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Rosa is highly skilled in script-editing, scheduling, budgeting, and running production and her work is characterized by team-leadership, optimization and creativity.
Rosa started her career as a theatre Assistant Director and Light Designer but soon moved in the film industry working as First Assistant Director with established Italian independent filmmakers. Since then, Rosa has gone on to become an accomplished Producer, with some of her films selected to participate in international festivals.
In 1990 she joined Imbarco per Citera as Vice President producing amongst others two documentary series for Italian broadcaster RAI, ‘Roma Sotterranea’ and ‘CapitaIi Europee’.
In 1997 she was one of the founders of the performing arts school, Centro Internazionale la Cometa, which soon become one of the most important training centers in Italy, hosting guest tutors from the main European academies, such as Guildhall of London and GITIS of Moscow.
In 1999 she established the production and distribution company Thule producing various documentaries and feature films and working as distributor attending the main international markets.
In 2000 she was award the Medea European Development Fund for the script Tonnara.
Among other activities she worked as a translator for Italian publisher Fanucci, translating novels by Stephen King, Bram Stocker and other authors and was the Event Supervisor of PratoEstate for 2 years managing hundreds of events for the summer seasons, including ballet, plays, cinema, concerts, exhibitions and conferences.
In 2005 she moved to London where she started working as freelancer.
She has formed a long-standing collaboration with writer/director Stuart Urban, with whom she has worked on many projects, from corporate video to feature films, including ‘Every Occupation needs a party’, ‘May I Kill U?’, ‘Falkner House’, ‘My unbeatable Uncle’ supervising production, sales and distribution and developing relations with sales agents.
Since 2008 she has been a partner of Webra Multimedia, where her work includes creative development, fund raising, directing and producing. She is now working as Producer at the animated TV series ‘Secret Wings’ co-produced by Mondo TV and Blonde Pilot.
In 2009 her documentary project 'Schoolday' won best pitch at Raindance Live Ammunition. She then worked on a pilot that was also her directorial debut. The documentary entitled ‘Everyday But Sunday’ won in 2010 the Unicef Award at OETI.
She is now working on her next feature documentary OneGirl that has been awarded the development fund by Media Programme and is an European co-production with Italy, Romania and Finland.
She is also currently line producing the documentary feature Back To Berlin and developing a slate of new projects.
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I leoni di Sicilia (2023)
A slight disappointment
Based on the book by Stefania Auci that recounts the rise of one of the most influential families of the Italian medidione from their arrival in Sicily in the late 1700s to the Unification of Italy, the series is a bet gone wrong. Despite the enormous production effort and a very interesting cast, among which Michele Riondino stands out, the story fails precisely in portraying the characters, who are monolithic and lacking depth.
The richness of Sicily is well represented by the magnificent palaces, but the exteriors, thanks also to a gloomy cinematography, do not do justice to Palermo, where it seems that there is only Piazza Pretoria, and a port awkwardly recreated by rather approximate VFX.
The Good Mothers (2023)
A must see
A magnificent and tragic depiction of patriarchal society at its worst. Set in a Calabria poised between modernity and archaic rites and customs, the series is beautifully shot, convincingly acted, and keeps you on edge throughout the episodes.
The female portraits are depicted with finesse, both the heroines and those who unquestioningly accept the violent and dark world around them. A violence that is hardly ever shown, but which comes out overwhelmingly despite the portrayal of 'normal' lives.
An important story, in times when feminicide is a recurring theme in all the newspapers, certainly here we are talking about an extreme world, but the roots of a world hostile to women become terribly evident.
Alida (2021)
A captivating documentary
Alida Valli is one of the most famous and beloved actresses of the 20th-century, a true legend, and a national treasure. Mimmo Verdesca tells her the extraordinary life through the words of her letters and diaries, read by Giovanna Mezzogiorno, and exclusive testimonies of eminent protagonists of Italian and international cinema and theatre.
'Alida' is a gem for many reasons: and the director proves his ability as a storyteller. He takes you on a fascinating journey that allows you to get to know the artist and the woman as well. And the latter is a captivating discovery.
Karate in Ontario: The Uphill Battle. The Cost of Raising a Champion (2016)
INTERESTING DOC
I didn't know what to expect, I know very little about martial art, but a part from the sport itself it was interesting to follow the struggles of the characters. It goes beyond sport.
Roberto Assagioli. Lo scienziato dello spirito (2017)
Visually stunning
A beautiful and visionary film, which wins the challenge to introduce to a spiritual journey. Despite the many talking heads, the slow pace hypnotises you. The way the camera indulges on details is mesmerising. Quite a courages challenge in our fast paced world.
Vercingétorix (2001)
A European action movie?
A typical European co-production where it appears the final product is the result of large compromise rather than a single vision of a brilliant filmmaker. And in typical fashion those production badly cast the film. Christofer Lambert was at his awful best in here, sporting a wig and large mustache that clearly did not suit his weird looks. Here is placed, once again, as a leader, once more showing he completely lacks the charisma to play such a role. The film is also very slow and poorly directed with some tech-no music underlying some briskly cut fight sequences. The idea to make a movie about this subject is indeed commendable but needed a seriously talented filmmaker to pull it off. Brandauer is reliable as always but by miscasting the lead, around who, the film is centered, the whole film is terrible weakened.