Biographie et filmographie

Stefania Casini

After graduating in Architecture, Stefania began a career in acting and worked with Pietro Germi, Bernardo Bertolucci, Peter Greenaway and Dario Argento. She moved to New York in the late 1970s, where she acted in Andy Warhol's 'Bad'. While in New York she decided to move behind the camera, and became a director.

With Francesca Marciano, she wrote and directed the film "Lontano da dove", presented at the Venice Film Festival (1983). In 1997 she wrote and directed another feature film "Un Paradiso di Bugie". Her career as director also includes the making of six feature films for the Italian television network MEDIASET.

A passionate traveler, Stefania has made a great number of documentaries and reportages for RAI and MEDIASET. She focuses her attention on contemporary topics concerning women and young people. She has made many hard-hitting series including: "Islam: stories of women"; "Latin America: stories of women"; "To be 20 years old in..." (broadcast in ten European Countries 2004-2005); "So close so far :portraits in the suburbs". "Schiaffo alla mafia"(A blow to the Mafia)

Between 2000-2002 , Stefania was the Artistic Director of Siena's Film Festival "Terra di Siena". In 2010 she was Managing Director of DGTV IESTV.

Currently, Stefania writes and directs programs, reportages and documentaries for RAI, and for satellite channels: RAI Sat Cinema World, Gambero Rosso Channel, and Sky. She also works as a journalist, contributing to several popular women's magazines.

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Films (65)

Toi, Moi et la Toscane

2026 · Nonna Alessia

Story of a Night

2025 · Carla

Buio come il cuore

2024

Nessuno come Ulisse

2024 · Director

Funeral: I Don't Want You

2024 · Madre di Miriam

Good Vibes

2023

Cactus

2023

Pooh - Un attimo ancora

2023 · Writer

DARIO ARGENTO - The Exhibit

2022 · Self

The Goldsmith

2022 · Giovanna

Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax

2019 · Producer

Dafne

2019 · Maria

Diabolik Is Me

2019 · Bianca Rosselli

Cinque mondi

2016 · Producer

Nessuno siamo perfetti

2015 · Self, Producer

Le Acque Segrete di Palermo

2015 · Director

Maicol Jecson

2014 · Maria

Bota

2014 · Co-Writer

Ladies of Italian Horror

2012 · self

Made in Albania

2012 · Producer, Director

Pietro Germi, le bon, le beau, le méchant

2009 · Self

Un po' d'India

2006 · Director, Story, Writer

Operazione rosmarino

2002 · Portinaia

Suspiria 25th Anniversary

2001 · Self

Un Paradiso di Bugie

1997 · Director, Writer

Maledetto il giorno che t'ho incontrato

1992 · Clari