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About Gioia Casale

I was born and grew up in Tuscany where I remained until the age of 18. Once I finished art college in Italy I began to explore photography through trips throughout Italy and abroad.

In 2003 I enrolled at D.A.M.S in Torino and later I moved to London, Berlin and Barcelona pursuing photography and cinema as a profession.

It did not take long for my passion to translate into my profession. I have worked for a range of international outfits, recording momentous events and immortalising celebrities in music and entertainment.

From 2011 I settled in Rome where I pursue my career as a Focus Puller in Europe and beyond. I am lucky to work with some of the best directors of photography in the business, whilst continuing to pursue personal photography projects.

Fictional movies as 1st assistant camera

YearTitleGenreDirectorProducerComment
2023Cold Storage (WT)
steadicam focus puller
Feature FilmJonny CampbellStudiocanal [fr]steadicam focus puller
2023Cold Storage (WT)Feature FilmJonny CampbellStudiocanal [fr]
2022Robbing MussoliniTV Movie, NetflixRenato De MariaBibi Film Tv Srl
2022The Sea BeyondTV SeriesIvan SilvestriniPicomedia [it]
2022How Kids RollFeature FilmLoris LaiJean Vigo Italia [it]
2021Vita da CarloTV Series, Paramount+, Prime Video (Amazon)Carlo VerdoneFilmauro [it]
2021RosalineTV Movie, HuluKaren Maine20th Century Studios [us]
2021That Dirty Black BagSeries, AMC [us], Paramount+MultipleBron Studios [us]
2020The BeastFeature Film, NetflixLudovico Di MartinoGroenlandia srl [it]
2020Cops - Una banda di poliziottiTV Series, Sky [it]Luca MinieroBanijay Studios Italy [it]
2020Venice n'Existe PasShort FilmAna GirardotMemo Films [it]
2019We Are Who We AreLimited series, HBO [us], Sky [it]Luca GuadagninoWildside [it]
20195 Is the Perfect Number
Additional
Feature FilmIgor TuveriPropaganda Italia [it]Additional
2019Appena un minutoFeature FilmFrancesco MandelliLotus Production S.r.l. [it]
2019Good Gals
additional
Feature FilmMichela AndreozziPaco Cinematografica [it]additional
2019I ragazzi dello Zecchino d'OroTV Movie, RAI 1 [it]Ambrogio Lo GiudiceCompagnia Leone Cinematografica srl [it]
2019Scappo a casa
Additional
Feature FilmEnrico LandoAgidi srl [it]Additional
2019Tomorrow's a new day
Additional
Feature FilmSimone SpadaMedusa Film [it]Additional
2019Vivere
Additional
Feature FilmFrancesca ArchibugiLotus Production S.r.l. [it]Additional
2019ZeroZeroZero
additional focus puller
TV Series, Prime Video (Amazon)MultipleCattleya S.r.l. [it]additional focus puller

Advertising/Image/Music videos as 1st assistant camera

YearTitleGenreDirectorProducerComment
2022Måneskin ft. Tom Morello - GossipMusic VideoTommaso Ottomanod'ARIA [it]

Fictional movies in other activities

YearTitleGenreDirectorProducerComment
2012Cusutu n' codduShort FilmGiovanni La PàrolaMIthril Production [it]2nd assistant camera
2011Let's DanceFeature FilmCinzia BomollAurora TV Banijay srl [it]2nd assistant camera
2010Notizie dagli scaviFeature FilmEmidio GrecoRAI Cinema [it]2nd assistant camera
2009Zwischen Himmel und ErdeShort FilmYork-Fabian RaabeYork-Fabian Raabe Filmproduktion2nd assistant camera
2007The Third MotherFeature FilmDario ArgentoMedusa Film [it]3rd AD
2005I giorni dell'abbandonoFeature FilmRoberto FaenzaJean Vigo Italia [it]3rd AD
2003Ti piace Hitchcock?TV MovieDario ArgentoIdea Film [it] precedentemente Opera FilmFloor 2nd AD

Non-fictional movies in other activities

YearTitleGenreDirectorProducerComment
2011Ligabue Campovolo - Il filmDocumentary FeatureCristian BondianiEventidigitali Films [it]2nd assistant camera

Basic data

LanguagesEnglishItalianSpanish
Experience abroadCentral America: Cuba
Central Europe: Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland
North Africa: Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia
North America: USA
Northern Europe: Sweden
South Asia: India
Southern Europe: Portugal, Spain
Southeastern Europe: Bulgaria, Rumania
Western Europe: Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Immediate working areaRome
2nd residence (if applicable)Berlin
1st residence (federal state or country)Italy - Lazio
Accommodation possibilitiesBarcelona, Berlin, Lecce, Madrid, Milan, Siena, Syracuse, Turin, Vienna