Biography

Marco Federici is an award-winning director and producer known for the acclaimed feature documentary "RICO: The Richard Demarco Story" (2022), narrated by and featuring actor Brian Cox, with the distinguished artist Marina Abramovic among the many contributors. The film was acquired by the BBC for UK audiences, PTV1 (Poland) and Amazon Prime for the US and other global territories.

Marco went on to win "Best Director" across all genres at the Royal Television Awards Scotland 2023. The film was also nominated for "Best Documentary" at the same event and has won multiple international awards since.

Marco's other recent work as a director/producer includes "The Logans: Band of Sisters" for BBC Scotland, and the channel's first-ever IGTV series "Band of Sisters." As a cinematographer, he shot the behind-the-scenes feature for Irvine Welsh's "CRIME" (ITV/Britbox, Series 1) and produced ground-breaking promotional content for global music acts such as Skrillex, Pendulum, and Calvin Harris and brand names such as Thomas Cook, Cream and Shein. He directed and produced the educational film series "The Restoration Reels" for the Glasgow School of Art and Historic Environment Scotland. Further, as a Newspaper Society Award Winner, he has a wealth of experience in journalism and has delivered numerous prime-time factual-entertainment series, short films, news packages and outside broadcasts for national platforms such as Scottish Television (STV) and BBC Scotland.

Marco studied film at Screen Academy Scotland (Edinburgh Napier), and theatre and music at LAMDA and the Moscow Arts Theatre. His doctorate on the history of 20th-century avant-garde cinema is published by the British Library.
- IMDb mini biography by: MLC Media UK