Luigi Scarpa

Director - Fimmaker - Producer. Luigi has been working in the audiovisual sector since 2007; his studies included cinema, theater and television at the Università Statale in Milan, where he graduated with honors. His final project was a research on animated cinema, linked to Zagreb Film and then published on Hrvatski filmski ljetopis. His first job was with a web channel called MyVideos; he then moved on to corporate videos, documentaries and guerrilla marketing films. After that, he worked for Sky, Ducati and important television channels. In 2009, he directed a historical and archaeological documentary for the European Community. Back in 2010, he joined the staff of Scordo & Partners, focusing on fashion and lifestyle. He also collaborated with the Visual Anthropology Lab of the Università Statale of Milan, and taught Video Production in training courses. In 2015, he enriched his training working as a Vj; later on, he joined the music field as a DJ - using the pseudonym Phoneu-Trax. In 2019, he reached professional maturity, writing and directing his first horror short film: Malum Aeterni. In 2020, after the success of Malum Aeterni, despite the difficulties caused by the global pandemic, he writes and directs his second horror short movie: Sibilum. Following the Italian and international success of his second movie and the many awards won, he created and directed a commercial that made it to the final of the prestigious Los Angeles Shriekfest Horror Festival. In 2022 he writes and directs IVI ELV, a more complex and ambitious film based on people's fears and phobias. In 2023, he joined AIR3, the Italian Filmmakers Association and he directs a commercial for a competition in the Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest, a major festival reality in South Carolina. He is selected among the finalists and wins the award for Best Promo.