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Simone Bartesaghi

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Simone Bartesaghi
Simone Bartesaghi is an Italian award-winning filmmaker who has been recognized by the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producer) as an artist with "Extraordinary Ability in Directing".

At the age of 24 Simone received his Master's Degree in Economics at the University of Pisa, Italy. Three years later he established a successful Consulting Company specializing in Corporate Organization and Planning. In 2001 he gave up his thriving career to pursue his childhood dream.

Two years later he won several prizes as the Writer/Director of short films, but the highest recognition came when he won the first and second place at the Milan International Film Festival, and became the recipient of both the Top and second Award, TWO Scholarships for THE LOS ANGELES FILM SCHOOL.

Only four years after his arrival in the United States, Simone directed his first feature film DOWNSTREAM, that acquired a theatrical release and also received the prestigious Accolade Award.

Simone's second feature RUN, a 3D film that he wrote and directed, has won several prizes including Best Screenplay and Best Emerging Director and is distributed in USA by Millennium. The movie is about the new discipline Parkour (Freerunning) with a rich cast including Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), Adrian Pasdar (Heroes), Kelsey Chow (Pair of Kings) and William Moseley (Chronicles of Narnia).

Simone's accomplishments and communicative skills have been recognized by many educational organization around the world and he is now an Adjunct Professor in Filmmaking at the prestigious Santa Monica College.

Simone is also a published author with his book "The Director's Six Senses", an innovative, unique, and engaging approach to the development of the skills that every visual storyteller must have.

Simone believes that organization makes creativity work and that there is only one language that everybody can comprehend: The Language Of Images.
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Run (2013)
Run
4.6
  • Director
  • 2013
World's End (2010)
World's End
3.6
  • Director
  • 2010
Death Wish Daisy
  • Director
    Stronger Than Daylight
    Short
    • Director
    • 2006

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    Director

    • Death Wish Daisy
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Never Silly
      • Director
      • Completed
      • Short
    • The Basement
      • Director
      • Pre-production
      • Short
    • Of Puppies and Men (2016)
      Of Puppies and Men
      • Director
      • Short
      • 2016
    • Swey Life
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2014
    • Inspiring Filmmakers: Jon Cassar
      • Director
      • Video
      • 2014
    • Run (2013)
      Run
      • Director
      • 2013
    • World's End (2010)
      World's End
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Stronger Than Daylight
      • Director
      • Short
      • 2006
    • Impressions at 24fps
      • Director
      • Short
      • 2005
    • Lia
      • Director
      • Short
      • 2004

    Producer

    • Never Silly
      • producer
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Alive
      • supervising producer
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Leaving the Factory (2022)
      Leaving the Factory
      • supervising producer
      • Short
      • 2022
    • Broken Layers (2021)
      Broken Layers
      • supervising producer
      • Short
      • 2021
    • One of These Days (2020)
      One of These Days
      • supervising producer
      • Short
      • 2020
    • Of Puppies and Men (2016)
      Of Puppies and Men
      • producer
      • Short
      • 2016
    • Swey Life
      • producer
      • Video
      • 2014
    • Inspiring Filmmakers: Jon Cassar
      • executive producer
      • Video
      • 2014
    • Cube Farm: All Work and No Play
      • producer
      • Short
      • 2009
    • Motion Picture and Video Lighting DVD, Second Edition
      • producer
      • Video
      • 2007
    • Stronger Than Daylight
      • executive producer
      • Short
      • 2006
    • Lia
      • executive producer
      • Short
      • 2004

    Writer

    • Death Wish Daisy
      • screenplay, story by
      • Pre-production
    • Never Silly
      • writer
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Run (2013)
      Run
      • written by
      • 2013
    • Cube Farm: All Work and No Play
      • written by
      • Short
      • 2009
    • Stronger Than Daylight
      • Writer
      • Short
      • 2006
    • Impressions at 24fps
      • Writer
      • Short
      • 2005
    • Lia
      • Writer
      • Short
      • 2004
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