Lorenzo Bechi
Date of birth: 26/06/1982, Florence, Italy
Education
2001 Italian secondary school specializing in classical studies
2007 Graduated in Clinical Psychology , at the University of Florence, (Italy),
Professional Experience
February 2007 – December 2009 Creator and CEO at “INSIDE home interiors” in Florence, Italy
November 2009- present Creator and CEO of the art brand “bigfatfanny” (www.bigfatfanny.com)
December 2010- present founder of FILMSOLO productions (www.filmsolo.org)
July 2011 Graduate in film direction at School of Cinema “Immagina” in Florence, Italy
Film critc and founder for "Recennsioni dal mio bagno"
Filmography
June 2010
Director “La Nonna Elena”. Doc. Short (5min)
Director “Il Giovacchini”. Doc. Short (5min)
Director “Silvano”. Doc. Short (5min)
December 2010
Founder of FILMSOLO productions
January 2011
Writer and director with Francesco D’Isa for “Pornototale”.
Short (6min)
Actors: Donatella Santarelli
May 2011
Writer and director for “mimancachiunque”. Short (14min).
Actors: Lorenzo Bechi, Alessandro Massini, Andrea Corsi, Donatella Santarelli.
July 2011
Writer with Andrea Corsi and director for “L’architetto dei bagni”. Short (13min)
Actor: Andrea Corsi.
Selected in many festivals:
“Perle tra le Dolomiti” Madonna di Campiglio;
“Fano Film Festival” wins Jury special mention;
“Tuscia Film Festival”.
October 2011
Writer with Matteo Salimbeni and director for “lefaremosapere –AAA cercasi braccio destro-”.
Pilot episode (16min)
Actors: Andrea Corsi and Federico Manfredi
December 2011
Writer and director for “il Talento del Bianco” (“White Calm).
Full lenght film(76min)
Actors: Mauro Stagi, Andrea Corsi and Johnson Bruni.
June 2012
Writer with Matteo Salimbeni and director for “Seguo il salto del cocumat e vado verso occidente” (“I follow the cocumat’s leap and head west”).
Full length film (77 min)
Actors: Andrea Corsi, Federico Manfredi, Emilia Scarpati Fanetti
August 2013
Writer with Matteo Salimbeni and director for “Bathrooms”distribuited by Pantera film prodction and distribution.
Full length film (81min)
Actors: Alessia Pellegrino, Michele Mariniello, Caterina Forniciai, Emilia Scarpati Fanetti, Francesco D’Isa, Miriam Frescura, Carolina Pezzini, Jacopo Marretti, Vincenzo Marasco, Ernesto Giuntini, Jacopo Fossi, Francesco Rotelli.
Selected at "8 Festival del cinema invisibile" in Lecce and winner the bet cast award.
Selected at "Amarcort Film Festival" in Rimini, Italy
Shown in Florence at Cinema Spazio Alfieri
Shown in Rome at Cinema Teatro Manhattan
Shown in Venice at "RATS Independent Festival"
September 2013
Director “He is nine”. Doc. Short (43 sec)
Director “And the life goes on”. Doc. Short (2 min)
Author for "Recensioni dal mio bagno" film critic blog
March 2014
Writer and director for “Sono io il mio nemico più grande”(I'am my own worst enemy").
