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Francesco Capussela

Francesco Capussela

Screenwriter and Producer

Roma, Italy

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March 2021
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About Francesco

Francesco Capussela is an Italian writer, actor, and producer. As an award-winning writer, he has garnered over 140 accolades in film festivals and screenwriting competitions worldwide including Austin Film Festival, Final Draft Big Break, ScreenCraft, HollyShorts, and Atlanta Film Festival. Spanning film and TV, he enjoys writing in many genres, such as epic adventure, historical, biopic, sci-fi, rom-com, and dramedy.

As a producer with a special interest in animation, dark comedy, and documentaries, his collaborations include projects featuring filmmakers and writers such as Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro, Neil Gaiman, John Landis, Joe Dante, Mike Mignola, Tab Murphy, Sjón, and go-motion animation inventor Phil Tippett, plus actors such as Ron Perlman, Doug Jones, Peter Stormare, George Wyner, Harriet Walter, Ed Speelers, and Kevin McNally.

Gender:
Male
Height:
5' 11"
Weight:
165
Body type:
Athletic
Hair:
Short
Hair color:
Brown
Eyes:
Brown
Ethnicity:
Mediterranean

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Loglines

  • Kennedys Don't Cry

    Kennedys Don't Cry Budget: $0 - $100K | Historical ⋄ Drama England, 1948. The forgotten tragedy of JFK's free-spirited widowed sister, Kathleen ''Kick'' Kennedy. The reasons why the Kennedys didn't attend her funeral... except one.

  • Bingo Hollabouth

    Bingo Hollabouth Budget: $5M - $10M | Drama ⋄ Comedy A cocky, undaunted Black zookeeper finds himself mixed up with all the wrong people as he navigates his way through the seedy underbelly of white criminality in 1958 Boston.

  • Unison Kismet: The Twin Samaritan

    Unison Kismet: The Twin Samaritan Budget: $30M+ | Sci-fi ⋄ Adventure In the year 3197, a solar-powered humanoid on an interplanetary mission tries to prevent 2031 Earth from an interstellar radio dialogue after his friend's mysterious murder.

Credits

  • Fudge Sundae

    Fudge Sundae (2024)
    Film (short) by Georgia Redman (Comedy and Short) Executive Producer A troubled Jack confesses a secret to his wife during her favourite dessert.

  • Grylu Sker

    Grylu Sker (2023 - 2024)
    Film (short) by Spectral Motion, Inc. / Kevin McTurk (Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery and 2 More) Associate Producer The tale of an explorer's fight for survival on a bleak unforgiving island and also a re-imagining of the legendary Icelandic witch Gryla.

  • Christspiracy

    Christspiracy (2023 - 2024)
    Documentary by Kip Andersen, Kameron Waters Producer Kickstarter The moral dimension of humanity's interaction with nonhuman animals and the industries that profit from their exploitation, as informed by world religions. A historical explanation of how the current global situation came to be.

  • The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

    The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee (2024)
    Documentary by Jon Spira Executive Producer Follows fresh interviews, archival footage, and various animation techniques like marionation to recreate one of the world's leading actors on screen.

  • The Nun Slayer

    The Nun Slayer (2022 - 2023)
    Film (short) by Polyrock Films, Shorthand Films/ Ben Bovington-Key (Comedy, Crime, Drama and Short) Executive Producer When Donald Peartree is released after 30 years of 'false imprisonment', his wife Ophelia must come to terms with the fact that he is not the psychotic nun killer she fell in love with as Donald struggles to pick up the pieces of their imploding marriage.

  • Atlas: The Animated Movie

    Atlas: The Animated Movie (2022 - 2023)
    Film by Gregory Austin McConnell (Action, Adventure and Animation) Executive Producer Based on the abandoned Golden Age superhero comic, Atlas: Man of Might (1964).

  • Andy Huggins

    Andy Huggins (2022)
    Documentary by Comedy Dynamics / Slade Ham (Comedy and Documentary) Associate Producer Comedian Andy Huggins performs a live stand-up special in Houston, Texas.

  • Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

    Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters (2021 - 2022)
    Documentary by Jim Demonakos, Kevin Konrad Hanna (Documentary) Executive Producer A feature-length documentary about Mike Mignola and the creation of his comic book universe centered around Hellboy.

