Improvised Filmmaking Workshop About me

Hi! I'm Flavio

I am a Berlin based award-winning film director and film teacher.
 
In this website you can find everything about what I do, and what I am.
 
I write and direct independent movies, host filmmaking workshops (in Berlin and abroad), and offer online courses and mentoring programs.

MY STORY

I started making "movies" when I was eight years old.

This is how I did it:

I used a long sheet of paper and rolled it into an empty toilet paper carton. I drew different vignettes and scenes along the paper, then recorded the dialogue and music on a tape cassette.

To "play" the movie, I hung the "film strip" from the top of an old shoebox, where I had cut out a small frame (the screen). The audience watched from the other side as I pulled the paper down in sync with the soundtrack.

To make one movie, I needed a full week of work.

On Fridays, I invited my neighbors to the premiere and charged them 25 cents for a ticket.

And why did I charge my little friends?

Well... so I could buy what I needed to make the next movie: paper, pencils, and tape cassettes.

I remember those days a lot, because they defined so much of who I am today as a film director, and how I feel about the filmmaking process:

  • The love and need for storytelling.
  • Working independently and finding my own ways to produce films, which, honestly, it's the only way I know how to create.
  • Working directly for an audience and creating a film experience meant to be shared and enjoyed together.
  • And finally, doing all of this in a way that is economically sustainable, where the art itself supports the next film and makes a creative life possible.

WHY DO I TEACH?

Teaching has been part of my filmmaking life since the beginning.
 
I started teaching after film school in 2005, and since then I have continued to move between making my own films and helping other actors and directors develop their creative practice.
 
In my group workshops and 1:1 coaching for actors and directors, I share what I have learned as an independent film director over the years: how to work with actors, build scenes, develop ideas, stay present, and find a personal way into filmmaking.
 
For me, teaching is not separate from making films. It is another way of staying close to the creative process: through practice, collaboration, and direct exchange.

MY VALUES

I believe in cinema that feels personal, alive, and honest.
 
For me, filmmaking is not only about technique or production. It is about attention: to people, to moments, to emotion, to what appears when everyone involved is truly present.
 
I value independence, directness, and real connection. I am interested in work that does not hide behind formulas, trends, or empty professionalism, but stays close to the human experience.
 
That is what I try to protect in everything I make and share: a way of working where the process matters, the people matter, and the result carries something genuine.