Paolo Rotondo: On acting, writing, directing and sphincter surgery...
Category: Video
| Title | Paolo Rotondo: On acting, writing, directing and sphincter surgery... |
|---|---|
| Producer | ScreenTalk |
| Director | Interview, Camera and Editing – James Coleman |
| Year | 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Online resource | YES |
| Topic | Italian Actors in New Zealand, Italiani in Nuova Zelanda, Cinema, |
In this 2010 video interview, available on NZ On Screen Paolo Rotondo talks about his early years in Italy, why his family came to New Zealand in 1982, and his television and movie career. In 1997 Rotondo starred in local feature The Ugly winning praise from Variety and The Times, and awards at Rome's Fantastic Film Festival. Following TV appearances in Street Legal and Jackson’s Wharf, he went on to star in urban underbelly feature Stickmen, before writing and directing short film The Freezer. Rotondo returned to the small screen as Dr Andrew Solomon in Kiwi soap Shortland Street, and also appeared as Tim in The Insiders Guide to Happiness. His work as director and writer of Dead Letters won him Best Short Screenplay at the 2006 NZ Screen Awards.
This video was first uploaded on 7 April 2010, and is available under this Creative Commons licence. This licence is limited to use of ScreenTalk interview footage only and does not apply to any video content and photographs from films, television, music videos, web series and commercials used in the interview.
More about Paolo Rotondo:
The Italian/Maori romance behind the Cinema Italiano Festival
Cinema Italiano Festival
Festival Italiano Auckland 2015 - YouTube Video
Here to Stay - the Italians
Paolo Rotondo Director Screenwriter and Actor
