Paolo Bonfini - Biography

Paolo Bonfini
Production Designer

Paolo Bonfini’s career began with Game Over directed by Alessandro Piva which was presented at the Umbria Film Festival and the New European Film Festival. In 1997 he was the production designer for The Story of A Bad Boy directed by Tom Donaghy and in 2003 for Secret File by Paolo Benvenuti, presented at the Venice International Film Festival. He began his collaboration with Matteo Garrone in 2000 on Roman Summer, continuing with The Embalmer and First Love. He received the Federico Fellini Award for Best Production Design and the Golden Clapperboard for The Embalmer. In 2008 he was the production designer on Gomorra by Matteo Garrone. In 2010 he created the sets for Afraid of the Dark (Bruises) by Massimo Coppola and in 2011 for Terraferma by Emanuele Crialese which was in Competition at the Venice International Film Festival.

Filmography Paolo Bonfini

Reality by Matteo Garrone - 2012
(Official Selection - Competition at Cannes Festival 2012)