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Luigi Di Domenico (Salerno, May 1, 1997) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.
He made his debut in 2018 with the short film Martino, which was screened at around 30 international festivals and ranked among the 50 most awarded short films of the year according to cinemaitaliano.info.
In 2022, he presented Yohiro at the 76th edition of the Salerno International Film Festival. The film later received the award for Best Italian Film at the Barcelona Indie Awards.
In 2024, he directed "Marianna", a work of social denunciation that aims to shed light on environmental issues and the right to health. He got the Best Director Short at The North Film Festival in Barcelona.
In 2025 he filmed in the old centre of Rome "Lethni" a short dance film already screened in Italy, USA, Georgia and Spain.
Best Short Film Director
Marianna
The North Film Festival
Barcelona, Catalunya
2026
Official Selection
Lethni
Fragmentos De Junio
Guayaquil
2026
Official Selection
Marianna
DANGER ZONE Independent Film Festival
Hamburg
2026
Official Selection
Lethni
Love & Hope International Film Festival (L'HIFF)
Barcelona, Catalunya
2026
Annual Honourable Mention
Lethni
Robinson Film Awards (RFA)
Poggiomarino, Naples
2026
Best Dance & Music Video
Lethni
Live Screenings International Film Festival
Tbilisi
2026
Lazio Premiere
Lethni
Arterie
Fara in Sabina, Lazio
2025
Marta Naddei Award
Marianna
Salerno in CORTOcircuito
Salerno, Campania
2025
Honourable Mention
Marianna
AmiCorti IFF
Roccaraso, L'Aquila
2025
Best Drama Short Film Nominee
Marianna
Love & Hope International Film Festival
BARCELONA, CATALUNYA
2025
Official Selection
Marianna
Ardea Film Festival
Ardea, Rome
2025
Best Italian Film Award
Yohiro
Barcelona Indie Awards
Barcellona
2024
Semi-Finalist
Yohiro
LWIFF | Lonely Wolf
2023
Finalist
Yohiro
Metropolis Film Festival
Milan
2023
TABRIZ CINEMA AWARDS
Yohiro
Tabriz Cinema Awards
2023
Best Romance
Yohiro
Mellon International Film Festival
Rome
2023
Best Drama
Yohiro
Reale Film Festival - BiMonthly Awards
Cinisello Balsamo, Milano
2023
Best Italian Film
Yohiro
Night of Drama Shorts
Milan
2023
Official Selection
Yohiro
Liverpool Indie Awards // LIA
Liverpool
2023
WINNER
Yohiro
Venus Community Awards
İstanbul, Balat
2022
Finalist
Yohiro
Vesuvius International Film Fest
Naples, Campania
2022
Official Selection
Yohiro
Himachal Short Film Festival
Kullu, Himachal Pradesh
2022
Official Selection
Yohiro
8 & Halfilm Awards
Rome, Lazio
2022
Best Acting - Beatrice Vitoldi Award
Yohiro
Salerno in CORTOcircuito
Salerno, Campania
2022
Official Selection
Yohiro
Rising Sun International Film Festival
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
2022
Official Selection
Martino
The Paus Premieres Festival
Paddok Street, Engand
2022
Official Selection
Yohiro
Anatolia International Film Festival
İstanbul - Asya
2022
Official selection
Anti
Clapperboard Golden Festival
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
2022
Official Selection
Yohiro
Iconic Images Film Festival
2022
Official Selection
Martino
Alberoandronico
Rome
2020
Official Selection
Martino
SorsiCorti Short Film Festival
Palermo, Sicily
2020
Roberto Rossellini Award
Martino
Maiori Film Festival
Maiori, Salerno
2020
Official Selection
Martino
Memoria in Corto
Crema, Lombardia
2019
Official Selection
Martino
I Corti dei Fabbri
Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia
2019
Official Selection
Martino
Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival
Mumbai
2019
Finalist
Martino
Picentia Short Film Festival
Montecorvino Rovella, Campania
2019
Official Selection
Martino
Sinevizyon
Nicosia
2019
Official Selection
Martino
First-Time Filmmaker Sessions
Pinewood Road, England
2019
Official Selection
Martino
Las Vegas Global Film Fest
Las Vegas
2019
Special Mention
Martino
ImpavidArte - La biennale della cultura
Nicosia, Sicilia
2019
Official Selection
Martino
The Lift-Off Sessions
2019
Best Actor Award
Martino
Salerno in CORTOcircuito
Salerno, Campania
2019
Award of Jury
Martino
Salerno in CORTOcircuito
Salerno, Campania
2019
Best Short Film
Martino
Salerno in CORTOcircuito
Salerno, Campania
2019
Special Mention
Martino
Short Film Fest San Giovanni
Pesaro
2018
Finalist Award
Martino
Premio Nickelodeon
Spoleto
2018
Official Selection
Martino
Cefalù Film Festival
Cefalù
2018
Official Selection
Martino
Mercato Internazionale del Cinema Giovane e Indipendente
Vico Equense
2018
Official Selection
Martino
Francavilla Film Festival
Francavilla
2018
Official Selection
Martino
Inshort Film Festival 2018
Lagos
2018
Best EDM & DANCE Music Video
Lethni
Europe Music Video Awards
Košice
Best Script
Disgrace
Premio Energheia
Matera, Italy
Official Selection
Martino
Corti a Sud
Polla, Campania
Official Selection
Martino
