Biography
Born in Tuscany in the town of Livorno, Italy, he started as photographer at the age of 12th and grew up as filmmaker since 20 years old. He directed 101 movies and 10 Television series for the Italian National & Private TV (Rai - Mediaset - Tele+) and distributed on several international networks including SKY, BBC 1, France 2, FOX TV. In 2019 he resumed directing a new documentaries plus a TV series for Amazon Prime Video. Actually in production he directed "Templars" a Tv mini series of 5 episodes. Then he completed " A & F " Amy & Francesca a Gourmet and Wine Story. It's a new Tv Series starring Amy Erin Johnson and co-starring Francesca Negri. Now he completed "A & F" season 2 starring by Amy Erin Johnson.
Filmography of Luca Centoni
(1987) "Discovering Queensland" (1988) "Islanda l' Isola dei Vulcani" (1989) "Isole nel Vento" (1990) "Te Pito o Te Henua, l' ombelico del Mondo" (1991) "Uluru, il mistero dell' Australia" (1992) "Storie di Aborigeni" (1996) "Sounds & Colors of Siam" (1998) "North Lands Circle: i parchi d' Europa" (1998) "N.L.C.: Francia, Inghilterra e Irlanda" (1998) "N.L.C.: Irlanda e Scozia" (1998) "N.L.C.: Scozia e Islanda" (1998) "N.L.C.: Islanda e Isole Faroer" (1998) "N.L.C.: Isole Faroer e Norvegia" (1998) "N.L.C.: Norvegia e Svezia" (1998) "N.L.C.: Oltre l' Artico" (1998) "N.L.C.: Finlandia" (1998) "N.L.C.: Danimarca, Germania, Italia" (1998) "N.L.C.: Sardegna" (1999) " River: Angers e la Mayenne" (1999) " River: Angers e la Sarthe" (1999) " River: Dall' Anjou alla Bretagna" (1999) " River: Bretagna, Il Canal du Brest" (1999) " River: Bretagna, La Vilaine e l' Aff" (1999) " River: La Dordogne" (1999) " River: Irlanda, il fiume Shannon" (1999) " River: Irlanda, il Connemara" (1999) " River: Alsazia e Lorena" (1999) " River: Alsazia, la cucina e i vini" (1999) " River: Livorno e la sua Venezia" (1999) " River: Livorno e il canale Navicelli" (1999) " Paesaggi: Maldive, Vilu Reef" (1999) " Paesaggi: Dubai, Miraggio nel Deserto" (2000) "Reportage: Dubai, Cattedrali nel Deserto" (2000) "Reportage: La Vandea e la Loira Atlantica" (2000) "Reportage: Normandia" (2000) "Reportage: Le Pays d' Auge" (2000) "Reportage/Cruising: Crociera Carnival, Da Miami a Cozumel (2000) "Reportage/Cruising: Crociera Carnival, Gran Cayman e Jamaica (2000) "Reportage: Bahamas, l' Ultima Atlantide" (2000) "Reportage: North West Trail, California" (2000) "Reportage: North West Trail, Oregon & Washington State" (2000) "Reportage: Mauritius" (2000) "Reportage: South Africa, Capetown & Surroundings" (2000) "Reportage: South Africa, from Kwa Zulu to Sun City" (2001) "Reportage: Tasmania" (2001) "Reportage: Tasmania, Hobart & Surroundings" (2001) "Reportage: South Australia, Kangaroo Island" (2001) "Reportage: South Australia, Clare Valley & Adelaide" (2001) "Reportage: Great Wines & Ocean Road of Australia" (2001) "Reportage: Melbourne & the Southern Cross" (2001) "Reportage: The Troglodytes of Saumur" (2001) "Reportage: Le Pays Cathare" (2001) "Reportage: A Descent into the Maelstrom of Norway" (2002) "Reportage: Unmistakably Malay" (2003) "Hit the Road Jack!": Chapter 1 "New York Charleston" (2003) "Hit the Road Jack!": Chapter 2 "The Road of Music" (2003) "Hit the Road Jack!": Chapter 3 "Toward to West" (2003) "Hit the Road Jack!": Chapter 4 "Arizona Dreaming" (2003) "Hit the Road Jack!": Chapter 5 " 9/11 Beat " (2003) "Hit the Road Jack!": Chapter 6 "Back to East" (2003) "Hit the Road Jack!": Chapter 7 "Denver's Jack" (2003) "Hit the Road