Federica Alice Carlino

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Join date: Jan 6, 2023

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Federica Alice Carlino was born in Milan, Italy. She showed her love and passion for movies very early in life. Her family moved around Europe for work, so she had the opportunity to meet new cultures. She grew up in the Netherlands until she was 6, then moved back to Italy for most of her education, she also studied in London at Richmond Upon Thames College. She studied filmmaking, acting, photography, editing, VFX, and makeup in Milan and makeup prosthetics in Rome with Dario Argento's makeup artist, Sergio Stivaletti. She moved to Los Angeles in 2016 and she is a New York Film Academy BFA graduate. She has experience in directing, casting, writing, and acting. Founder of Morgana Film Festival in 2023. She is among the most awarded filmmakers in Italy and she is featured in the IMDb book dedicated to Italian Filmmakers.

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Mar 23, 2026 ∙ 2 min

Flicker: When the Experiment Fights Back

Review: FLICKER – FIRST ESCAPE We had the pleasure of watching a preview of the upcoming feature directed by Charles Perez, and Flicker First Escape offers a striking first glimpse into a world that feels both controlled and on the verge of collapse. Set within the cold, clinical walls of Blackwell Institute, the film immediately establishes its core tension, the illusion of purpose versus the reality of ownership. At the center of the story is Ava, portrayed with intensity and nuance by...

Mar 19, 2026 ∙ 16 min

Inside "Reparation": The Minds Behind a Haunting Story

Reparation After the sudden death of his partner, Simon withdraws from the world, retreating into isolation in a remote caravan with only his older brother, Jake, as his support system. As grief tightens its grip, Simon finds himself slipping between memory and reality, where moments from the past begin to fracture, distort, and resurface in unsettling ways. What begins as a search for healing slowly unravels into something far more ambiguous, as Jake’s presence blurs the line between comfort...

Mar 11, 2026 ∙ 13 min

Veronica Labretta from Italy to LA to follow a dream.

V eronica L abretta grew up in Italy performing in musical theatre and originally believed her future would be in ballet. Her dream was to study at Juilliard in New York. Unfortunately, an injury forced her to stop dancing at a professional level, a turning point that led her to rethink her artistic path. During that period, she began studying screenwriting while continuing to perform in musicals, which she had been doing since the age of six. Musical theatre gave her a strong foundation as...