Vito Nicoletta is an Italian film director known for his innovative and unconventional approach to cinema and for his commitment to social and anthropological issues such as the abandonment of small villages in internal Italy and to issues related to the protection of the environment and nature. A visionary of an experimental cinema made of atypical and unconventional narrative structures.
Born in Naples, he showed an interest in visual art from a young age, first with photography, later with painting and sculpture.
In 2017 he began to explore the world of cinema, driven by the desire to break the traditional barriers of the cinematographic medium and in search of new expressive forms for his creativity.Vito Nicoletta's film career began with a series of experimental short films that quickly caught the attention of critics for their bold use of visual and narrative techniques.
Among his works, 'BISACCISTAN' [2022], in particular, is a film born from the desire to bring attention to the small villages of internal Italy that are dying, the villages of silence, the voids of a country that is made up of small towns. The film is characterized by long sequence shots that recall the metaphysical cinema of Andrรฉj Tarkรณvskij or Bรฉla Tarr, and a soundtrack that mixes environmental sounds and electronic music. The film was acclaimed at numerous International Film Festivals by critics for its originality and received numerous awards at independent film festivals.
Vito Nicoletta's work is characterized by a strong visual and sound experimentalism to create unique sensorial experiences. Musician for pleasure of many of his films, he also composes and performs the soundtrack.
His works often explore themes such as perception of reality, identity and the human psyche, challenging the viewer to question their own understanding of the world.
Vito Nicoletta has cited directors such as Andrei Tarkovsky, Bรฉla Tarr and Stan Brakhage as main influences on his work. His passion for contemporary art and philosophy is clearly reflected in his works, he is an emerging figure in the panorama of contemporary experimental cinema.His bold vision and ability to push the boundaries of the cinematic medium with his works, often devoid of linear narrative and dialogue, instead focusing on visual and sensory experiences, prized for their visual beauty and their ability to expand the boundaries of cinematic language exploring life, suffering and human experience through a collage of abstract and poetic images.
An avant-garde cinema, which is characterized by its visual complexity and its symbolism,which, devoid of linear narrative and dialogue, instead focuses on visual and sensorial experiences.
FILMOGRAPHY:
โบโAMMOPHILLAโ [ยฉ2017] (selected at Animal International Film Festival 2023).
โบ โRUNS IN THE LAKEโ [ยฉ2017] (selected at 60SIFF 2023 -PAKISTAN-)
โบ โBALANCESโ [ยฉ 2017] (Honorable mention at Neum underwater film festival 2022 -BOSNIA-).
โบ โIL GIORNO DEL CAPORABBALLOโ [ยฉ2018] (selected at Serbest International Film festival 2022 -MOLDAVIA-)
โบ " IL VENERDI' SANTO DI VALLATA " [ยฉ2018] (selected at Sacrae Scenae International Film Festival 2022 -ITALIA-)
โบ AUX FLAMBEAUX โ [ยฉ2018] (selected at Sacrae Scenae International Film Festival 2023 -ITALIA-)
โบ โBISACCISTANโ [ยฉ2022] โ
Honorable mention at:
- WIDESCREEN International Film Festival 2024' -CANADA-
Selected at:
- Kuala Lumpur International Film Academy Awards 2025-MALESIA-
- ilCORTO.it Film Festival 2024' -ITALIA-
- CASERTA Film Festival 2024' -ITALIA-
- KISFFO International Film Festival 2024' -GRECIA-
- L'INFINITO International Film Festival 2024' -ITALIA-
- TERRAMIA International Film Festival 2024'. -ITALIA-
- BANGADLESH Festival internazionale del cortometraggio e del cinema indipendente 2024'. -BANGLADESH-
- REWIND International Film Festival 2024 -UK-
- COLISUEM International Film festival 2023 -ITALIA-
- MYKONOS BIENNALE 2023- GRECIA-
- SUSSEX International Film Festival 2023 -UK-
- SWIFF 2023 -New York USA-
- LIFT-OFF Global Network 2023 -Hollywood USA-
-'MakeMeLaughFestival 2023' โ POLONIA
-'accordi@DISACCORDI' International Film festival 2022 -ITALIA-
- NAPOLI Film Festival 2022 -ITALIA-
- Festival del Cinema di Cefalรน 2022 -ITALIA-
- 'First Time Filmaker Sessions London 2022' -UK
โบ โRANDAGIโ [ยฉ2023] (selected at PET CARPET Film Festival 2023 -ITALIA-)
โบ โ VALENTINEโ [ ยฉ2023] (selected at 'accordi@DISACCORDI' International Film Festival 2023 -ITALIA
โบ'CHOPIN E LA NEVE' [ยฉ2024] - Selected at 'Earth in Focus, Singapore Nature Film Festival 2024 -SINGAPORE-
โบ'I MOSTRI DENTRO' [ยฉ2024]
- candidad at Festival di Cannes 2024-FRANCE-
- Selected at COLISUEM International Film festival 2024 -ITALIA-
โบ โ ORIZZONTI PERDUTI โ [ ยฉ2024]
- candidad at Festival di Cannes 2024-FRANCE-
- selected at International HERITAGE Film Festival 2024 -PORTOGALLO-
- Selected at COLISUEM International Film festival 2024 -ITALIA-