cinematographer, camera operator, editor Promo -
Il giardino degli aranci (
2011 )
Music by Nuove Officine Cinematografiche (Music) director, screenwriter, producer, camera operator, editor Music Video -
Dentro lo specchio (Inside the mirror) (
2011 )
Film (short) by Luca Caserta, Movie and Television Academy of Cinecittà (Film-Noir) director, screenwriter, co-producer During a hot summer night, a guy and a girl encounter in the streets of Rome's historic centre. Sometimes the reality isn't what we see, but her reflection inside the mirror...
Awards
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http://www.noc-cinema.com/chi-siamo/staff-direttivo/luca-caserta/luca-caserta-premi-e-riconoscimenti
Education
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Masterclass in Film Production with Gianluca Arcopinto
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Workshop in Cinematography with Alessandro Pesci
(2019-2019) -
Filmmaking Degree at Movie and Television Academy of Cinecittà (Rome - Italy);
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Postgraduate Degree in "Communication and Multimedia" (Verona - Italy)
(1991-1996) -
University of Studies of Verona: Master's Degree in Classical Literature - Prehistoric Archaeology (Verona - Italy)
(1991-1996) -
Senior High School Specializing in Classical Studies "Scipione Maffei" (Verona - Italy)
(1991-1996)
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