Simone Bartesaghi

Simone Bartesaghi is an Italian multi award-winning filmmaker who has been recognized by the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producer) as an artist with "Extraordinary Ability in Directing”.

At the age of 24, Simone received his Master’s Degree in Economics at the University of Pisa, Italy. Three years later, he established a successful consulting company specializing in Corporate Organization and Planning. In 2001, he gave up his thriving career to pursue his childhood dream.

Two years later, he won several prizes as the Writer/Director of short films. He went on to win first and second place at the Milan International Film Festival and became the recipient of both the top and second awards, winning two scholarships for the Los Angeles Film School.

Only four years after his arrival in the United States, Simone directed his first feature film, DOWNSTREAM, which acquired a theatrical release and also received the prestigious Accolade Award.

Simone's second feature, RUN, a 3D film he wrote and directed, has won several prizes including Best Screenplay and Best Emerging Director. RUN was distributed in the United States by Millennium. The movie is about the discipline Parkour (Freerunning), with a rich cast including Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), Adrian Pasdar (Heroes), Kelsey Chow (Pair of Kings) and William Moseley (Chronicles of Narnia).

Simone’s accomplishments and communicative skills have been recognized by many educational organizations around the world and he is now an Adjunct Professor in Filmmaking at the prestigious Santa Monica College.

Simone is also a published author with his book "The Director's Six Senses", an innovative, unique and engaging approach to the development of the skills needed by every visual storyteller. Simone believes that organization makes creativity work and there is only one language everybody can comprehend: the Language Of Images.