Jack!": Chapter 8 "Native Spirits" (2003) "Hit the Road Jack!": Chapter 9 "Blues'n Bop" (2003) "Hit the Road Jack!": Chapter 10 "Kerouac's Grave" (2003) "Hit the Road Jack!": Chapter 11 "Return to Zero" (2003) "Hit the Road Jack!": Chapter 12 "The American Circle" (2003) "Soneva Life Style in Maldives" (2003) "Le Vie d' Acqua": "Camargue e Rodano" (2003) "Le Vie d' Acqua": "Rodano e Reno" (2003) "Le Vie d' Acqua": "I Canali Olandesi" (2003) "Le Vie d' Acqua": "Oltre il Tamigi" (2004) "Le Vie d' Acqua": "Il Passaggio a Nord Ovest di Sacajawea" (2004) "Le Vie d' Acqua": "Isole del Fiume Hudson" (2004) "Le Vie d' Acqua": "Le Acque dei Dogi" 1 (2004) "Le Vie d' Acqua": "Le Acque dei Dogi" 2 (2004) "Le Vie d' Acqua": "Le Acque dei Dogi" 3 (2004) "Le Vie d' Acqua": "Gozo, Malta e Comino" (2004) "Le Vie d' Acqua": "Chicago la Città del Vento" (2004) "Le Vie d' Acqua": "Il Dakota di Balla coi Lupi" (2004) "Le Vie d' Acqua": "Lisbona - Montecarlo, la Rotta del Lusso" (2004) "Le Vie d' Acqua": "Top New England" (2004) "Le Vie d' Acqua": "Sfida alle Virgin Islands" (2004) "Fernanda Pivano": "La Beat Generation Eredità dei Giovani" (2005) "Abitar Viaggiando": "L' Isola dei Templi" (2019) "Abitar Viaggiando": "L'Isola di S.Pietro" (2019) "Templars: The Da Vinci Code Secrets" (2021) "Templars: The Medici Mystery" (2022) "Templars: The Sinclair Legacy" (2023) "Templars: Gudrid the Fair" (2023) "Templars: The Sword and the Circle" (2023) "A & F" : Dallas Texas Place for Restaurants (2023) "A & F" : Y.O. Ranch the Heart of Texas (2023) "A & F" : Florence the Heart of Tuscany part 1 (2023) "A & F" : Florence the Heart of Tuscany part 2 (2023) "A & F" : The Hills of Chianti (2023) "A & F" : Bolgheri and Tuscany West Coast (2024) "A & F" : Amy & Family in Washington State (2024) "A & F" : Amy & Friend in San Francisco Bay (2024) "A & F" : Amy & Family Maccioni in Las Vegas (2024) "A & F" : Amy & Fabulosity Architecture of Chicago (2024) "A & F" : Amy & Fun at Sea in Key West (2024) "A & F" : Amy & Fourth of July in NYC
2006-2009 "Border to Border": He collaborated to the Screenplay of the Movie Project "Border to Border" for the Cinema
Film Awards of Luca Centoni
1999 IV International TV Festival 1 Nomination (Ideas for Children's TV) to director Luca Centoni for "I Parchi d' Europa" produced by Phoenix Media 1 Nomination (Proposals for TV) to director Luca Centoni for "Realtà nel Crepuscolo" produced by Phoenix Media 1 Nomination (Ideas for TV) to director Luca Centoni for "North Lands Circle" produced by Phoenix Media/Tele+/Sitcom
2000 XXV International Tourism Film Festival - Milan 3 Nominations to director Luca Centoni for "Dubai,miraggio nel deserto","Maldive,Vilu Reef", TV program "River", episode "Lorena and Alsazia" produced by Phoenix Media/Tele+ Jury president: Claudio G. Fava Special Guests Directors: Gianni Amelio, Folco Quilici
2001 XXVI International Tourism Film Festival - Milan Special Prize to director Luca Centoni for "Livorno la Venezia e il Canale Navicelli" produced by Phoenix Media/Sky Jury president: Claudio G. Fava Special Guests Directors: Wim Wenders, Folco Quilici
2002 XXVII International Tourism Film Festival - Milan Special Prize AEM to director Luca Centoni for "Le Pays Cathare" produced by Phoenix Media/Sky
2005 53° Trento Film Festival (Mountains,Exploration,Adventure) - Trento 1 Nomination to director Luca Centoni for "Il Passaggio a Nord Ovest di Sacajawea" as finalist among the top 20 selected within hundreds of film participating.
