Paese Che Vai | When in Rome

Luca Padrini, born in Arezzo, is an Italian producer, screenwriter, and director. He is a voting member of both BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) and EFA (European Film Awards).
 
With the creation and writing of the TV series “5 Minuti Prima”, he won the selection grant “Subjects for Television Concepts Foundation CSC and SIAE.” In 2022, the series was acquired and produced by Panama Film for Rai Play in collaboration with Rai Fiction and received additional selective development grants.
 
In 2020, he wrote and directed the short film “Paese Che Vai”, which was selected at over 30 international film festivals, including 5 qualifying for the Academy® Awards and BAFTA. The work was chosen by the National Center for Short Films, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as one of the ten short films most representative of Italy in 2020; it was acquired and distributed by Rai Cinema.
 
In 2012, he won the Short(D)Vision award for Best Screenplay with the short film “Cinema Italia” and, in the same year, created several commercials, including the European anti-vivisection campaign “Stop Vivisection”, as well as viral videos for the telecommunications company Vodafone.
 
Since 2001, he has worked steadily on major film, television, and advertising productions as a 1st and 2nd Assistant Director, contributing to notable international productions such as HBO’s “Rome,” Spike Lee’s “Miracle at St. Anna,” Rob Marshall’s musical “Nine,” Jane Campion’s “Bright Star,” Ron Howard’s “Inferno,” Fernando Meirelles’ “The Two Popes,” and Christopher McQuarrie’s “Mission Impossible 7.”
 
In parallel, he has continued collaborating with prominent Italian filmmakers such as Dario Argento, Alessandro Baricco, Cristina Comencini, Paola Cortellesi, Emanuele Crialese, Marco Tullio Giordana, Luca Guadagnino, Paolo Sorrentino, and Franco Zeffirelli. He also supported Giovanna Mezzogiorno in her directorial debut with the short film “Unfitting,” produced by Bvlgari and presented at the Rome Film Festival in 2023.
 
He also works as an Assistant Director in high-profile advertising and music video productions, including the music video “Turn Up the Radio” by American singer Madonna, and various fashion films for international brands such as Gucci, Bvlgari, Burberry, Diesel, Fendi, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Armani, and Valentino, collaborating with iconic directors in the field, including Floria Sigismondi, Mert & Marcus, Mario Sorrenti, Charlotte Wales, Max Siedentopf, and Tom Munro.