Mattia Fiumani

I am a film director and producer with a background in Architecture (EPFL, Lausanne) and Filmmaking (New York University). I developed my craft between Berlin and Los Angeles, working with producers De Laurentiis and Paramount Studios, and building a parallel career in music videos with labels Ninja Tune, Temporary Forever, and Brainfeeder.
Back in Italy, I founded Local Bizzarro, an awarded international film production company, and in 2023 launched Conero Film + ADV, a festival dedicated to sustainability in the film and advertising industry. I currently teach Film Directing at Poliarte Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ancona.
Throughout all of this, I never stopped sketching and snapping photos on film. A notebook and a 35mm camera have always travelled with me. The storyboard sketches and film photographs I share here are the unfiltered side of that journey: ideas caught before they became sets. Some never did. Some still might.

CERTIFICATE IN FILMMAKING at New York University
MASTER OF SCIENCE at École Polytechnique Fedérale de Lausanne
BACHELOR OF ARTS at University of Technology, Sydney
BACHELOR OF ARTS (EXCHANGE STUDENT) Glasgow School of Arts

As a filmmaker, my work has been exhibited on over 40 international festivals. Some of the awards (wins and nominations) are listed here:

Filmare la Storia (2026):
Premio ANPI (film: Best Before)

Berlin Commercial (2022):
Nomination for Best Narrative Short (film: Comet)

Los Angeles Film Awards LAFA (2020):
- Honorable Mention for Best Director (film: Notebook)
- Nomination for Best Narrative Short (film: Notebook)

Independent Shorts Awards ISA (2020):
- Nomination for Best Narrative Short for Notebook
- Best Director for Notebook

Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest (2020):
- Best Experimental Short for Notebook

Madrid Indie Film Festival (2020):
- Nomination for Best Narrative Short for Notebook
- Nomination for Best Director for Notebook

Raindance Berlin (2013):
- Nomination for Best Narrative Short for 27 DOWN