RICCARDOFESTA

 

 

TV (Acting)

 

 

2014         DON MATTEO, season IX/  role : episode lead character         

2012         UN POSTO AL SOLE/ Role: Alberto Mar

2012              SOUVENIR, Film TV Mediaset/ Role: Bruno Anzalone

 

2010/11    COMMISSARIO REX, Season IV , Episode X / Role: Episode Lead Character

 

2009/10    UN POSTO AL SOLE/ Role: Alberto Marotta

 

2008         TERAPIA D’URGENZA, Fiction RAI, Episode 1, 3, 5, 7,8 / Role: Aldo Nunzi

 

2007          COLPI DI SOLE, Episode“ Lo Spot”/ Role: Episode Lead Character

 

2005         CARABINIERI 5, Fiction Mediaset/ Role: Pigi

                  RIS 2, Fiction Mediaset, directed by Alexis Sweet

                   UN CICLONE IN FAMIGLIA 2, directed by Carlo Vanzina

 

2004         GIALLO UNO/ Role: Jucker

 

2003/04    CAMERA CAFE/ Role: Edoardo, Gaia’s boyfriend

 

2002/03 LA SQUADRA, Serial RAI 3, Episode 81/ Role: Maurizio Zollo

 

 

TV (Hosting)

 

2015        Correspondent for  TOP - TUTTO QUANTO FA TENDENZA / RAI UNO

2011          Host of several international premiers such as “Eat, Pray, Love”, “The Tourist”, “Angels and Demons”, Valkyre”

 

2008/10    Host of SIAMO STATI UNITI, Live daily TV show on COMING SOON TELEVISION (co-hosting with P. Benigni)

 

2008         Host of the Rome International Film Festival (co-hosting with P. Benigni)

 

2006/07    Host and Author of PRENDIAMOCI PER IL CULTO, daily TV Show on COMING SOON TELEVISION

 

2004/05    Host of HOME CINEMA DAILY, daily TV Show on COMING SOON TELEVISION

 

 

 

 

FILM

 

2011          WAKE, short film directed by Sante Sabatini

 

2010          PROVACI ANCORA, short film directed by Rosario Capozzolo

 

2006          A CASA NOSTRA, directed by Francesca Comencini

 

 

THEATRE

 

2013         STORIA DELLE TESTE TAGLIATE, written by Marco Lupo, directed by Riccardo Festa

 

2012/13    I QUINDICIMILA PASSI, directed and played by Riccardo Festa with Daniele Roccato, based on the                                          homonymous                 novel by Vitaliano Trevisan

 

 

2011          IL GUARITORE GALATTICO  directed by Chiara Guidi, Festival Mantica, Cesena

 

2009         LA GUARDIANA DI OCHE,directed by Riccardo Festa, with R. Cavosi, C. De Giuli. produced by URTe Coro

                  di Poeti. Conduction N° 185 /I. Lo spirito perfetto held by Butch Morris, Festival Santarcangelo dei Teatri,                                 Santarcangelo di Romagna

 

2008         L’ERA DEI PESCI, written and directed by Riccardo Festa, Nuove Sensibilita, Naples

 

2007         AMELETO DEI PORSELLI, written and directed by Riccardo Festa, produced by Fondazione Castello di                                 Padernello, CTB-Teatro Stabile di Brescia, URTeatro

 

2006         LA MENTE DA SOLA, directed by Luca Ronconi, written by Emanuele Trevi

 

2004/05    DECIDERO’ IN ASCENSORE, written by Romana Rutelli, directed by Marco Bracco, Teatro Alcesti, Genoa

 

2004          NOTTE DI GUERRA, written and directed by Riccardo Festa, Carne Cruda Festival, Milan

 

2003          AMLETO, directed by Gaddo Bagnoli, with Scimmie Nude, Milan

 

2001          R.I.P., by Magdalena Barile, co-direction, Maratona dei Teatri, Milan

 

2000 /02    NERO, directed by Claudio Ghirardini and Susanna Baccari, produced by ‘Quelli di Grock’

 

1999          MAY BE, musical, directed by B. Andreoli 

                   EDOARDO II, C. Marlowe, directed by B. Andreoli

 

 

COMMERCIAL

 

2002          To Date VIAKAL International Campaign

 

2005         FIAT DOBLO’, photo by Edoardo Costa

 

2002         OLIO MONINI International Campaign

 

1998          PHILIPS GENIE, directed by Tarsem

 

 

 

RADIO

 

2011/13    Author and host of music & entertainment programs for WR8 Webradio Rai:

                   HYPE!!!, Indie alternative International music program 

                   SERATA DIFFERITA LIVE, live music and interviews showcase

                  VIA ASIAGO LIVE, specials on gigs, festivals and other events (e.g. conception and realization of more than 80                        emerging artist concerts)

 

2010         “ E…state con noi” “ieri ,oggi e…domani?” for TACCUINO ITALIANO, Radio Rai Internazionale

 

 

EDUCATION & TRAINING

 

2011          Script Lab held by Oriza Hirata

 

2010          Actors & Playwrights Lab held by Chiara Lagani, Galleria Toledo, Naples

 

2008          Workshop with Chiara Guidi (Societas Raffaello Sanzio), ‘Santarcangelo dei Teatri’, Santarcangelo di Romagna

 

2007          “Woyzhek” Workshop with Harald Clemen (UdK, Berlin) and Adriano Iurissevich, ‘Prima del Teatro’, San Miniato

 

2006          Workshop with Fabrizio Arcuri, Accademia degli Artefatti, Roma

                  Improvers Acting Course held by Luca Ronconi

 

                   Workshop on Micheal Checkov’s method with Lenard Petit (MICHA’s Friends, New York), Accademia dell’ Arte,                    Arezzo

 

2005         “Closer” Workshop with Wyn Jones and Wendy Allnutt (Guildhall School, London), Prima del Teatro, San Miniato

                  “Lo sguardo di Orazio” Workshop with Ugo Chiti, Prima del Teatro, San Miniato

 

                   Workshop with Valerio Binasco

 

2002          Workshop with Danio Manfredini

 

2001          Workshop with Serena Sinigaglia (A.T.I.R. Company), Milan

                   Workshop on Rough Actor’s Technique with Mamadou Dioume

 

2000          Workshop on Mime with Andrea Ruber

                   Workshop in Dance Theatre with Valeria Cavalli

                   Workshop on Actors Studio’s Method with Lella Heins1997/2000 “Quelli di Grock” Acting School

 

 

AWARDS

 

 

2012          Finalist of the ‘Scintille Prize’ – Asti, for direction of L'ERA DEI PESCI

 

 

2011 ‘        Fantasio Piccoli Premio Internazionale di Regia’, first place winner

 

2008          Special Mention for Nuove Sensibilità (Naples) for L’ERA DEI PESCI, written and directed by Riccardo Festa

 

 

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