A bit of me

Born in Italy and based in London, I have been writing ​screenplays since a young age. Many years ago, when I first ​watched Once Upon A Time In America by Sergio Leone, I ​remember feeling astonished. For days, I kept asking myself ​how a man could truly create such a masterpiece with the ​use of a camera.

I love high-concept stories centered on flawed characters, ​where the exploration of a strong and provocative theme is ​accompanied by cool visuals that entertain and captivate ​the audience.

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- OFFICIAL SELECTION at CKF International Film Festival February 2023/ Short Screenplay-Script

- FINALIST / AWARD NOMINEE at Indie Short Film Festival March 2023/ Best Short Script

- FINALIST at Los Angeles Film Awards March 2023 / Screenplay Contest - Shorts

- NOMINEE at Golden Nugget International Film Festival March 2023 / E. Best Short Screenplay

- HONORABLE MENTION at New York Screenwriting Awards March 2023 / Short Screenplay - Drama

- OFFICIAL SELECTION at Venice Shorts Spring/2023 / Best Screenplay

- WINNER at Oniros Film Awards March 2023 / Best 1st time screenwriter

- WINNER at New York International Film Awards March 2023 / Best 1st time screenwriter

- WINNER at IndieX Film Festival April 2023 / Best Short Script

- WINNER at Independent Short Awards April 2023 / Best Short Script

- WINNER at Hollywood Just4Shorts April 2023 / Best Sci-fi Short Screenplay

- OFFICIAL SELECTION at Amsterdam Short Film Festival May 2023 / Best Script ( Unproduced and produced)

- OFFICIAL SELECTION at Vegas Short May 2023 / Best Screenplay

- OFFICIAL SELECTION at Montreal Independent Film Festival May 2023 / Best Unproduced Short Script

- OFFICIAL SELECTION at Art Film Spirit Awards May 2023 / Best Script

- OFFICIAL SELECTION at LA Indies June 2023 / Best Script

- OFFICIAL SELECTION at Toronto Film & Script Awards June 2023 / Best Unproduced Script

- OFFICIAL SELECTION at Chicago Indie Film Awards June 2023 / Best Unproduced Script

- OFFICIAL SELECTION at New York Independent Cinema Awards June 2023 / Best Unproduced Script

- OFFICIAL SELECTION at Kingston International Film Festival June 2023 / Short UK Screenplay

- WINNER at Red Movie Awards June 2023 / Best Unproduced Script

- QUARTER-FINALIST at Portuguese Lemur International Film Festival July 2023 / Best Short Screenplay

- SEMI-FINALIST at Nashville Independent Filmmakers Festival August 2023 / Best Unproduced Short Script

- SEMI-FINALIST at Hawaii International Film Awards August 2023 / Best Short Screenplay

- SEMI-FINALIST at Vancouver Independent MovieMaker Awards September 2023 / Best Unproduced Script

- SEMI-FINALIST at Austin International Art Festival September 2023 / Best Unproduced Short Script

- OFFICIAL SELECTION at European Short Awards October 2023 / Sci-fi Screenplay

- SEMI-FINALIST at Brooklyn International Short Awards October 2023 / Best Unproduced Script

- WINNER at The Ring of Fire October 2023 / Script all Categories

- WINNER at Dubai Independent Film Festival November 2023 / Best Unproduced Short Script

- OFFICIAL SELECTION at Best Script Award November 2023 / Super Short Script

- OFFICIAL SELECTION at UK Film Festival - London November 2023 / 10 minutes script

- OFFICIAL SELECTION at Black Owl Festival February 2024 / Best Script Unproduced

Recognitions

8 awards

33 selections

Body of work

Short film

9 MONTHS

Short film

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Short film

BLOOD DROPS

Psychological thriller / Drama

Available for reading

Sci-fi / Drama

In development

Gothic fantasy

Available for reading

Proof of concept short film

VOW

Martial arts / Drama

In development

Feature film

CASTLING

Thriller / Drama

Feature film

LYCAON

Gangster / Drama

Contacts

info@luigirizzo.uk