Paolo Rotondo

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Paolo Rotondo (b. Italy, c. 1971-) Paolo is an accomplished filmmaker who has worked in New Zealand’s Film, Theatre and Television industries for over twenty years. His experience in filmmaking, ranges from acting, to producing, to writing and directing. Paolo has starred as the lead in two feature films 'The Ugly' and 'Stickmen'.

He wrote and directed the short films 'The Freezer' and 'Dead Letters' both supported by the New Zealand Film Commission that have won International acclaim and are studied in in New Zealand High schools.

Paolo's has penned major Theatre shows. 'Little Che' based on the motorcycle diaries and 'Strange resting palces' co-written with Rob Mokaraka and based on family stories of the Maori Battalion in Italy in WW2.

Paolo has acted on numerous TV shows and been nominated for his acting work on two occasions.

In 2013 Paolo wrote and directed his first feature film 'Orphans & Kingdoms'.

Personal life

Paolo Rotondo is married to Renee Mark. He has two children, Sofia and Dario. They live on Waiheke Island.

Director/Writer FILM

  • Orphans & Kingdoms (Writer, Director) - Feature Film
  • The Freezer (Writer, Director) - Short Film
  • Dead Letters (Writer (Adaptation), Director) - Short Film (Best Script 2006 NZ Film Awards)

Writing Theatre

  • 'Little Che'
  • ' Strange Resting Places' (Best new Playwright 2007 Chapmann Trip Theatre Awards)
  • ' Black Hands'

Awards

  • Shakespeare Globe International Artistic Fellowship
  • Italian Film Scholarship
  • Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards - WINNER - Best New Playwright
  • Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards - Production of the Year - Strange Resting Places
  • New Zealand Screen Awards - WINNER - Best Script - Dead Letters (short film)
  • TV Guide Best on the Box People's Choice - Best Actor - The Insider's Guide to Happiness
  • TV Guide Best on the Box People's Choice - Best Actor - Milan Brych - Cancerman
  • Fantafestival Film Festival, Rome Award Winner - Best Actor - The Ugly

Acting

Television

Theatre

  • Tartuffe: Tartuffe - Silo Theatre
  • The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs: Performer for Silo Theatre
  • Little Dog Laughed Silo Theatre
  • Black Hands: Writer/Actor/Producer
  • Little Che: Writer/Actor/Producer
  • Strange Resting Places: Writer/Actor - Taki Rua Productions
  • Peer Gynt Narrator for Auckland Philharmonia
  • Mr Marmalade: Bradley - Auckland Theatre Company
  • Twelfth Night: Sebastian - Auckland Theatre Company
  • Fond Love and Kisses: Rob - Downstage Theatre
  • The Butchers' Daughter: Emilian & Others
  • A Streetcar Named Desire: Pablo Gonzales - Auckland Theatre Company
  • Dog - Silo Theatre
  • NeverNever - BATS
  • The Young Baron Biaggio - Maidment Theatre
  • Accidental Death of an Anarchist: Madman - Maidment Theatre
  • Coriolanus: Brutus - Maidment Theatre
  • Nowhere Fast: Bevan - Maidment Theatre
  • Round About Thursday: Roger - Maidment Theatre

Voice-Over

  • Power Rangers: Mystic Force: Snow Prince

Film

Presenting

  • Here To Stay - Italians in New Zealand Gibson Group
  • Neighbourhood Living on Waiheke Island

Other works

  • Te Papa exhibition Qui tutto bene - the Italians in New Zealand (video clip, 2004–2007)

External links

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