Domenico Procacci (born 8 February 1960) is an Italian film producer.
Life and career
Born in Bari, Procacci debuted as a producer in the late 1980s, when he co-founded with Renzo Rossellini and others the production company Vertigo.[1] In 1990 he founded the company Fandango, which debuted with a box office hit, Sergio Rubini‘s La stazione.[1] He soon specialized in producing small-budget art films directed by young directors.[1] In 1992, he started a long collaboration with Rolf de Heer, producing and even distributing his films in Italy, and in 2002 he co-founded with de Heer, Richard Lowenstein, Sue Murray and Bryce Menzies the production company Fandango Australia.[1]
Procacci won four David di Donatello Awards for best producer, and four Silver Ribbons in the same category.[2][3][4][5][6]
In 2014, Procacci had a son with Kasia Smutniak, whom he married in September 2019.[7]
Selected filmography
- 1990 – The Station
- 1992 – Flight of the Innocent
- 1993 – Bad Boy Bubby
- 1993 – The Blonde
- 1994 – Like Two Crocodiles
- 1994 – The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
- 1996 – Bits and Pieces
- 1996 – The Quiet Room
- 1997 – The Grey Zone
- 1998 – Radiofreccia
- 1998 – Dance Me to My Song
- 1998 – Ecco fatto
- 1998 – The Ice Rink
- 1998 – The Room of the Scirocco
- 1999 – But Forever in My Mind
- 2000 – Johnny the Partisan
- 2001 – The Monkey’s Mask
- 2001 – The Last Kiss
- 2001 – Dark Blue World
- 2001 – Dust
- 2001 – He Died with a Felafel in His Hand
- 2002 – The Tracker
- 2002 – The Embalmer
- 2002 – Respiro
- 2002 – Maximum Velocity (V-Max)
- 2003 – Remember Me, My Love
- 2003 – Alexandra’s Project
- 2003 – Secret File
- 2003 – Break Free
- 2004 – First Love
- 2004 – The Consequences of Love
- 2004 – Working Slowly (Radio Alice)
- 2005 – Tickets
- 2005 – Mario’s War
- 2006 – Our Land
- 2006 – Ten Canoes
- 2006 – The Family Friend
- 2007 – Dr. Plonk
- 2007 – Silk
- 2007 – The Right Distance
- 2007 – Don’t Waste Your Time, Johnny!
- 2008 – Quiet Chaos
- 2008 – The Past Is a Foreign Land
- 2008 – Seven Pounds
- 2008 – Gomorrah
- 2008 – Un giorno perfetto
- 2009 – The White Space
- 2009 – Cosmonaut
- 2010 – Kiss Me Again
- 2010 – Loose Cannons
- 2010 – Barney’s Version
- 2010 – La passione
- 2011 – Qualunquemente
- 2011 – The Perfect Life
- 2011 – The Forgiveness of Blood
- 2011 – We Have a Pope
- 2011 – The Last Man on Earth
- 2011 – Drifters
- 2012 – Diaz – Don’t Clean Up This Blood
- 2012 – Magnificent Presence
- 2012 – Reality
- 2013 – Tutti contro tutti
- 2013 – The Fifth Wheel
- 2014 – A Woman as a Friend
- 2014 – I Can Quit Whenever I Want
- 2015 – Mia Madre
- 2016 – Era d’estate
- 2016 – Sun, Heart, Love
- 2017 – Stories of Love That Cannot Belong to This World
- 2018 – The Happiest Man in the World
- 2019 – Bangla il film
- 2020 – The Predators
- 2021 – Three Floors
- 2022 – Bangla – La serie
- 2022 – The Hummingbird
- 2023 – A Brighter Tomorrow
- 2023 – An Endless Sunday
- 2024 – The Story of Frank and Nina
- 2025 – The Holy Boy
References
- ^ a b c d Tiziana Ferrero Regis (2009). Recent Italian Cinema: Spaces, Contexts, Experiences. Troubador Publishing Ltd, 2009. ISBN 978-1848760851.
- ^ “Domenico Procacci at David di Donatello”. David di Donatello. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ “‘Tutta la vita davanti’ Nastro d’Argento miglior film”. La Repubblica. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ Maria Elena Vagni (27 June 2011). “Nastri d’Argento, sei premi a Habemus Papam”. Best Movie. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ Redazione (30 June 2012). “Nastri d’Argento 2012: Sorrentino miglior film, Procacci miglior produttore con “Diaz”“. RB casting. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ “Nastri d’argento 2014. Capitale umano conquista Taormina ma la vera sorpresa è Song’e Napule”. Rai News. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ “Kasia Smutniak si è sposata in segreto con Domenico Procacci”. repubblica.it (in Italian). 16 September 2019.
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