Antonio Padovani

Born in 1988, Antonio graduated in 2010 in History of Cinema at RomaTre University and then worked for three years as screenwriter and script-editor for Italian productions. In 2014 he attended the Basic Direction Course at the National Film School in Rome (Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia).

He worked as director and production assistant on several film and TV sets in Berlin, where he has been living since 2012. Under the brand Latteplus (www.latteplusproduction.com), of which he is a founding partner since 2017, he produces films of various genres and formats and provides Production and Location Management services.

In 2019 he produced the animated movie Butterflies in Berlin in collaboration with RAI CINEMA and financed by MIBACT, Emilia Romagna Film Commission and BKM. The movie has won several awards all over the world and has been selected in more than 100 festivals. It was the protagonist of many initiatives for the Settimana della Memoria in Italy and Germany. It is listed on the catalogue of the digital platforms RAI-Play in Italy and Here Tv in the USA.

In 2020, the feature documentary Space Beyond, an essay documentary set on the International Space Station, was produced in collaboration with NASA, ESA and Roscosmos. It was broadcasted by Sky Arte, it’s on the catalogue of NowTV, Sooner and Vod360 in all Europe. Space Beyond has been shortlisted for Nastri D’Argento (Italy's most important critics' award) and was the opening film at the documentary section of Taormina Film Festival 2021.

In 2022, Antonio collaborated again with the European Space Agency (ESA): the short film Mångata won the ESA New World Competition Fund. It will have its premiere during the Cannes Film Festival 2023 in the AfroCannes showcase and it was selected (among other 90 festivals) at the Oscar qualifying Krakow Film Festival, Tehran ISFF, LA Shorts Intl. Film Fest, Chicago Children IFF, Hawaii IFF and Rotterdam FF. In October 2024 it was released on Disney+.