Federico Frefel
Locarno Spring Academy 2023
Locarno Spring Academy 2023
Federico Frefel (Milano, 1989) Graduated from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, he attended the documentary course at the Luchino Visconti School of Cinema, graduating with the documentary film Loro dei giorni, selected at the 33rd edition of FIPADOC, Festival international du film documentaire, at the 58th edition of the Festival dei Popoli and at the 3rd edition of Visioni dal mondo, awarded with a special mention. In 2019 he founded Finisterræ, a collective that alternates documentary research with technical and creative support for independent realities. In 2020, the first feature-length documentary Blocconove was born from the collaboration with Michele Silva and Léa Delbès, presented in competition at the 14th edition of Salina Doc Fest and in the Prospettive section of the 40th edition of Filmmaker International Film Festival. He is currently working on his second feature length documentary, the first as a single author.