Alessandro Avellis


Alessandro Avellis is an Italian film director.
Alessandro Avellis studied film direction in Rome. Since 2000 he lives in Paris. He directed some short films selected and awarded in several international film festivals, of which Lovstori, selected in 1996 at the Sacher festival of Nanni Moretti, and More of Paul, released on DVD by Antiprod. He wrote and directed in 2005 his first feature film, My Super 8 Season, freely inspired by historical events. Then, he made two documentaries: The Revolution of Desire, about the FHAR, the French feminist and gay liberation movement in the 70s, and The Vatican Rules, about the reactionary influence of the Roman Church. In 2008 he directed "Transseizième", a documentary about Pascale Ourbih, a transsexual actress, first-time candidate for the French Green Party in the wealthiest and conservative Parisian district.

Filmography

«Festival de films g&l» Paris 2005, «Festival du film g&l» Brussels 2006, «Turin G&L film festival Da Sodoma a Hollywood» Torino 2006, «Vues d’en Face» Grenoble 2006, «Journées du cinéma g&l» Rouen 2006,
«Image+Nation» Montreal 2006, «NewFest» New York 2007, «Austin g&l Int’l Film Festival» Austin 2007
«Reel Affirmations» Washington 2007, Corona Cork Film Festival, «Reeling In’l G&L Film Festival» Chicago, «Mix Brasil» São Paulo, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, «Festival de films g&l» Paris 2006, «Festival Reflets» Marseille 2007, «Université d’été homosexuelle» Marseille 2007, «Get Bent» Manchester 2007, «Festival du film militant» Aubagne 2007, «Pink Screens» Brussels 2007, «Turin G&L film festival Da Sodoma a Hollywood» Turin 2008, «Festival Reflets» Marseille 2008, «Image+Nation» Montreal 2007, «Festival Désirs Désirs» Tours 2008, «Festival Confrontation – The 70s cinema» Perpignan 2008, «D’un genre à l’autre» Nice 2008, «Mardi Gras Film Festival» Sydney 2008, «London L&G Film Festival» London 2008, «Melbourne Queer Film Festival» Melbourne 2008, «Outfest» Los Angeles 2008, «Q! Film Festival» Jakarta, Bali, Surabaya 2008.

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