About
Gianfranco Rosi (Italian pronunciation: [dʒaɱˈfraŋko ˈrɔːzi]; born 30 November 1963) is an Italian-American documentary filmmaker. His 2013 film Sacro GRA won the Golden Lion at the 70th Venice Film Festival, while his 2016 film Fire at Sea won the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin Film Festival. Rosi is the only documentary filmmaker to win two highest awards at the three major European film festivals (Venice, Berlin, and Cannes) and is the only director besides Michael Haneke, Ang Lee, Ken Loach, and Jafar Panahi to do so in the 21st century. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Fire at Sea.
Filmography
Pompei: Below the Clouds2025 · Director, Producer, Sound, Director of Photography, Story
In Viaggio: The Travels of Pope Francis2022 · Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Sound, Author
Notturno2020 · Producer, Director, Sound, Writer, Director of Photography
Fire at Sea2016 · Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer
Sacro GRA2013 · Sound, Director of Photography, Writer
Many Possible Futures. With Renato Nicolini2012 · Director
El Sicario, Room 1642010 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer
Below Sea Level2008 · Director, Director of Photography
Face Addict2005 · Cinematography
Afterwords2001 · Director
Boatman1994 · Writer, Sound, Director of Photography