Serena y (Serena and)

Francesco Cocco (Nuoro, Italia, 21/05/1978) realiza sus estudios en la Irish Film Academy de Dublín y en la escuela de cine Metrópolis c.e. de Madrid, donde logra el Grado Superior de Cine y Televisión. Escribe, produce y dirige sus primeros cortometrajes en Irlanda y luego se traslada a España donde sigue su actividad como director y profesor de interpretación ante la cámara. Sus cortometrajes acaparan centenares de selecciones y premios en importantes festivales nacionales e internacionales (entre ellos, festivales calificadoras de Goya, Óscar y BAFTA), incluida la preselección al prestigioso premio David di Donatello de la Academia de Cine Italiano de su cortometraje «Agua y jabón». Actualmente está involucrado en la preparación de diferentes proyectos de largometraje y series de televisión entre Italia y España. Es profesor de interpretación ante cámara en la escuela Estudio V de Madrid. «Serena y» es su sexto cortometraje como director, después de «Shakespeare In Smoke» (2023), «Agua y jabón» (2018), «Mariquita» (2016), «Llueve» (2015) y «Violeta» (2014).

Francesco Cocco (Nuoro, Italy, 05/21/1978) studied at the Irish Film Academy in Dublin and at the Metrópolis C.E. film school in Madrid, where he obtained a Higher Degree in Film and Television. He wrote, produced, and directed his first short films in Ireland before moving to Spain, where he continued his work as a director and on-camera acting coach. His short films have garnered hundreds of selections and awards at major national and international festivals — including Goya-, Oscar-, and BAFTA-qualifying festivals — and his short “Soap and Water” was preselected for the prestigious David di Donatello Award by the Italian Film Academy. He is currently involved in the development of several feature film and television projects between Italy and Spain. He teaches on-camera acting at Estudio V in Madrid. “Serena and” is his sixth short film as a director, following “Shakespeare In Smoke” (2023), “Soap and Water” (2018), “Ladybug” (2016), “It Rains” (2015), and “Purple” (2014).