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Vincenzo Cosentino

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Vincenzo Antonio Cosentino[1](born August 13, 1982) is an Italian filmmaker, director, screenwriter and editor.

Biography[edit]

Cosentino was born inSyracuseon August 13, 1982. He lived mostly inGravina di Catania,Sicily.After finishing his studies in economics inCatania,he migrated to Australia in March 2007 to study film making.

He failed at his first competition (Tropfest).[2]Frustration brought him to make other short movies and his first success came with the short film "I Have Learned" in an Avid Student Competition. Cosentino made eight short films in less than 10 months.

He is the writer, director,cinematographerandeditorof all his eight short movies (except in the movie "The Light" where he was not thecinematographer).

Filmography[edit]

Short films[edit]

  • Roads(November 2007)
  • The Light(January 2008)
  • The Old Dog(January 2008)
  • I Have Learned(February 2008)
  • Giorgino's Arrival(February 2008)
  • Redemption(March 2008)
  • Wait For Me(March 2008)
  • The Flip Trip(May 2008)

Awards[edit]

  • Festival de Cannes Short Movie Competition(Flip Video Contest) – 1st Place with the Short Film “The Flip Trip”(Director Price)[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
  • AvidAward( “One minute Film Competition” ) – 1st Place with the Short Film “I Have Learned”(Director Price).[17][18][19]
  • Sicilian Film Festival(Official Selection) with the short film "I Have Learned".[20]

Education and qualifications[edit]

  • 2007/2008 – (March ‘07/February ‘08)Diploma of Screen(Film Making – Digital)SAEHeadquarters ofByron Bay,Australia
  • 2007 (August–December ‘07)Certificate III in Screen(Film Making – Film, 16mm)Queensland School of Film and TelevisionofBrisbane,Australia
  • 2002/2006Bachelor's degree Of EconomicsEconomy University ofCatania,Italy

References[edit]

  1. ^"Vincenzo Cosentino Tropfest Cannes – Film".Time Out Sydney.RetrievedJanuary 4,2012.
  2. ^"The long and short of it".Time Out Sydney.RetrievedJanuary 4,2012.
  3. ^Mostra Internacional de CinemaArchivedJuly 6, 2011, at theWayback Machine
  4. ^"The Auteurs".The Auteurs. May 15, 2008.RetrievedJanuary 4,2012.
  5. ^Notizie Flash[dead link]
  6. ^Cannes sings 'Anthem' to shorts – Entertainment News, Film News, Media – Variety[dead link]
  7. ^Artegence,http://www.artegence.com/."Pierwsze nagrody w Cannes przyznane – Wiadomość"(in Polish). Filmweb.Pl.RetrievedJanuary 4,2012.{{cite web}}:External link in|author=(help)
  8. ^"31ª Mostra Internacional de Cinema / São Paulo International Film Festival – UOL Blog".Blogdamostra.blog.uol.com.br.RetrievedJanuary 4,2012.
  9. ^"Cannes à la Flip et Facebook fait son cinéma".Futura-sciences.com.RetrievedJanuary 4,2012.
  10. ^"Short Film Corner".Facebook. December 31, 2011.RetrievedJanuary 4,2012.
  11. ^"News Article:: Haydenfilms.com".Archived fromthe originalon December 8, 2021.RetrievedMarch 20,2010.
  12. ^"The Auteurs Studio".Studio.theauteurs.com. Archived fromthe originalon March 16, 2010.RetrievedJanuary 4,2012.
  13. ^"Vidéos de Short Film Corner: Grand Prize Winner: The Flip Trip".Facebook.RetrievedJanuary 4,2012.
  14. ^"The Auteurs Studio » Blog Archive » Cannes à la Flip Competition, 2008".Studio.theauteurs.com. Archived fromthe originalon January 14, 2009.RetrievedJanuary 4,2012.
  15. ^Servizi del Giorno[dead link]
  16. ^"Cannes à la Flip et Facebook fait son cinéma par".Neteco.com. May 28, 2008.RetrievedJanuary 4,2012.
  17. ^"240408_vincenzocosentino.asp".Archived fromthe originalon August 3, 2008.RetrievedMay 25,2008.
  18. ^"competitions".Archived fromthe originalon June 11, 2008.RetrievedMay 25,2008.
  19. ^"ホーム".Avid. Archived fromthe originalon October 23, 2008.RetrievedJanuary 4,2012.
  20. ^Boca Raton, Florida FL – Sicilian Film Festival | Miami Beach 2008 Sicilian Film Festival

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