ANTONELLO RINALDI AS JURY MEMBER – LFF2014

AT Rodolfo Sonego Award for the best screenplay

Writer, screenwriter, playwright. Born in Montefeltro, but raised in Riccione, he attended the DAMS (Faculty of the Performing Arts) in Bologna and the School of Journalism of thea University of Urbino.
He published his first story at the age of 17 and he put on his first play at the age of 23. Following his passion for cinema, at the end of 1989 he moved to Rome, where he met Rodolfo Sonego, becaming his friend, student and collaborator.
With Sonego, in 10 years, he wrote, among other things, various television series for Rai Uno and Rai Due and collaborated to the screenplay of his last movie: “Il quaderno della spesa”, directed by Tonino Cervi and with Gabriele Lavia.
From the end of the ‘90s he wrote hundreds of episodes of many serials like “Vivere”, “Incantesimo”, “Sottocasa” and “Agrodolce”. Lately, in addition to writing for cinema (in 2010 the movie “Coppia da sballo” obtained a national grant and the cultural interest recognition), he teaches a theater course attended by children.