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Federico Zanni – “A Cold” Shoot Starts This Week

fedzanni — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:04:35 +0000

Everything seems to be coming together (can’t believe I said that) and shooting is scheduled to start at the end of this week! Rock. it.

Courtesy of Christian Howard

Federico Zanni – The Making Of A Cold

fedzanni — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:56:22 +0000

Fed is extremely excited to announce that one of his scripts, titled ‘The Making Of A Cold’, is being developed into a short film and produced by the ASC (Actors Screen Collective), which Federico joined last year. Fed will also be co-directing (together with Christian Howard) and appearing in it. Katrina Cooke will be starring as ‘Laura‘.

This is how Fed likes to describe the film (mainly to himself, as not many people have asked him, so far):

‘The Making Of A Cold’ is a spoof of the classic ‘The Making Of..’ format, so a mockumentary about an imaginary film called ‘A Cold’. The title also parodies the common English expression ‘the makings of a cold’, which describes the preliminary stages or the onset of a cold. So, consequently, the imaginary film ‘A Cold’, is nothing but the story of a girl who gets progressively more ill, because of a cold.

‘The Making Of…’ consists of a series of interviews with the cast and crew of ‘A Cold’, interspersed with ‘behind the scene’ footage and also clips from the film ‘A Cold’.

All the way through the interviews, the cast and crew talk about and describe their experience of the shoot, often referring to aspects of acting and film making using the same language and terminology which are normally associated with colds and ailments. There’s also the surreal element of these actors and film technicians talking about something they believe to be utterly innovative and ground breaking, and the reality of the clips which show the extremely mundane scenario of a person getting a cold.

A bit more about the ASC:

All the actors involved with the ASC are driven by the desire to achieve the highest calibre of screen acting and are determined to develop both their artistic and technical abilities for screen.

A major focus of the ASC’s work is to reinvigorate the creative relationship between all the people involved in bringing film to life. Happily, lots of new and established writers, directors and editors were enthusiastic about the aims of the group and contributed their time and skills to this endeavor and all 8 films were shot between February and April 2010.

Two more films are now underway. The first will see the group collaborating with a writer from the initial character creation to finished film and the second will be achieved by inviting a writer with a finished script to realize their work with the group.

We aspire to be a valuable resource for all those working in the film industry.

Rare picture of Fed at work (with Verity Martin and Gertrude Thomas).

Federico Zanni Joins Legal Aliens – Il Ritorno

fedzanni — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:08:54 +0000

Federico is delighted to join Legal Aliens Theatre Company for the English premiere of Sergio Pierattini’s “Il Ritorno”.

Legal Aliens have been working on the first ever English translation of the play and are now in rehearsals. More details coming soon!

The play is based in part on on-site research conducted by Pierattini in Bergamo, a city that has experienced rapid change as a result of industrialization in the 1960s and 1970s. Pierattini interviewed newly wealthy locals in the gentrified suburb of La Malpensata and recent immigrants in the centre city neighbourhood of Via Quarenghi; the complex picture that emerged is reflected in the play, prompting critic Rossella Battisti to describe the playwright as “a sensitive narrator of small, contemporary tragedies” (L’Unita, 2008). While the play’s given circumstances arise from a specific Italian context, British audiences will likely see parallels with contemporary life in the UK as they discover a darker, less-familiar side of Italy.

Federico plays the role of The Brother.

Federico Zanni, Anna Elena Pepe and Elena Mazzon

Anna Elena Pepe, Jean Paul Dal Monte, Lara Parmiani and Federico Zanni

Federico Zanni – Two Noble Kinsmen

fedzanni — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:58:07 +0000

Round Pebble and Underthebed are getting ready for the London production of their latest show, “Two Noble Kinsmen”, after its one week run at Teatro Delle Muse (Rome), at the end of last year.

Leandro D’Andrea’s ‘clever and charming’ adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s most obscure plays was a huge success and its London run will see Federico revive the role of Luigi.

Stay tuned for more details!

This is what the critics had to say about the Rome production:

★★★★ ’A daring production… This humorous take on the story does justice to all the elements of the original text…successful revival- Masolino D’Amico

★★★★ ’A bittersweet, clever comedy… Human relationships are perfectly caught in all their frailty and beauty… There is everything: love, loss, violence, tenderness, conflict, astonishing truths and a bit of magic’ – Aida Antonelli , Diritto di Critica

★★★★ ’Charming... Clever, creative staging… A strong cast, wonderful chemistry, terrific performances’ – Alyx Barker, Italian Insider

Federico Zanni, Christopher Laishley.

Federico Zanni, Christopher Laishley, Leandro D'Andrea, Lewis Collier.

Federico Zanni, Chris Laishley.

Lewis Collier, Federico Zanni, Tristram Wymark, Leandro D'Andrea, Eugenia Caruso, Christopher Laishley and Jenny Harrold.

Leandro D'Andrea, Tristram Wymark, Lewis Collier and Federico Zanni.

Christopher Laishley, Federico Zanni and Tristram Wymark.

Tristram Wymark, Eugenia Caruso and Federico Zanni.

Jenny Harrold, Lewis Collier, Christopher Laishley, Eugenia Caruso and Federico Zanni.

The Cast (with our kick-ass SM, Alison Neville).

The Alan A'Dale Team (with Alan A'Dale in the middle).

Federico Zanni Stars in Pilot of Infinity Zero

electricjelly — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:42:01 +0000

Federico will be voicing two characters (Roman Hare and The Killer) in the pilot of the first ever ‘Dynamic Picture Comic Series’ (English version), titled ‘Infinity/Zero’.

This feature is a new multimedia entertainment app, designed specifically for iPad and blending together comic, novel, film and video-game.

The series’ pilot, titled “Tortured Beauty”, evolves around private detectives Infinity and Zero, determined to solve a streak of gruesome and apparently inexplicable murders.

Federico is the voice of Roman Hare, the owner of the private agency Infinity and Zero work for, and the ruthless, psychopathic killer.

“Infinity/Zero” was created by Massimo Tettamanti and Matteo Borgini (who are also directing it), and it’s produced by DP Productions.

“Infinity/Zero” is due for release in Autumn 2010.