Giorgio Squarcia
Giorgio Squarcia, also known as GJ Squarcia(Rochester, September 2, 1969), is a filmmaker, writer, screenwriter, producer and investigative journalist. He is known for being the first director/producer to have introduced, with the TV series All in a Day, the docu-fiction genre in Italy when the new term docufiction appeared at the beginning of the 21st century.
Personal life
Squarcia was born in Rochester, Minnesota. After graduating in Philosophy at the Catholic University in Milan, he moved back to the United States to study filmmaking. At the same time, he started collaborating with the Investigative Department of the Newsmagazines Inside Edition and American Journal. He left when he was Director of the Research Department and, in 2001, founded a production company based in Milan and New York and started creating TV formats for the international television market.
The American period
Immediately after graduating in Philosophy at the Catholic University of Milan, he moved to New York City where he worked for the Investigative Unit of the newsmagazines Inside Edition and American Journal. In the following years, he attended a master's degree in screenwriting and directing at NYU. During his stay in New York City, he also worked as a correspondent for Italy's newspapers Panorama, La Repubblica, and Il Giornale. He ended the collaboration with Inside Edition and American Journal after he was promoted Director of the Research Department.
The Italian period
In 1999, he moved to Italy and founded a production company of his own. In 2001, Squarcia wrote, produced, and directed the TV series All in a Day[1] (Tutto in un giorno), which aired on the Italian television channel Italia 1. All in a Day is the diary of a day through the actions of four real characters. The format's concept is to bring together four points of view, as diverse as possible, within a context of a specific event, limited to a 24-hour period. The show's narrative device is similar to that ascribed to "real television," however, in All in a Day it is applied to an absolute reality: there are no selected contestants tested in artificially created situations, such as an island or an apartment; instead, there are the lives of four real people, their four distinct viewpoints of one particular day, which is revealed through their tensions, faces, words, and feelings. With the TV screen split in four, the characters’ stories unfold simultaneously. When one individual’s perspective emerges as more riveting, his story takes over, filling the entire screen temporarily, and then it returns to its original small quarter screen, "passing the scene" to another protagonist. The Herald Tribune saluted the show with an article titled "Breaking the rules of TV conformism."
All in a Day won the Anart Award for best TV program in 2001.[2]
In 2007, Squarcia wrote and directed the TV movie I giorni dell'Odio,[3] the most frightening massacre in recent Italian history.[4] I giorni dell'Odio[5] is the story of the arrest of a quiet couple from a small village in northern Italy accused of a terrible massacre. They killed three women and a baby who lived next door and managed to live with their secret for over six months. In Cold Blood aired during prime time on Channel 5 and reached 3,448,000 viewers (17.65% share).
In 2008, Squarcia wrote, produced, and directed the TV series Passing the Buck.
Between 1999 and 2000, he was the author of the television programs Fuego! aired by Italia 1 channel and Europe on Rai 3 channel. Between 2000 and 2001, he worked as a consultant for the content and promotion of several thematic channels such as 24ore.tv, Eurosport, TVGuide, and SMau channel. From 2002 to 2012, he wrote and directed more than 100 pranks[6] for the Prime Time Practical Jokes TV Show Scherzi a Parte. In 2002, he wrote and directed the advertising campaign for the arrival of the Euro currency.
With the TV show Le Iene (Italy 1), he returned to investigative journalism, exposing a publishing house that blackmailed VIPs, threatening to publish their names in the biographical book of a porn star. In 2011, he wrote and directed the TV series 24/7 on Deejay TV. In 2012, he wrote and directed the TV series Sognando Italia on Rete 4. In 2013, he wrote and directed the documentary Ballo del Doge[7] for Sky Arte. In 2013, he wrote and directed two seasons of the television series[8] on Deejay TV. In 2014, he wrote and directed the Art Basel Miami documentary for Sky Arte. In 2014, his format Rent a Brain was bought by Warner Bros. International Television.[9] In the 2013/14 television season, he was the executive producer of the TV show Lucignolo on Italy 1. In 2015, he was the creator and producer of the Lost in Translation comic segment of Striscia la Notizia.
