Giacomo Della Rocca

Born in Rome, class of 1987. After graduation from a science-based high school in 2006, Della Rocca began his study of physics at the University of Perugia. Armed with a particular interest for astrophysics, he completed his university studies by beginning a Master's degree in architecture. Simultaneously, he nurtured his passion for the art of cinema by gaining professional insight and training, participating in Marco Bellochio's specialist course 'Learning Film' in 2011. He went on also to participate in the 2016 workshop focusing on 'Actors to Characters', led by Mirko Locatelli, as well as Venice Biennale's 'College Teatro' for young directors, taught by director Christiane Jatahy. Shortly after, Della Rocca continued his artistic formation as a director with his acceptance into the 'Film Ideas' Summer School led by Miguel Gomes, Jonas Carpignano, Maureen Fazendeiro, Duccio Chiarini, Luciano Barisone and Daniele Maggioni. Since 2010, he has written and produced several videos and film shorts, founding Dromo Studio in 2015 with Marco Del Buono. 2017 saw the creation of 'Corsa a Termine', a medium-length film independently created by Dromo Studio, and directed by Della Rocca. As well as his work with Dromo Studio, he works as assistant to the Director Daniele Cipri, for his short film 'a phantom in Paris/Un fantasma a Perugia'. From 2011 to 2015, he also acted as the artistic director for Perugia's Retro Film Festival.