Paolo Benetazzo (born July 16, 1976) is an Italian film director,
actor, screenwriter, producer, editor and visual artist. He made his
feature film directorial debut with Study (2012), which has been
screened and awarded at international film festivals worldwide.
Distinguished by a profound cinematic individualism, the film was
entirely shot by Benetazzo without any film crew. He is the founder of
independent film production company ARTtouchesART.Benetazzo was born
in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. At the age of 19 he began acting and
filming while attending the University of Padua. Experiencing a
temporary conflict with the academic environment, he interrupted his
studies for some years, picking up different jobs, until he eventually
graduated in 2003 with a master's degree in psychology.In 2007 after
travelling around Europe and living in Dublin for a few years,
Benetazzo started working on his feature film directorial debut.
Discouraged by the Italian film industry, he moved to London and
founded ARTtouchesART Films in 2012.
actor, screenwriter, producer, editor and visual artist. He made his
feature film directorial debut with Study (2012), which has been
screened and awarded at international film festivals worldwide.
Distinguished by a profound cinematic individualism, the film was
entirely shot by Benetazzo without any film crew. He is the founder of
independent film production company ARTtouchesART.Benetazzo was born
in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. At the age of 19 he began acting and
filming while attending the University of Padua. Experiencing a
temporary conflict with the academic environment, he interrupted his
studies for some years, picking up different jobs, until he eventually
graduated in 2003 with a master's degree in psychology.In 2007 after
travelling around Europe and living in Dublin for a few years,
Benetazzo started working on his feature film directorial debut.
Discouraged by the Italian film industry, he moved to London and
founded ARTtouchesART Films in 2012.
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