Christian Filippella

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rdf:langString Filippella at the 2015 Golden Globes

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rdf:langString Christian Filippella (born December 20, 1975) is a producer, cinematographer and director, current member of the Producers Guild of America and the Television Academy (ATAS/NATAS). Filippella began working as an independent filmmaker in Spain and Ireland. He was accepted to the directing program of the prestigious Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome and was awarded his diploma in 2005 with his thesis film Thermae starring Claire Falconer and Carolina Crescentini. Subsequently, he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and completed MFA studies at the American Film Institute (AFI) in 2008. Filippella also has received twice the Philip Morris Cinema Award and the Sergio Corbucci Prize in 2006. His feature film Silver Case stars Academy Award Nominees Seymour Cassel and Eric Roberts in the lead role of the Senator, and features Shalim Ortiz, Chris Facey, Brian Keith Gamble, Vincent De Paul (actor), Fernanda Romero, Scarlett Chorvat and Claire Falconer. Silver Case, which premiered at Rome International Film Festival, won 5 Indie Awards with Best of Show. The movie has been released worldwide. The Los Angeles Times reviewed the film as "brisk, good-looking and never dull" Mr Filippella has since then produced several feature films including A Place Called Hollywood, Beverly Hills Christmas I and This is Our Christmas starring Dean Cain, John Savage, Margaret O'Brien, and Ronn Moss. In 2018 Filippella received the Halo Award and the Life Achievement Award from the Motion Picture Council in Hollywood.