Alessandro Rossi
Born in Bologna on 10/08/1970
Graduated with honors in DAMS in 1998.
TEACHING, DIRECTING and WRITING
2021 Director of the concert film "Paolo Fresu- Musica da lettura" (with Michele Mellara)
2020/2021 Contract Professor at the University of Bologna for the teaching of "Theory and Technique of Film Editing" DAMS Degree (30 hours)
2020 Direction of the documentary "50 Santarcangelo Festival" (with Michele Mellòara) presented at Giornate degli Autori 2020
2020 Teaching in the seminar "Cinema and crime" at the University School "Sant'Anna" of Pisa. (7 hours)
2019/2020 Contract Professor at the University of Bologna for the teaching of "Theory and Technique of Film Editing" Bachelor DAMS (30 hours)
2019 Teaching in seminar in the Course of Advanced Training in Documentary Cinema at the University of Parma
2019 -Director of the short film "Feeling Home" (with Michele Mellara) for Alma Goals - Unibo
2019 Director of "Vivere che rischio" (with Michele Mellara) documentary winner of the audience award Biografilm 2019
2018/2019 Contract Professor at the University of Bologna for teaching "Theory and Technique of Film Editing" DAMS Bachelor Degree (30 hours)
2018 Teaching in seminar in the Course of Advanced Training in Documentary Cinema at the University of Parma
2017/2018 Contract Professor at the University of Bologna for the teaching of "Theory and Technique of Film Editing" DAMS Degree (30 hours)
2017 Direction of the short film "L'Incontro", (with Michele Mellara), (Presented at the Venice Film Festival 2017 in the MigrArti section)).
2017 Direction of the documentary "I'm in love with my car", (with Michele Mellara), (Presented out of competition at Biografilm Festival 2017 within a Homage to Mellara&Rossi).
2017 Teaching in seminar in the Course of High Education in Documentary Cinema at the University of Parmal
2017 Teaching in the seminar "Cinema and war: the war in the information age" at the Scuola Universitaria Superiore "Sant'Anna" of Pisa. (7 hours)
2017 Lecturer at the Organic School of Cinematography "Rosencrantz and Guilderstern" (Bologna) "Laboratory of Documentary" (64 hours)
2016/2017 Contract Professor at the University of Bologna for the teaching of "Theory and Technique of Film Editing" DAMS Degree (30 hours)
2016 Lecturer at the Organic School of Cinematography "Rosencrantz and Guilderstern" (Bologna) - "The editing in the documentary" (24 hours)
2016 Lecturer within the course "Technician for multimedia production" organized by ECIPAR Bologna "(training institution legally recognized by the Region of Emilia Romagna) module in charge "The direction in the documentary creation", (17 hours).
2016 Lecturer within the course "Author cinema, tv and web tv with the use of innovative digital technologies integrated with the latest technological tools" organized by COM2, module in charge "The screenplay in fiction and cinema, practice and methodologies of writing and analysis", (24 hours).
2015-2016 Contract Professor at the University of Bologna for the teaching of "Theory and Technique of film editing" DAMS Bachelor Degree (30 hours)
2015- 2016 Lecturer at the seminar "Cinema and war" at the University of Trento - Department of Political Science (12 hours)
2015 Direction of the documentary "Terra Persa" (with Michele Mellara),
2014-2015 Contract Professor at the University of Bologna for the teaching of "Theory and Technique of film editing" DAMS degree (30 hours)
2014 Lesson on documentary cinema at the Center for European Studies "Jean Monnet", University of Trento (4 hours)
2014 Lecture within the "Laboratory to talk about food sovereignty, education and active citizenship", (with Michele Mellara), Professor Federica Zanetti - Department of Education Sciences, University of Bologna (16 hours)
2014 Lecturer on documentary cinema at the Laboratory of social journalism of Piazza Grande (first Italian street newspaper), (with Michele Mellara), Bologna (4 hours)
2014 Teaching at the High School "Mattei" of San Lazzaro for the realization of a video spot on issues related to cancer prevention. Project sponsored by the Foundation ANT, San Lazzaro, Bologna (8 hours).
2013/2014 Teaching Multimedia and Audiovisual Laboratory 1st Year - Documentary Cinema "La megamacchina- Uomo e macchina raccontati nel quotidiano", (with Michele Mellara), professor verbalizing Paolo Noto -CITEM Alma Mater University of Bologna (60 hours).
2013 Direction of the documentary "Pascoliana" (with Michele Mellara and Francesco Merini).
2013 Lesson on documentary cinema at the Laboratory of social journalism of Piazza Grande (first Italian street newspaper),(with Michele Mellara), Bologna
2013 Lecture entitled "God save the green" in the course of International Organization of Prof. Roberto Belloni at the Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Trento (4 0re).
