Mauro Borrelli

Mauro Borrelli is a director with a strong background in visual. Among his important contributions to Hollywood productions, the most significant are his concept art for the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN franchise, CAPTAIN AMERICA, STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII and his long collaboration with Tim Burton (SLEEPY HOLLOW, PLANET OF THE APES and DARK SHADOWS). In 2014, WHITE SHOE, a short film written and directed by Mauro and inspired by the life of Salvatore Ferragamo won the Museum Short Award as the "Best short movie hosted in European Museums and was running for the Academy. In 2015, China's Huace Media Group entered into a development deal for MINDGATE, a futuristic thriller to be direct by Mauro. In 2016, China's Croton Media acquired Mauro's screenplay, TRIGGER, an action thriller to be shot in South East Asia. Recently, Mauro wrote and directed the alien abduction Sci-Fi picture, THE RECALL, starring Wesley Snipe (Blade) and RJ Mitte (Breaking bad) to be released in March 2017. The film is the second film in the world filmed in BARCO ESCAPE, a new technology for a super wide panoramic theatrical experience. Mauro also directed a complementary narrative segment in VR 360, which makes him the first director in the world using this technology for a narrative content in support of a feature film and with a "star" actor.