Marco Simon Puccioni (b. 1963, Rome) studied architecture (graduating in 1989) and subsequently won a Fulbright scholarship and went to study film direction at UCLA in the United States. He has considerable experience in documentary filmmaking and, along with several short documentaries, he has also made four feature-length films. He then debuted in 2002 with the feature film What You Are Looking For (Quello che cerchi). His films generally confirm his interest in political and social themes, and his need also to examine the problems underlying gender identity. The latter underlines his second feature film Shelter, where the social status of the characters is fundamentally projected into their personal relationships. Puccioni also experiments with film language. He teaches film direction at the academy in Perugia.
MFF Karlovy Vary