Original Formats
Tutto in un giorno
All in one day is a TV series aired on Italia 1, starting in 2001. The series received positive response from the public and critics. It was also awarded by the Association of Television and Theater Authors (ANART) for Best Series of the Year and by the Venice International Television Festival.[2]
Passing the Buck
This is an eight-episode TV series broadcast by All Music TV, following the journey of two 10 euro banknotes, christened Romeo and Juliet, across Italy and beyond. The rights to the format were acquired by the Canadian distribution company Distraction and aired internationally under the title Passing the Buck.
Rent-a-Brain
This is a scripted reality series that allows anyone to become someone else. In the first episode, the show fulfilled a father's dream of getting inside his 14-year-old daughter's head. In 2014, Rent a Brain was bought by Warner Bros. International Television.
Worst Case Scenario
A TV series exploring situations none of us would want to be in. A "normal" person faces an "exceptional situation." Each episode is based on true stories.
Writer
- Fuego (Italy 1)
- Ecstasy trip
- Il Diario (Italy 1)
- Europa (RAI 3)
- Scherzi a Parte (Canale 5)
- Tutto in un Giorno (Italia 1)
- Matrix (Channel 5)
- Le Iene (Italy 1)
- In Cold Blood (Channel 5)
- Passing the Buck (All Music)
- 24/7 (Deejay TV)
- Sognando Italia (Rete 4)
- Il Ballo del Doge (Sky Arte)
- Le Strade di Max (Deejay TV)
- Art Basel Miami (Sky Arte)
- Striscia la Notizia (Lost in Translation)
Director
- Fuego (Italy 1)
- Ecstasy trip
- Il Diario (Italy 1)
- Europa (RAI 3)
- Scherzi a Parte (Channel 5)
- Tutto in un Giorno (Italy 1)
- Matrix (Channel 5)
- Le Iene (Italy 1)
- In Cold Blood (Channel 5)
- Passing the Buck (All Music)
- 24/7 (Deejay TV)
- Sognando Italia (Rete 4)
- Il Ballo del Doge (Sky Arte)
- Le Strade di Max (Deejay TV)
- Art Basel Miami (Sky Arte)
- Striscia la Notizia (Lost in Translation)
- Jonathan, dimensione avventura (Iris)
- I Guastanozze (Italy 1)
Producer
- Ecstasy trip
- All in one day (Italy 1)
- At the edge of society
- Passing The Buck (All Music)
- Rent-a-Brain (Warner Bros. Intl)
- Worst Case Scenario
Investigative journalist
- Inside Edition (NBC)
- American Journal (ABC)
Press
- Panorama
- La Repubblica
- Il Giornale
Awards
- 2001 – Anart Award (National Association of Authors Radio-Television and Theatrical) for All in a Day, awarded Best Program of the Year.[2]
- 2001 – Venice International Television Festival for All in a Day.[10]
References
- ↑ "Tutto in un giorno ai confini della real tv - la Repubblica.it". Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "La celebrità dietro la quinte Un premio per gli autori radiotelevisivi". archivio.lastampa.it. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Matrix, estate da brivido e la strage diventa fiction". Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Erba, dai giudici via libera alla Fiction respinto il ricorso dei legali degli imputati - cronaca - Repubblica.it". www.repubblica.it. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Strage di Erba i legali chiedono di bloccare il film di Mentana - la Repubblica.it". Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ↑ "SCHERZI A PARTE 2012/ Una 'giornata di Meda' e il bambolotto di Seedorf (video). 7 maggio 2012". Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Il Ballo del Doge - Sky Arte - On Demand - Sky Go - Sky.it". skygo.sky.it. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Le Strade Di Max". Radio Deejay e Deejay Tv. Archived from the original on May 14, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ↑ "FormatBiz - Blue Box Entertainment". Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ↑ Nexta. "Venice International Television Festival". www.film.it. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
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