Regional Competition

Born in Pinerolo in 1982, Matteo Tortone graduated in Literature at the Università degli Studi di Torino. In 2011 he realized and signed the cinematography of White Men, co-directed with Alessandro Baltera, which was presented at Festival dei Popoli di Firenze and which won the Jury Prize at the Kazan Film Festival. In 2012 he realized Swahili Tales, co-directed with Alessandro Baltera, a three-episode documentary film. In 2014 he signed the cinematography of Rada, which won the prize for Best Documentary at Torino Film Festival and for Best Cinematography at Krakow Film Festival. In 2015 he produced and signed the cinematography of A Bitter Story, which received Special Mention at the Torino Film Festival. In 2015 he directed On Opposite Fields, which won the prize for the Best Film at the Corto e Fieno Film Festival. In 2016 he signed the cinematography of Bar Malfé. In 2018 he signed the cinematography of Traverser. In 2016 he founded the production company Malfé Film. With his documentary Mother Lode, he won the Eurimages Lab Award.