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He graduated from the New York Film Academy in Filmmaking.
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Francesco Mazza
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From 1999 to 2001, he was a recurring guest on Michele Santoro’s evening talk shows (Circus, Il Raggio Verde) aired on Rai 2. In September 2001 he moved to Mediaset, becoming a reporter for the youth magazine “Mosquito” aired on Italia 1. In 2003 he joined the crew of television writer and producer Antonio Ricci.
In 2005, he was one of the writer of Striscia la notizia (aired on Canale 5).
He also worked on some Striscia’s spin-offs, such as Paperissima Sprint and Le Nuove Mostre. In 2011 he was a script-writer of Big End, a sketch-com that aired on Rai 4, with Francesco Mandelli and Fabrizio Biggio.
After leaving Striscia in 2012, in 2014 he wrote and directed Vera Bes, a web series officially selected by the Marseille Web Fest, the Melbourne Web Fest and the Los Angeles Web Festival In 2015, he wrote and directed the short film Frankie (Italian Roulette) in which he also acted as the main character.
The co-writer of "Frankie (Italian Roulette)" is New York-based director Amos Poe.
He also wrote, directed and produced the television documentary "Graffiti a New York" that premiered on Italian broadcaster Sky Arte HD on November 20th 2015. "Graffiti a New York" is presented by Italian journalist Federico Buffa and features some of the most relevant graffiti writers of all time, including TAKI 183, T Kid, Lady Pink and the British photographer Jon Naar.