Documentary film (67 min)
October 2014
Writer and Director "SOMEWHERE AT THE END OF THE WORLD"
Medium lenght movie (36 min)
Actors: Johnson Bruni, Elinor Jordan, Matteo Salimbeni
Writer and Director "DIALOGUE AT THE END OF THE WORLD N.1"
Short movie (3 min)
Actors: Elinor Jordan, Gianni Togni
Writer and Director "DIALOGUE AT THE END OF THE WORLD N.2"
Short movie (3 min)
Actors: Elinor Jordan, Massimo Caputo
Writer and Director "DIALOGUE AT THE END OF THE WORLD N.3"
Short movie (3 min)
Actors: Federico Bruni, Jhonson Bruni
December 2014
Founder and Photographer for "PHOTOSOLO"
January 2015
Writer and Director for "HALIBUT"
Full length movie (90 min)
Actors: Riccardo Bianchini, Matteo Salimbeni, Jhonson Bruni, Vincenzo Marasco
Shown in Florence at Cinema Spazio Alfieri
Shown in Venice at "Rats independent film festival"
May 2015
Writer and Director for "Ultimo piano (o porno totale)"
Short (2 min)
June 2015
Author of "Recensioni dal mio bagno" (movie reviews) on the "L'Indiscreto" web site, editing by Pananti Gallery
October-December 2015
Writer and Director for commercials at Grand Hotel Mediterraneo and Hotel Calzaiuoli in Florence, Italy
January 2016
Author of "Microcinemasolo" a cinema format for microfilms
February 2016
Author of "Humans", an infinite series of characters without story
March 2016
Writer and Director for "HOME MOVIE"
Documentary (83 min)
May 2016
Writer and Director for "THERESE"
Short (3 min)
A novel by Francesco D'Isa
July 2016
Writer and Director for "BOB"
Full lenght movie ('77)
With Michele Mariniello
September 2016
Writer and Director for commercials at AGRITUR,Lizzano in Belvedere, Bologna
June 2017
Cinematography and editing for "HORSES"
A long take microfilms '4
July 2017
Director with Graziano Staino for the event "Florence Forward"
Three long take microfilms '6
August 2017
Director with Graziano Staino and Roberto Schopflin, editing and audio mixing for
"OROBORUS -Enrico Ghezzi e il piano sequenza"
Documentary '32
With Enrico Ghezzi
September 2017
Artistic director with Graziano Staino for Sequence Shot Film Festival
Film festival only for long take movies
In Serre Torrigiani, Firenze, Italia
May 2018
Director for "THE ARTIST -Io non sono Amleto-"
Documentari '79 min
with Mauro Stagi
Some Press
La Repubblica; La Nazione; il Corriere Fiorentino; La Nazione (web site); Cinemaitaliano.info; Indipendentidalcinema (website); Il Post (web site); Vogue (Italian edition); Artitude (web site); Exibart (web site); Reporter (Italy); Pichaus (web site); Style Condenest (web site); MF Fashion Label (Belgium); Wait! Kataweb -L’ Espresso- (web site); Spray Stile Magazine; Girl Power (web site); Fashion blog (web site); MG Magazine Premiere Shooting Nero; Magazine Madnesscountry (web site); Newstin.ae (web site Arabian Emirites); Agorà vox; Blog Moda (web site)
Education
2001 Italian secondary school specializing in classical studies
2007 Graduated in Clinical Psychology , at the University of Florence, (Italy),
Professional Experience
February 2007 – December 2009 Creator and CEO at “INSIDE home interiors” in Florence, Italy
November 2009- present Creator and CEO of the art brand “bigfatfanny” (www.bigfatfanny.com)
December 2010- present founder of FILMSOLO productions (www.filmsolo.org)
July 2011 Graduate in film direction at School of Cinema “Immagina” in Florence, Italy
Film critc and founder for "Recennsioni dal mio bagno"
Filmography
June 2010
Director “La Nonna Elena”. Doc. Short (5min)
Director “Il Giovacchini”. Doc. Short (5min)
Director “Silvano”. Doc. Short (5min)
December 2010
Founder of FILMSOLO productions
January 2011
Writer and director with Francesco D’Isa for “Pornototale”.
Short (6min)
Actors: Donatella Santarelli
May 2011
Writer and director for “mimancachiunque”. Short (14min).
Actors: Lorenzo Bechi, Alessandro Massini, Andrea Corsi, Donatella Santarelli.
July 2011
Writer with Andrea Corsi and director for “L’architetto dei bagni”. Short (13min)
Actor: Andrea Corsi.
Selected in many festivals:
“Perle tra le Dolomiti” Madonna di Campiglio;
“Fano Film Festival” wins Jury special mention;
“Tuscia Film Festival”.
October 2011
Writer with Matteo Salimbeni and director for “lefaremosapere –AAA cercasi braccio destro-”.
Pilot episode (16min)
Actors: Andrea Corsi and Federico Manfredi
December 2011
Writer and director for “il Talento del Bianco” (“White Calm).
Full lenght film(76min)
Actors: Mauro Stagi, Andrea Corsi and Johnson Bruni.
June 2012
Writer with Matteo Salimbeni and director for “Seguo il salto del cocumat e vado verso occidente” (“I follow the cocumat’s leap and head west”).
Full length film (77 min)
Actors: Andrea Corsi, Federico Manfredi, Emilia Scarpati Fanetti
August 2013
Writer with Matteo Salimbeni and director for “Bathrooms”distribuited by Pantera film prodction and distribution.