Vesuvius International Monthly Film Festival
Campania
Best Romantic Short
Yohiro
Robinson Film Awards
Poggiomarino, Naples
Official Selection
Yohiro
FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DEL CINEMA DI SALERNO
Salerno, Campania
Best Romance Film Award
Yohiro
New York International Film Awards™ - NYIFA
New York, NYC
Official Selection
Lethni
Rec Film Festival
Rimini, Emilia-Romagna
Honorable Mention
Yohiro
New York Movie Awards
Manhattan, New York
Official Selection
Lethni
The Cecil County Independent Film Festival
North East, MD
Nominee
Lethni
Ahmedabad International Film Festival
Ahmedabad
Official Selection
Yohiro
Taiga
Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Territory
Semi-Finalist
Martino
Premio Fausto Rossano
Naples, Campania
Official Selection
Martino
Rampa Film Festival
Quarto, Naples
Best Arthouse
Lethni
Monza Film Fest
Monza, Lombardia
Semi-finalist
Martino
Incontro il Corto
Rome
Honourable Mention
Lethni
Reale Film Festival
Best Trailer
Lethni
Direct Monthly Online Film Festival
Canton
Official Selection
Martino
MitreoFilmFestival
Santa Varia Capua Vetere
Honorable Mention
Martino
Festival del Cinema di Cefalù
Cefalù, Sicily
Best Actor
Martino
Filandart Cinefestival
Sovizzo, Veneto
Selezionato nell’ambito del Festival “Tulipani di Seta Nera” per il Premio “Sorriso Rai Cinema Channel”
Martino
Tulipani Di Seta Nera
Rome, Lazio
Finalist
Yohiro
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Athens, Attica
Honorable mention
Marianna
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Athen
Honourable Mention
Marianna
West Lothian Film Festival
Edinburgh, Scotland
Semi-Finalist
Yohiro
Le Cascine di Milano FilmFest
Rozzano, Milan
Honorable mention
Marianna
Reale Film Festival
Cinisello Balsamo, Milano
Official Selection
Yohiro
Ciak Film Festival
Naples, Campania
Official Selection
Marianna
Ahmedabad International Film Festival (AIFF)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Official Selection
Anti
One Earth Awards
Bangalore, India
Official Selection
Yohiro
filmyway International film festival
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Official Selection
Yohiro
Asia Film Festival
Mumbai
Official Selection
Anti
Varese International Film Festival
Varese, Lombardia
Official Selection
Yohiro
CALCUTTA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2022
Kolkata, West Bengal
Official Selection
Yohiro
South Italy International Film Festival
Barletta
Official Selection
Yohiro
Golden Giraffe International Film Festival
Nice
Official Selection
Yohiro
ITALY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Rome
Best International Short Film
Anti
Indo French International Film Festival
Pendicherry
Nominee "Best Director"
Anti
Mokkho International Film Festival
Avvai Nagar, Lawspet Pondicherry
Best Original Score
Anti
Mokkho International Film Festival
Avvai Nagar, Lawspet Pondicherry
Honourable Mention
Anti
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Athens, Attica
Official Selection
Anti
17. Trash Film Festival
Varaždin, Varaždin
Best Trailer
Lethni
Best Shorts Competition
La Jolla, CA
Finalist
Yohiro
Oniros Film Awards
New York, NY
WINNER - Best Director / Best International Short Film / Best Poster / Best Trailer
Yohiro
Gona Film Awards
KARAIKKUDI, TAMIL NADU
Nominee
Marianna
Jazair Awards
Algeri
Honorable Mention
Yohiro
Paris Film Awards
Paris, Île-de-France
Official Selection
Yohiro
London Global Film Awards
London
Honorable Mention
Yohiro
London International Monthly Film Festival
London,
HONORABLE MENTION
Yohiro
Monza Film Fest
Monza
Official Selection
Marianna
COLIFFE - COLiseum International Film FEstival
Rome, Lazio
Finalist
Marianna
Ferrara Film Festival
Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna
Honorable Mention "Best Romance", "Best Black & White Film"
Yohiro
Snow Leopard International Film Festival
Madrid
Official Selection
Marianna
FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DEL CINEMA DI SALERNO
Salerno, Campania
Finalist
Marianna
Robinson Film Awards (RFA)
Poggiomarino, Naples
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD - Best International Short Film
Yohiro
Athvikvaruni International Film Festival
Aranthanki, Tamil Nadu
WINNER - Best Director / International Short Film
Yohiro
Athvikvaruni International Film Festival
Aranthanki, Tamil Nadu
Best Romance
Yohiro
Liber Films International Festival
Stavropoulou, Athina
Best International Short Film
Yohiro
Indo Singapore International Film Festival
KALLAL, Tamil Nadu
Honorable mention
Marianna
Madonie Film Festival, Region of Sicily
Palermo, Sicily
Official Selection
Yohiro
Experimental Awards - London IFF
London
Official Selection
Yohiro
Milan Shorts Film Festival
Milan
Honorable Mention
Anti
Festival del Cinema di Cefalù
Cefalù, Sicily
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