Biography
Antonello Faretta was born in 1973 in Potenza.
Among his works Lei lo Sa, Da Dove Vengono le Storie?, Il Vento, la Terra, il Grasso sulle Mani, 20Venti, Silenced Thoughts, Nine Poems in Basilicata and Transiti. His films have been featured in international film festivals, art galleries and museums throughout the world like Centre Pompidou, Museum of Contemporary Art Barcelona, Pen World Voices Festival New York.
In 2002 he founded the independent production company, Noeltan Film Studio which produces his own works as well as those of young international authors.
In 2004 he created the Atelier del Cinema and the Potenza International Film Festival which he also directs and for which in 2006 he received the prestigious Targa per Meriti Culturali from the Italian President of Republic, Giorgio Napolitano.
His last and original work The Garden of Hope was in the Official Selection at Rotterdam International Film Festival, Hot Docs Toronto, Festival de Cannes and was awarded at FrontDoc 2010 as “best film”.