  • He's That Guy

    He's That Guy (2019)
    Film (short) by Pasadonuts / Ian Mark (Comedy and Short) Associate Producer Joyce and Irwin's perfect wedding falls apart when the best man whispers that the Rabbi (George Wyner) was on the TV show ER.

Awards

  • Nominee, Chandler International Film Festival 2024 w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2024)

  • Quarterfinalist, SF Indie Film Fest - San Francisco IndieFest Screenplay Comp 2024 w/ NOVA HORA
    (2024)

  • Winner, DaVinci International Film Festival 2024 w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2024)

  • Quarterfinalist, Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2024 w/ NOVA HORA
    (2024)

  • Quarterfinalist, Scriptation Showcase Script Competition 2024 w/ THE MALIAN KING
    (2024)

  • Semifinalist, ScreenCraft Virtual Pitch Fall 2024 w/ THE MALIAN KING
    (2024)

  • Quarterfinalist, Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Spring 2024 w/ THE MALIAN KING
    (2024)

  • Quarterfinalist, Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2024 w/ THE MALIAN KING
    (2024)

  • Quarterfinalist, StoryPros International Screenplay Contest 18th Annual - 2024 w/ THE MALIAN KING
    (2024)

  • Semifinalist, The Golden Script Competition - The Golden Script Fellowship w/ UNISON KISMET
    (2023)

  • Official Selection, Toronto Film and Script Awards w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2023)

  • Coverfly - The Red List (Thriller Drama Short) w/ NOVA HORA
    (2023)

  • Coverfly - The Red List (Historical Drama Short) w/ KENNEDYS DON'T CRY
    (2023)

  • Semifinalist, ISA Emerging Screenwriters - Sci-fi & Fantasy Screenplay Competition w/ GIN-VERSE
    (2023)

  • Coverfly - The Red List - Sci-fi Television (Half-hour) w/ GIN-VERSE: A Ginless Bar
    (2023)

  • Nominee (5 Categories) - MAGMA Awards w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2023)

  • Semifinalist, Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition - Spring w/ GIN-VERSE: A Ginless Bar
    (2023)

  • Nominee (5 Categories) - Lonely Wolf Int'l Film Festival London w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2023)

  • Quarterfinalist, Filmmatic - Inroads Fellowship Season 6 w/ GIN-VERSE: A Ginless Bar
    (2023)

  • Semifinalist, Filmmatic - Inroads Fellowship Season 6 w/ UNISON KISMET (Pilot)
    (2023)

  • Finalist, Austin After Dark Film Festival w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2023)

  • Quarterfinalist, WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab Fall 2023 w/ GIN-VERSE: A Ginless Bar
    (2023)

  • Quarterfinalist, StoryPros International Screenplay Contest 16th Annual w/ GIN-VERSE: A Ginless Bar
    (2023)

  • Semifinalist, StoryPros Int'l Screenplay Contest 16th Annual w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2023)

  • Quarterfinalist, Los Angeles Int'l Screenplay Awards - Diversity Initiative III w/ GIN-VERSE
    (2023)

  • Preliminary Finalist, Creative World Awards w/ GIN-VERSE: A Ginless Bar
    (2023)

  • Quarterfinalist, Creative World Awards w/ BINGO HOLLABOUTH
    (2023)

  • Quarterfinalist, Creative World Awards w/ UNISON KISMET (Pilot)
    (2023)

  • Quarterfinalist, Richmond Int'l Film Festival Screenwriting Comp (12th Annual) w/ BINGO HOLLABOUTH
    (2023)

  • Coverfly - The Red List (Sci-fi Adventure Feature) w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2023)

  • Quarterfinalist, The Golden Script Competition 2023 w/ UNISON KISMET (Pilot)
    (2023)

  • Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2023 w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2023)

  • Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2023 w/ GIN-VERSE
    (2023)

  • Semifinalist, HollyShorts Screenwriting Competition 2023 w/ NOVA HORA
    (2023)

  • Semifinalist, Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards (Season 8) w/ GIN-VERSE: A Ginless Bar
    (2023)

  • Semifinalist, Los Angeles Int'l Screenplay Awards (Spring 2023) w/ GIN-VERSE: A Ginless Bar
    (2023)

