MY NAME IS MARIA MONTALTO, I WAS BORN ON JANUARY 8, 1973 IN OFFENBACH (GERMANY) WHERE I LIVED UNTIL 1977, THE YEAR IN WHICH I MOVED PERMANENTLY TO PALERMO. FROM AN EARLY AGE I DEVELOPED AN INTEREST IN ART, AND DRAWING IN PARTICULAR, AND IN 1991 I SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED MY COURSE OF STUDIES BY GRADUATING FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL OF ART IN PALERMO. IN THE SAME YEAR I WROTE MY FIRST NOVEL ENTITLED " CUL-DE-SAC." IN 1998 I TRIED MY HAND AT MY SECOND SHORT STORY "THE BASTARD," AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR IT WAS THE TURN OF THE FIRST DRAFT OF "FALSE TARGET." IN 2011, INSPIRED BY THE NEWS, I WRITE "HIGH SEA," THUS ADDRESSING THE DRAMATIC THEME OF THE LANDINGS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN LAMPEDUSA. I DECIDE TO TURN THESE MANUSCRIPTS OF MINE INTO SCREENPLAYS SEVERAL YEARS LATER, THANKS TO "CINEMATIK (THE FANTACINEMA)," AN INTERESTING VIRTUAL COMMUNITY WHERE EVERY MEMBER DELIGHTS IN CREATING REAL MASTERPIECES, COMPLETE WITH FAMOUS ACTORS AND DIRECTORS. AN 'OPPORTUNITY, IN SHORT, TO BRING OUT THE ARTIST THAT IS HIDDEN IN EACH OF US, EVEN IF IT IS FOR FUN. IT'S NOT FOR FUN THOUGH, THAT I START THINKING ABOUT TURNING ALL THOSE DREAMS INTO REALITY AND TO DATE I HAVE WRITTEN A DOZEN SHORT FILMS AND A FEATURE FILM THAT, IN 2015, WAS SUCCESSFULLY SCREENED IN SOME CINEMAS IN PALERMO AND PROVINCE. ON NOVEMBER 28, 2023 THE SECOND LUNGOMETRAGE WRITTEN BY ME TOGETHER WITH THE DIRECTOR WAS RELEASED AT THE CINEMA, WITH THE TITLE "A BETTER DESTINY," AND IN FEBRUARY 2024 THE THIRD LUNGOMETRAGE WAS RELEASED BIRTH ON ONE OF MY SUBJECTS AND OF WHICH I WROTE THE SCREENPLAY ALSO TOGETHER WITH THE DIRECTOR WITH THE TITLE "BEYOND."
Medium
Television
Inspiration
Film preferiti "Red Eye" di Wes Craven, "Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot" di Gabriele Mainetti
Registi preferiti : Wes Craven, Ron HowardScrittori preferiti: Donato Carrisi, Gianrico Carofiglio
Search producer / Production wanted For a feature-length thriller set in Palermo and based on one of my novels, I am looking for someone willing to consider the project to produce it. I would already have the direction and part of the cast in mind, if interested please email: 06/07/2024Search collaborator / Production wanted Seeking production for thriller and drama genre projects related to current issues. To view synopses write here or to [email protected] 27/05/2024