Carlo

Lo Giudice

Graduated in Literature and Philosophy from the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, majoring in Performing Arts and Sciences (110/110) with a thesis entitled: “Governing Chance. Italian Documentary in the Age of the Desert of Reality.”

Since 1990 he has written and directed several short films and documentaries, some of which have been broadcast by international broadcasters (MTV, Rai3, Planete Poland) and have participated and obtained awards in national and international festivals such as: Art Doc Festival (1st prize and architecture section prize), SiciliAmbiente Documentary Film Festival (1st prize), Genova Film Festival (1st prize), Salina doc fest (1st prize), Per un pugno di corti (1st prize), Bellaria Film Festival (Vela d'argento), Sottodiciotto film festival (2nd prize, special mention and critics' prize), Filmer le travail (Prix des lycéens et des apprentis), Pescara Corto Script (special mention), Visions du Réel, Festival della filosofia, Cinema Giovani Torino, Taormina International Film Festival, Arcipelago, Visioni Italiane, MED Film Festival, AVE International Short Film Festival, Siena Corto Festival, FIKE Film Festival Evora-Portugal, Opere Nuove, Infinity Film Festival, Videopolis, Rome Film Festival, Mediterranean Film Festival of Lavrio, etc.

He participated in the ESoDoc, Media Training Workshop of the Zelig School for Documentary, Television and New Media in Bolzano, of which he became local manager for the 2008 and 2010 editions. He participated in the i_doc (Development Programme for Expanded Documentary) of the SUPSI University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland.

He has traveled for work to various countries, including Bosnia, Portugal, Germany, France, Greece, Egypt, Palestine, Sweden, Finland, and Scotland. His career-defining encounters with Nanni Loi, Raul Ruiz, Jem Cohen, and Roberta Mazzoni have been crucial.

He has always combined his work as a director with that of a film teacher. He has taught at the Faculties of Languages ​​and Letters and Philosophy at the University of Catania and at the SNC - Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia – Sede Sicilia, as well as at numerous other public and private institutions. He is currently a tenured professor and coordinator of the film program at the Academy of Fine Arts in Catania.

Filmografia

Echoes (documentary, 2026 - in progress)
Mothers (webdoc, 2025)
Long Live My School (documentary, 2023)
Mafiainside (fiction, 2021 – pilot series)
Mr. Wake Up Mr. Sleep (animation, 2020)
The Wild State (documentary, 2015)
The sinkholes of S. Berillo (documentary, 2013)
Our Father (documentary, 2009)
Librino Kids (documentary, 2006)
Athens #03 (documentary, 2003)
Lisbon #02 (documentary, 2001)
Catania #01 (documentary, 1999)
The Big Dinner (documentary, 2000)
Agostino the dog (short film, 1997)
Ugo flew (short film, 1994)
Sunny Affair (short film, 1990)