Biography
Massimiliano Cocozza, has been designing, producing and realising reportages and various types of movies for over 25 years. He has realised short movies in 35mm, reportages, culture-focused documentaries, as well as advertising and promotional movies. His goal is to produce movies having a solid narrative structure with a cinematographic approach. Credits: 1991 Nomination at "Bellaria Film Festival", 1993 "Quality Prize", 1997 "Ilaria Alpi" award 1997 section B, and award 2012 Ilaria Alpi DOC3 l.
Some experiences 1991 "Traffic of Children" Brazil (Espresso, Avvenimenti); 1992 "The Fishmen" Brazil (Rai3, blob); 1992/94 "Native American Holocaust" docu series 10 X 12 (Rai TG2); 1991 "Child Abuse" U.S.A. (cover: Avvenimenti, Pronto) 1991 "Coup d'État in Haiti" (Corriere della Sera, TriesteOggi); 1992 "Caribbean Pirates" (Rai3, Samarcanda); 1993 "Sterilisation of women in Brazil" (Il Sabato); 1993/94 columnist "Narcomafias Internacional" and "Panamà America", Panamà, Rep. of Panamà; 1996 "The Forgotten Polisario" Western Sahara (Rai TGR Mediterraneo, Euronews, Antenne3); 1997 "Ouassila" Algiers, report on the civil war (Rai1 TV7). 2001
Latest works: 2012 "Like a Balloon" 52' awarded Ilaria Alpi DOC RAI 2012 2009 "My Flying Roots" 40' portrait of Juan Octavio Prenz 2007 "PENNILESSE, Joyce his Odyssey in Trieste" 60' documentary of creation. 2006 "Roman Holidays", 35 mm shortmovie, 5' 2005 "Itinerari giuliani" 2 x 8' shortmovie promoting tourism FVG region. 2004 "La piattaforma logistica del porto di Trieste..." Official film presented to European Parliament and produced by the Port Authority of Trieste. 2001 "Summer Suite" 35 mm shortmovie, 15' starring Amanda Sandrelli, Thomas Huber. 2000 "Ama il tuo nemico 2", directed by D. Damiani for RAI 1 1999 "The death is just around the corner", 35mm movie, 12'.
Other pubblications: 2000 "La Bottiglia" by Massimiliano Cocozza novel pubblished by Wip Edizioni, Bari. 2009 "Cigarettes" by Massimiliano Cocozza novel pubblished by Wip Edizioni, Bari. 2016 "I fantasmi di New York" by Massimiliano Cocozza Talos Edizioni.
