David Valolao

David Valolao (Chiavari, 1989) graduated in graphics and design from the Academy of Fine Arts in Genoa. He discovered his passion for storytelling and filmmaking at the age of twenty. His first short film was "Exit", a thriller. In 2015 he received the Tim Vision Web Film Award from Oscar-winner Gabriele Salvatores, for his short film "L'anima nascosta" (The Hidden Soul). In 2017 he wrote and directed the award-winning "Una partita ai confini del mondo" (A Match at the Ends of the World), publishing the screenplay with Edizioni Progetto Cultura. That same year he began a degree in Philosophy. In 2020 he directed the short documentary "Melina".