Francesco Montagner is an award-winning film director and film educator.
His debut feature-length documentary, Animata resistenza (2014), received the Venice Classics Award for Best Documentary on Cinema at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.
His second feature, Brotherhood (2021), won the Golden Leopard in the Cineasti del Presente competition at the 74th Locarno Film Festival. The film has since screened at more than 40 international festivals, earning numerous awards.
His first short film, Asterión (2022), premiered at the 75th Locarno Film Festival and went on to receive awards at RIGA IFF, Filmfest Dresden and Odense International Film Festival. It was also an official nominee for the 2023 European Film Awards and one of the five finalists for the 69th David di Donatello Awards.
Alongside his filmmaking practice, Montagner teaches at five internationally renowned film schools and universities, including FAMU in the Czech Republic and EICTV in Cuba. He also leads workshops for film professionals internationally.
