Italy
Luciano Accomando was born in Palermo, the city where he decided to live and work. His apprenticeship in the world of cinema began in 2008 as an intern on Alfonso Arau’s film “L’imbroglio nel lenzuolo”. In the same year he wrote and directed his first short film “Il muro di carta” produced by the Municipality of Corleone (PA). In 2009 he curated the artistic and organizational direction of the first edition of the “Cinesicilia Film Festival”. The event, of international importance, received numerous expressions of esteem among industry insiders. In February 2010 he directed the backstage of the film “La scomparsa di Patò” and interviewed the author of the novel Andrea Camilleri. In 2012 he participated with the short film “Il mio nuovo corto” at the “Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Frontiera”, at the “Sciacca Film Fest” and at the “Borgo in Corto Film Festival” where he won in the shorts category.
In 2014 he returned to the theater with the direction of “The Threepenny Opera” by Bertolt Brecht. In 2016 he published his first literary work “Nel romanzo”, Edizioni Leima, now in its third reprint. In 2017 with the documentary “Immagine dal vero” financed by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers – Department of Youth and National Civil Service he won the audience award at the “Popoli e Religioni – Terni Film Festival” and at the “Sciacca Film Fest”. He also won the “Cinemigrare 2018”, the “Social Machinery Film Festival – Intercultural Dialogue” and participated in the “Salina Doc Fest”, the “Sardinia Film Festival”, the “International Border Film Festival”, the “European Film Festival”, the “Human Rights Film Festival” in Naples and the “Cosmopolis film awards”.
In 2018 with the short film “Un caos bellissimo” financed by the Sicilia Film Commission he won the FICE special award at the “Vittoria Peace Film Fest”. In 2023 he wrote and directed the film “Scianèl” and the documentary “Assomigliami adesso” both co-financed by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers – Department for Youth Policies and Universal Civil Service.
“Scianèl” is a choral film that saw the commitment and participation of different sensibilities and that offers the viewer moments of unforgettable happiness.”
– Luciano Accomando
Luciano’s film “Scianèl” was born within the “Officine Malaspina” project and was co-produced by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers – Department of Youth and National Civil Service. The project saw the activation of five workshops on cinema professions in the “Malaspina” juvenile detention center in Palermo. During the workshops, the young inmates participated in writing the screenplay and in the creation of all the props used in the film. In order to offer the young inmates the opportunity to test the skills acquired in the field, days of filming in the IPM were planned.
“Scianèl” is a choral film that saw the commitment and participation of different sensibilities and that offers the viewer moments of unforgettable happiness.