2005 XIV Edition Oscar Livornesi 1 Award for Art Quality and Job Skill
2023 Nominee at 2023 Vegas Shorts Film Festival of Las Vegas
2023 Selected at 2023 Cine Paris Film Festival
2023 Selected at 2023 L.A. Sun Film Festival in Los Angeles
2023 Selected at 2023 Roma Short Film Festival
2023 Winner Best Short Documentary at 2023 Cannes International Shorts Film Festival with "San Pietro Island"
2023
Selected at 2023 Miami Indie Film Awards Festival with the short film documentary "San Pietro Island"
2023
Winner as Best TV Documentary Series "Templars" at San Diego Art Film Festival 2023 with the "Templars" episode 3 "The Sinclair Legacy"
2023
Selected at 2023 "Chicago Indie Film Awards" with the documentary film "The Sinclair Legacy" - episode 3 of Templars Tv series.
2023
Selected at 2023 "New York Try-State International Film Festival" with the documentary film "Gudrid the Fair" - episode 4 of Templars Tv series, starring by Amy Erin Johnson
2023
Nominee at 2023 "New York Independent Cinema Awards" with the documentary film "Gudrid the Fair" - episode 4 of Templars Tv series, starring by Amy Erin Johnson
2023
Winner as Best TV Documentary Series "Templars" at Tokyo International Short Film Festival 2023 with the episode 4 "Gudrid the Fair" starring Amy Erin Johnson
2023
Winner as "Best Web TV Series" "Templars" at "New York Independent Cinema Awards 2023" with the episode 4 "Gudrid the Fair" starring Amy Erin Johnson
2023
Winner as Best TV Documentary Series "Templars" at Japan International Film Fest in July 2023 with the episode 4 "Gudrid the Fair" starring Amy Erin Johnson
2023
Winner as Best TV Documentary Series "Templars" at Boston Independent Film Awards in july 2023 with the episode 4 "Gudrid the Fair" starring Amy Erin Johnson
2023
Winner as Best TV Documentary Series "Templars" at Top Film Awards in October 2023 with the episode 4 "Gudrid the Fair" starring Amy Erin Johnson
2023
Winner as Best Pilot Episode Series "Templars" at Venice "Under the Stars" International Film Awards in November 2023 with the episode 4 "Gudrid the Fair" starring Amy Erin Johnson
2024
Finalist at "London Director Awards" 2024 with the episode 4 "Gudrid the Fair" starring Amy Erin Johnson
2024
Winner at Hamburg, Germany,"Purple Sky International Film Festival" 2024 with the TV series "Templars" episode 4 "Gudrid the Fair" starring Amy Erin Johnson
2024
Winner at "Monza Film Festival" Italy February 2024 with the TV series "Templars" episode 4 "Gudrid the Fair" starring Amy Erin Johnson
2024
Winner at "Festival of Indie" India March 2024 as Best Web Series "Templars" episode 4 "Gudrid the Fair" starring Amy Erin Johnson