  • Semifinalist, Dallas Int'l Film Festival's Screenwriting Comp. 2023 w/ NOVA HORA
    (2023)

  • Quarterfinalist, Dallas Int'l Film Festival's Screenwriting Comp. 2023 w/ BINGO HOLLABOUTH
    (2023)

  • Semifinalist, Dallas Int'l Film Festival's Screenwriting Comp. 2023 w/ GIN-VERSE: A Ginless Bar
    (2023)

  • Semifinalist, Flickers' Rhode Island Int'l Film Festival 2023 w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2023)

  • Quarterfinalist, Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition 2023 w/ BINGO HOLLABOUTH
    (2023)

  • Quarterfinalist, Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards Season 8 w/ NOVA HORA
    (2023)

  • Winner, Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival 2023 w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2023)

  • Semifinalist, Shore Scripts TV Pilot Contest 2023 w/ GIN-VERSE: A Ginless Bar
    (2023)

  • Quarterfinalist, Final Draft - Big Break 2023 w/ GIN-VERSE: A Ginless Bar
    (2023)

  • Honorable Mention, The Finish Line Script Competition 2022-2023 w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2023)

  • Semifinalist, FilmQuest 2023 w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2023)

  • Official Selection, Austin Under the Stars Film Festival 2023 w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2023)

  • Second Rounder, 2023 Austin Film Festival w/ GIN-VERSE: A Ginless Bar
    (2023)

  • Coverfly Top 1% in Genre/Format w/ GIN-VERSE: A Ginless Bar
    (2023)

  • Quarterfinalist, Scriptation Showcase - Features + Shorts Category 2023 w/ BINGO HOLLABOUTH
    (2023)

  • Second Rounder, 2023 Austin Film Festival w/ FARGO: A Doll in a Hole
    (2023)

  • Semifinalist, Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2023 w/ NOVA HORA
    (2023)

  • Semifinalist, Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2023 w/ GIN-VERSE: A Ginless Bar
    (2023)

  • Quarterfinalist, Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2023 w/ BINGO HOLLABOUTH
    (2023)

  • Semifinalist, Screenwriters Network - SWN Short Film Screenplay Competition Autumn 2023 w/ NOVA HORA
    (2023)

  • Semifinalist, Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards Season 8 w/ FARGO: A Doll in a Hole
    (2023)

  • Semifinalist, Filmmatic Sci-Fi/Fantasy Awards 2023 w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2023)

  • Semifinalist, Zed Fest Film Festival & Screenplay Comp 2023 w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2023)

  • Finalist, Creative World Awards w/ BINGO HOLLABOUTH
    (2022)

  • Quarterfinalist, WritersXWriters - Writers X Writers w/ BINGO HOLLABOUTH
    (2022)

  • Quarterfinalist, Stage 32 Feature Screenwriting Fellowship Competition w/ BINGO HOLLABOUTH
    (2022)

  • Quarterfinalist, Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards - Summer w/ BINGO HOLLABOUTH
    (2022)

  • Quarterfinalist, Los Angeles Int'l Screenplay Awards - Diversity Initiative II w/ BINGO HOLLABOUTH
    (2022)

  • Quarterfinalist, Los Angeles Int'l Screenplay Awards - Diversity Initiative S1 w/ BINGO HOLLABOUTH
    (2022)

  • Semifinalist, Screenwriters Network - SWN Feature Screenplay Competition - Fall w/ BINGO HOLLABOUTH
    (2022)

  • Quarterfinalist, Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards Season 7 w/ BINGO HOLLABOUTH
    (2022)

  • Official Selection, Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition - Fall w/ BINGO HOLLABOUTH
    (2022)

  • Finalist, Scriptapalooza Television Writing Competition - Spring w/ FARGO: A Doll in a Hole
    (2022)

  • The Short List - Pilots /Short, Barnstorm Fest w/ FARGO: A Doll in a Hole
    (2022)

  • Semifinalist, Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards Season 7 w/ BINGO HOLLABOUTH
    (2022)

  • Semifinalist, Script2Comic - Horror2Comic w/ NOVA HORA
    (2022)

  • Quarterfinalist, Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition w/ NOVA HORA
    (2022)

  • Quarterfinalist, Outstanding Screenplays Shorts Competition w/ NOVA HORA
    (2022)

