Tonino Zangardi
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23 April 1957
Tonino Zangardi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Antonio Zangardi 23 April 1957 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 19 February 2018 (aged 60) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1992–2018 |
Tonino Zangardi (born Antonio Zangardi, 23 April 1957 – 19 February 2018) was an Italian director and screenwriter.
Death
Born in Rome in 1957, Zangardi directed his first feature film Allullo drom - L'anima zingara, starring Isabella Ferrari, in 1992, telling a story of a gipsy community in Tuscany.[1] His fourth film Prendimi e portami via, starring Valeria Golino, dealt as well with the Romani community.[2]
In 2008, his thriller film Sandrine in the Rain, starring Sara Forestier and Adriano Giannini, premiered at the Busan International Film Festival.[3]
In 2017, Zangardi founded in Mantua the Master Film Academy, where he taught directing techniques.[4]
He died in Rome on 19 February 2018, at the age of 60, after a long illness.[2]
