Giorgio Diritti (b. 1959, Bologna) learned filmmaking while working with numerous Italian directors, among them Carlo Lizzani and Lina Wertmüller, but especially Pupi Avati. He has also organized casting sessions for films shot in the Emilia-Romagna region (including Fellini’s The Voice of the Moon) and has collaborated with Ermanno Olmi’s Ipotesi Cinema. As a director and screenwriter, Diritti has created numerous documentaries, short films, and TV series. He debuted with the documentary Sailor Cap (1990); his first feature film, The Wind Blows Round (2005), was nominated for five David di Donatello Awards and was screened at numerous festivals, including KVIFF 2007. His drama The Man Who Will Come screened at Karlovy Vary in 2010. There Will Come a Day had its world premiere at Sundance Festival this year.
48. MFF Karlovy Vary
