Sergio Navarretta

Sergio Navarretta is a multiple award-winning film director best known for his feature film Looking for Angelina, based on the true-life story of Angelina Napolitano. The International Women of the World in

Bologna, Italy honored Navarretta with a special award on September 18, 2010, for his work on the film.[1] Navarretta is a founder of S.N.A.P. Films Inc.[2]

Navarretta has directed several other projects including the short film, Serena DeBergerac,[3] and the award-winning Over a Small Cup of Coffee,[4] which premiered at the Toronto Italian Film Awards in June 2001.[5] He directed the documentary Going to the Movies, which premiered in September 2002 at the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television screening series, and the dramatic film, Il Bagno (The Bath), which was accompanied by a live string ensemble at its world premiere in June 2002 at the Toronto Italian Film Festival.[6] In 2003 he directed another short film, Commedia, an operatic piece inspired by Commedia dell’arte characters and aerial acrobatics, which appeared on Bravo! later that year.[7][8] In 2012 he directed The Fortune Cookie [9] and it won a Best in Shorts Award [10] and in 2014 he directed En Plein Air [11] which showcased at Nuit Blanche in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.[12]

In 2015 Navarretta directed, The Colossal Failure of the Modern Relationship,[13] a comedy/drama shot entirely in Niagara's wine country. Starring Krista Bridges (Heroes Reborn), Enrico Colantoni (Flashpoint, Just Shoot Me) and David Cubitt (Traders, Medium).[14] The film had its world premiere at the Niagara Integrated Film Festival;[15] its western Canada premiere at the Whistler Film Festival [16] and its U.S. premiere at Sonoma International Film Festival.[17] The film won the Castlepoint Numa Award at the ICFF festival in Toronto.[18] Navarretta is a founding member of the Town of Innisfil's Arts Culture and Heritage Council and served as Vice Chair of that council for a year.[19]

In 2015, he began production and service produced on Arctic Justice:, starring Jeremy Renner, Alec Baldwin, James Franco, Heidi Klum, John Cleese, Anjelica Huston, Omar Sy, Michael Madsen, and Laurie Holden.

In 2018, he directed The Cuban, starring Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. and Shohreh Aghdashloo. The film, shooting in Brantford and Brant County in southern Ontario through mid-May, also stars Degrassi: Next Class actress Ana Golja, Giacomo Gianniotti and Lauren Holly.[20]

Early life and education

Navarretta's parents were both born in Italy and immigrated to Canada in 1969. All his relatives and extended family still live in Italy, Argentina and the US. Alfina Mastroianni, Navarretta's mom was born in Dragoni, Caserta Italy. She is an entrepreneur. His father, Roberto Navarretta was born in Caiazzo, Caserta Italy, and was a champion of workers rights and equity in the workplace. He worked at IWA and later Steelworkers Union in the legal department. In 1997, he ran in the federal election for the NDP party. Sergio has two younger sisters Raffaella and Jessica.

Navarretta started in music at the age of 5. When he was 12 he won first place in boys vocals at The Royal Conservatory of Music.

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations
  • Best Shorts Competition 2012 – Winner of Award of Merit for "The Fortune Cookie" [10]
  • Italian Contemporary Film Festival 2015 – Winner of Castlepoint Numa Award for the production of "The Colossal Failure of the Modern Relationship"[18]

References
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  2. "SNAP Films Inc". www.facebook.com.
  3. "Serena DeBergerac (2011)".
  4. "Over a Small Cup of Coffee (2000)".
  5. "Toronto Italian Film Festival - Schedule". www.italianfilmfest.com.
  6. "Toronto Italian Film Festival: Italian-Canadian Shorts". www.italianfilmfest.com.
  7. "Bravo!FACT Database". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08.
  8. Watch Commedia on Bravo!FACT
  9. "The Fortune Cookie (2012)".
  10. "Winners June 2012 -". bestshorts.net.
  11. "En Plein Air II (2014)".
  12. nurun.com. "Get ready for Nuit Blanche on Saturday". Sault Star. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  13. "Deals: Level Film, Sinking Ship". Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  14. RH. "The Colossal Failure of the Modern Relationship". www.colossalthemovie.com.
  15. Cheevers, Melinda (20 May 2015). "NIFF reveals full lineup - NiagaraThisWeek.com".
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-04-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. "Sonoma International Film Festival 2015 Press Releases". www.sonomafilmfest.org.
  18. Media, Wire Service. "Canadian Director Sergio Navarretta Wins Castlepoint Numa Award of Excellence :: Wire Service Media".
  19. . http://m.simcoe.com/whatson-story/2072560-innisfil-arts-council-struck
  20. "Louis Gossett Jr., Shohreh Aghdashloo to Star in Drama 'The Cuban'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
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