Fausto Brizzi got a Degree in directing at the "Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia" in July 1994. After several theatrical experience and some rewarded
shorts, from 1994 he dedicated in writing television and film plots. He wrote for numerous TV
fictions (among others:
Il mio amico Babbo Natale (My friend Santa Claus), with
Lino Banfi and
Gerry Scotti,
Valeria medico legale with
Claudia Koll, ''Non ho l'età
, with Marco Columbro, Sei forte maestro
, with Emilio Solfrizzi, Onora il padre
with Leo Gullotta; Lui e lei
with Vittoria Belvedere, Benedetti dal Signore
, with Ezio Greggio and Enzo Iacchetti, Due imbroglioni e mezzo'' (Two cheaters and a half), with
Claudio Bisio and
Sabrina Ferilli. He also wrote a dozen of films with great success (among others:
Bodyguards,
Merry Christmas,
Natale sul Nilo,
Natale in India,
Christmas in love,
Natale a Miami,
Natale a New York e
Natale in crociera, all directed by
Neri Parenti).
Notte prima degli esami (The Night Before The Exams), his debut as director, was rewarded at about fifty Italian and international film festivals. Among the prizes the most important
David di Donatello, the
Ciak d'oro, the
Telegatto, the Sky Award and the award of public at the
Festival of Annecy. The film was the Italian phenomenon of 2006, collecting more than 15 million Euro and creating a series of side initiatives including a successful novel, an academic journal, a Disney cartoon (written by Brizzi with Riccardo Secchi), a musical directed by
Saverio Marconi and a "new-quel", a transposition in modern times titled
Notte prima degli esami – Oggi (The Night Before the Exams: Today), a film that has exceeded the success of the first (among the record established that the Italian film with the largest collection in the first day of programming, about one million euros). A novel of great success was taken from this film. In January 2008 he won his second
Telegatto as "Best Film of the Year". In the summer of 2008 a remake of "The Night Before The Exams" was published with
Michel Blanc in the role of Professor Martineau (in the Italian version "Martinelli", that was interpreted by
Giorgio Faletti). In December 2008, during the Professional Film Days in
Sorrento, he was awarded the "Golden Ticket" (the 9th consecutive) for the screenplay of
Natale in crociera (The Christmas Cruise). In 2008 he wrote the film
Amici miei 400 directed by
Neri Parenti,
Oggi sposi directed by
Luca Lucini and a new work to
Marco Martani, The thriller
La notte di Peter Pan (The night of Peter Pan). His third project as director, the ensemble comedy
Many Kisses Later, dedicated to the finished love, was released on 6 February 2009. Among the cast:
Silvio Orlando,
Claudia Gerini,
Claudio Bisio,
Flavio Insinna,
Cristiana Capotondi,
Gianmarco Tognazzi,
Elena Sofia Ricci,
Fabio De Luigi,
Nancy Brilli,
Alessandro Gassman,
Claudia Gerini,
Cécile Cassel,
Malik Zidi,
Vincenzo Salemme and
Giorgia Wurth. In November 2017, he was accused of sexual harassment. The charges were dropped in January 2019. ==Director==