  • Quarterfinalist, Filmmatic - Pitch Now Screenplay Competition Season 5 w/ NOVA HORA
    (2022)

  • Semifinalist, Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition w/ KENNEDYS DON'T CRY
    (2022)

  • Coverfly - The Red List (Historical Drama Short) w/ KENNEDYS DON'T CRY
    (2022)

  • Semifinalist, Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards - Winter w/ GIN-VERSE: A Ginless Bar
    (2022)

  • Quarterfinalist, Outstanding Screenplays Feature Competition w/ BINGO HOLLABOUTH
    (2022)

  • Quarterfinalist, The Script Lab - TSL Free Screenplay Contest w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenwriting Competition w/ UNISON KISMET
    (2021)

  • Quarterfinalist, Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition w/ UNISON KISMET
    (2021)

  • Quarterfinalist, Richmond International Film Festival Screenplay Competition w/ UNISON KISMET
    (2021)

  • Top 100 (Feature or TV Pilot), Table Read My Screenplay Competition w/ UNISON KISMET
    (2021)

  • Semifinalist, Scriptation Showcase - Features + Shorts Category w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Quarterfinalist, Filmmatic - Inroads Fellowship Season 4 w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Quarterfinalist, Screenwriters Network - SWN Screenplay Competition Sokolow Award w/ UNISON KISMET
    (2021)

  • Quarterfinalist, Screenwriters Network - SWN Screenplay Competition Goldman Award w/ UNISON KISMET
    (2021)

  • Quarterfinalist, Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards Season 6 w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Winner, International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, London w/ UNISON KISMET:THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Winner, International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, Milan w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Winner, International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, Nice w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Winner, Madrid International Film Festival, ES w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Finalist, Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Finalist, Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Semifinalist, FilmQuest w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Semifinalist, Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival w/ UNISON KISMET:THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Semifinalist, Plot Point Awards w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Semifinalist, STORYLINE w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Official Selection, Mammoth Lakes Film Festival w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Official Selection, Kyiv Film Festival (Ukraine) w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Official Selection, British Independent Film Festival w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Official Selection, Atlanta International Screenplay Awards w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Official Selection, Art Film Spirit Awards (Toronto) w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Official Selection, Nice International Film Festival (France) w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Official Selection, Austin After Dark Film Festival w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Official Selection, New York City Int'l Screenplay Awards w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Official Selection, Rome Film Awards w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Official Selection, Malta Film Festival w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Official Selection, Queen Palm International Film Festival w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Official Selection, Chandler International Film Festival w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2021)

  • Quarterfinalist, Scriptation Showcase - Features + Shorts Category w/ BINGO HOLLABOUTH
    (2021)

  • Quarterfinalist, Dallas Int'l Film Festival's Script to Screen Competition w/ UNISON KISMET
    (2021)

  • Coverfly - The Red List (Historical Drama Short) w/ KENNEDYS DON'T CRY
    (2021)

  • Semifinalist, ScreenCraft Virtual Pitch w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Finalist, StoryPros International Screenplay Contest 14th Annual w/ UNISON KISMET:THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Winner, Calcutta International Cult Film Festival w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Winner, Cult Critic Movie Awards w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Winner, Festigious International Film Festival w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Winner, Hollywood Blood Horror Festival w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Winner, Hollywood Gold Awards w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Winner, Kosice International Monthly Film Festival - September w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Winner, New York Movie Awards w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Winner, Prague International Monthly Film Festival - September w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Winner, Tagore International Film Festival w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Winner, The Buddha International Film Festival w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Winner, Vegas Movie Awards w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Winner, Venice Film Awards w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Winner, World Film Carnival, Singapore w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Finalist, Cyprus International Film Festival "Golden Aphrodite" w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Finalist, Visionfest Screenwriting Competition w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Semifinalist, Zed Fest Film Festival & Screenplay Competition w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Honorable Mention, Florence Film Awards w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Official Selection, CKF International Film Festival (England) w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Official Selection, Austria International Film Festival w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Official Selection, Hollywood International Golden Age Festival w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Official Selection, Milan FFI w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Official Selection, UK Film Festival - London w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

  • Official Selection, Rome Prisma Film Awards w/ UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN
    (2020)

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