Alessandro Melazzini
Still: Italo Disco. The Sparkling Sound of the 80sAlessandro MELAZZINI (1974, Italy) is an Italian-German documentary filmmaker. He graduated in Political Economics in Milan, and in Philosophy at Heidelberg University.
After working as an author, journalist and freelance translator, he self-produced his first documentary in 2010 and founded his own production company, Alpenway Media GmbH. He collaborates with RAI, ARD, ZDF and ARTE as a director and/or producer. His films are characterised by their extreme eclecticism, ranging from Ilona Staller’s life story and deeds (La Cicciolina. Godmother of Scandal, 2016) to the description of Cistercian art and spirituality (The Legacy of the Cistercians – Italy, 2019). Documentaries produced by Alpenway are regularly selected by international festivals.
Filmography
Munich, Italy. Stories of arrival in Germany (2011, doc), The Great Sanctuaries in Europe. Altötting (2012, doc, TV), Museums of Europe. The Bavarian National Museum (2012, doc, TV), Stelvio. Crossroads of Peace (2014, doc), Like a River. The Ska faces (2015, short doc), La Cicciolina. Göttliche Skandalnudel/La Cicciolina. Godmother of Scandal (2016, doc, TV), The legacy of the Cistercians – Italy (2019, doc), Italo Disco. The Sparkling Sound of the 80s (2021, doc)
Alessandro Melazzini at IFFR
Italo Disco. The Sparkling Sound of the 80s
Without Italo Disco, no house music, no Chemical Brothers, no Daft Punk, right? How a jaunty genre can age with dignity.
62'
Germany
IFFR 2022
Italo Disco. The Sparkling Sound of the 80s
Available on Festival Scope Pro from 26 January 9:00 CET to 14 February 9:00 CET
62'
Germany
P&I Selection 2022