CV · 2026
Profile
He teaches “Theories and Techniques of Mass Communication” at the University of Padua.
He conducted research at the UCLA School of Film, Television and Theater. He worked as an editor for Troma Entertainment in New York and as an assistant director at the Prague Film School.
His first short film, “E-Lena”, was selected in competition at the Science+Fiction Film Festival in Trieste. In 2026, “I Don’t Trust Artists” won the Most Insane Story Award at the Dasein AI Film Festival in San Francisco and the Audience Award at the River Film Festival. His latest short film, “Una buona idea”, won Best Screenplay at the Oblivion Frames Film Festival in Lisbon.
Awards and selections
Selected work
By the age of ten, every child must choose how and when to die. A mother accompanies her daughter through this difficult decision.
In a future where artists are persecuted like witches, Eurydice recounts her toxic and manipulative relationship with Orpheus.
After their son disappears, two parents project their grief onto a series of indecipherable AI videos generated by him.
A young man struggles with an annoying obsolete robot model that is still capable of love.
Other short films
An incompetent psychologist is hired to prevent an influencer from recovering from narcissism.
The same man is under two investigations: a detective suspects him of murder, while his best friend suspects he is in love with her.
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“Cinema Impossibile” project
A film-writing and staging workshop conceived and led by Salvatore Frisina. Stories developed collectively become theatrical readings, also featuring live music and sound design. In 2026 the project is supported by the University of Padua through the “ex Mille Lire” funding programme.