2012/2013 Teaching Workshop multimedia documentary film "Biodiversity - The city as a place of coexistence", (with Michele Mellara), at CIMES Center for Music and Entertainment of the Department of Arts - Alma Mater University of Bologna, (30 hours).
2012 Direction of the documentary "Morris'bag", (with Michele Mellara), within the international project "Why Poverty?".
2012 Direction of the documentary "God save the green", (with Michele Mellara), (Award Skylogic Giornate Europee dell'audiovisivo, Torino; Best documentary at Costa Rica International Film Festival; Best feature documentary at Ecologico International Film Festival in Nardò (LE); Award Parco Colli Euganei at Euganea Festival).
2010 Direction of the documentary "La febbre del fare; Bologna 1945-1980", (with Michele Mellara).
2010 Lesson entitled "Le vie dei farmaci" (The ways of drugs) in the course of International Organization by Prof. Roberto Belloni at the Department of Sociology and Social Research of the University of Trento (4 hours).
2010 Teaching Professor for the didactic module "Scritture per il documentario", (with Michele Mellara), in the second level Master "Scritture per il cinema" of the University of Udine, directed by Mariapia Comand and Roy Menarini, (16 hours).
2009 Teaching Professor for the didactic module "Scritture per il documentario", (with Michele Mellara), in the second level Master "Scritture per il cinema" of the University of Udine, directed by Mariapia Comand and Roy Menarini 16 hours.
2007 Direction of the documentary "Le vie dei farmaci", (with Michele Mellara), (Best Italian documentary at Torino CinemAmbiente Festival).
2006 Direction of the theatrical show "Mosca-Petuski 125km", (with Michele Mellara), from a text by Venedikt Erofeev with adaptation by Ermanno Cavazzoni.
2006 Direction of the documentary "Un metro sotto i pesci", (with Michele Mellara).
(Avanti Award and Velambiente Award at Bellaria Film Festival; Special Mention at Torino CinemAmbiente).
2005 Production and direction of the documentary "Paradiso Terrestro - Gente del Cilento", (with Michele Mellara).
2005 Art direction of the "Cinecirco itinerante tra Bologna e Provincia", (with Michele Mellara, Francesco Merini, Michele Cogo, Ilaria Malagutti).
2004 Art direction of the Cinecirco project "Da Bologna a Sodankyla senza sudare", (with Michele Mellara, Francesco Merini, Bernardo Bolognesi, Michele Cogo).
2003 Direction and production of the documentary "Domà-Case a San Pietroburgo", (with Michele Mellara), (Best Documentary and Critics Award at Genova Film Festival) [http://www.genovafilmfestival.org/] .
2002 Nomination at David di Donatello as best debut director with the film "Fortezza Bastiani" (with Michele Mellara).
2000 Writing with Michele Mellara of two episodes of the television series "La squadra".
2000 Artistic direction of the project "Suburra" within "Bologna2000-Capitale Europea della Cultura", (with Michele Mellara, Francesca Magrefi).
2000 Conducts with Michele Mellara the theatrical aboratory "Visioni- Viaggio- Violenza- Notte" within the project "Suburra".
1999 Solinas Award for Best Screenplay with the film "Fortezza Bastiani", (with Michele Mellara).
1999 With Michele Mellara, he led the theatrical workshop "Brecht 101" with young non-professional actors. The workshop leads to a show that is held in the Gorky Center in Bologna and is realized in collaboration with the Circolo Arci "Bertolt Brecht".
1998 Graduated with honours in DAMS (Performing Arts). Thesis entitled "The Shakespeare of Claudio Morganti" Supervisor Prof. Eugenia Casini Ropa.
1998 Direction (together with Michele Mellara) of the play "Acqua Marziale", final result of a theatrical workshop. The show is held in the premises of the Circolo Arci "Bertolt Brecht" of Bologna.
1994-2000 Artistic direction of Teatro della Polvere (only theatre company, with Michele Mellara).
1994-2000 Conducting and continuous management of theatrical and audiovisual workshops in high schools of Bologna and Province (Liceo Copernico, Istituto comprensivo di Castel Maggiore and Laura Bassi) and for theater professionals (with Michele Mellara, and Francesca Magrefi).
from 1991 to 1994 he leads (together with Michele Mellara) three audiovisual and theatrical workshops within the "Semi-residence Tasso" of Bologna USL 25 for psychiatric patients. Within the same is made the video "SiMapoiSiamoMigliorati".
1991-1993 Artistic direction of Teatro della Polvere: company and theatrical space in Bologna (with Michele Mellara, Moreno Mari).