Full length film (81min)
Actors: Alessia Pellegrino, Michele Mariniello, Caterina Forniciai, Emilia Scarpati Fanetti, Francesco D’Isa, Miriam Frescura, Carolina Pezzini, Jacopo Marretti, Vincenzo Marasco, Ernesto Giuntini, Jacopo Fossi, Francesco Rotelli.
Selected at "8 Festival del cinema invisibile" in Lecce and winner the bet cast award.
Selected at "Amarcort Film Festival" in Rimini, Italy
Shown in Florence at Cinema Spazio Alfieri
Shown in Rome at Cinema Teatro Manhattan
Shown in Venice at "RATS Independent Festival"
September 2013
Director “He is nine”. Doc. Short (43 sec)
Director “And the life goes on”. Doc. Short (2 min)
Author for "Recensioni dal mio bagno" film critic blog
March 2014
Writer and director for “Sono io il mio nemico più grande”(I'am my own worst enemy").
Documentary film (67 min)
October 2014
Writer and Director "SOMEWHERE AT THE END OF THE WORLD"
Medium lenght movie (36 min)
Actors: Johnson Bruni, Elinor Jordan, Matteo Salimbeni
Writer and Director "DIALOGUE AT THE END OF THE WORLD N.1"
Short movie (3 min)
Actors: Elinor Jordan, Gianni Togni
Writer and Director "DIALOGUE AT THE END OF THE WORLD N.2"
Short movie (3 min)
Actors: Elinor Jordan, Massimo Caputo
Writer and Director "DIALOGUE AT THE END OF THE WORLD N.3"
Short movie (3 min)
Actors: Federico Bruni, Jhonson Bruni
December 2014
Founder and Photographer for "PHOTOSOLO"
January 2015
Writer and Director for "HALIBUT"
Full length movie (90 min)
Actors: Riccardo Bianchini, Matteo Salimbeni, Jhonson Bruni, Vincenzo Marasco
Shown in Florence at Cinema Spazio Alfieri
Shown in Venice at "Rats independent film festival"
May 2015
Writer and Director for "Ultimo piano (o porno totale)"
Short (2 min)
June 2015
Author of "Recensioni dal mio bagno" (movie reviews) on the "L'Indiscreto" web site, editing by Pananti Gallery
October-December 2015
Writer and Director for commercials at Grand Hotel Mediterraneo and Hotel Calzaiuoli in Florence, Italy
January 2016
Author of "Microcinemasolo" a cinema format for microfilms
February 2016
Author of "Humans", an infinite series of characters without story
March 2016
Writer and Director for "HOME MOVIE"
Documentary (83 min)
May 2016
Writer and Director for "THERESE"
Short (3 min)
A novel by Francesco D'Isa
July 2016
Writer and Director for "BOB"
Full lenght movie ('77)
With Michele Mariniello
September 2016
Writer and Director for commercials at AGRITUR,Lizzano in Belvedere, Bologna
June 2017
Cinematography and editing for "HORSES"
A long take microfilms '4
July 2017
Director with Graziano Staino for the event "Florence Forward"
Three long take microfilms '6
August 2017
Director with Graziano Staino and Roberto Schopflin, editing and audio mixing for
"OROBORUS -Enrico Ghezzi e il piano sequenza"
Documentary '32
With Enrico Ghezzi
September 2017
Artistic director with Graziano Staino for Sequence Shot Film Festival
Film festival only for long take movies
In Serre Torrigiani, Firenze, Italia
May 2018
Director for "THE ARTIST -Io non sono Amleto-"
Documentari '79 min
with Mauro Stagi
Some Press
La Repubblica; La Nazione; il Corriere Fiorentino; La Nazione (web site); Cinemaitaliano.info; Indipendentidalcinema (website); Il Post (web site); Vogue (Italian edition); Artitude (web site); Exibart (web site); Reporter (Italy); Pichaus (web site); Style Condenest (web site); MF Fashion Label (Belgium); Wait! Kataweb -L’ Espresso- (web site); Spray Stile Magazine; Girl Power (web site); Fashion blog (web site); MG Magazine Premiere Shooting Nero; Magazine Madnesscountry (web site); Newstin.ae (web site Arabian Emirites); Agorà vox; Blog Moda (web site)