John Petrizzelli Font

John Petrizzelli Font (Caracas, June 8, 1956) is a Venezuelan journalist, writer, screenwriter and film director.John Petrizzelli (Venezuela) - Cinelatinoamericano.org
== Biography ==
He studied Mass Communication at the Andrés Bello Catholic University (UCAB, Caracas, Venezuela). He later traveled to the United States and studied Film and Television at the School of Arts of the Department of Film and Television at New York University (NYU).La voz de Petrizzelli - El Universal His first jobs as a writer arose from his travels in Asia and Africa, where he was as a correspondent; it was there that he began to experiment with the documentary genre, one of the main elements in his work as a filmmaker.
John Petrizzelli's cinematographic art is characterized by his own style, very personal, sometimes experimental, other times introspective, which deals with both documentary and fiction, delving into the emotional and psychological world of excluded characters and communities, without ceasing to be critical in his views. The wonderful thing about his cinema is that he touches on difficult topics through his particular narrative form, making possible for the viewer to approach them.
=== Publications ===
His first book Negro Lógico was published in 1978 at the Rómulo Gallegos Center for Latin American Studies (CELARG), Venezuela. In 2018, he ventures again into the literary world with his second work entitled Historias para las posibilidades del músculo, published by Editorial Dahbar, Venezuela.Libros del autor - Editorial Dahbar In 2020 he publishes El Conjuro de los cardos with Kalathos Editorial, in Spain. The three editions of his books are part of a collection of short stories and fragments written in poetic prose extracted from travel journals and photographic records accumulated over more than forty years.
In 1999, he edited En Ambiente, an LGBT guide in Venezuela and in 2006 he created el "Ciclo de Cine de la Diversidad" which he directed for eleven years. In 2018, he organized the 12th "Ciclo Cine de la Diversidad" (Diversity Cinema Cycle) in Madrid.Cine de la Diversidad en Madrid - Globedia In these cycles, both short and feature films, including documentaries and fiction films have been screened, accompanied by cinema forums, artistic exhibitions, conversations and talks about the LGBT community.
==Filmography==
*1981 Mediodía Lineal (script and direction)
*1983: El Embrujo (script and direction)
*1991: Con cierto eco (script and direction)
*1992: Falsas y otras Historias (script and direction)
*1998: Carrao (script and direction)
*2006: Anselmo, La Trampa de la Uña (script and direction)
*2007: María Lionza, Aliento de Orquídeas (script and direction) 
*2008: El Rey del Galerón (script and direction)
*2009: Paco Vera (script and direction)
*2011: El Santo Salvaje (script and direction)
*2012: Er Relajo der Loro (script and direction)
*2015: Ti@s (script and direction)
*2017: Bárbara (script and direction)
*2021: Inmaculada (script and direction)
==Awards and distinctions==
*Mediodía Lineal
**1981 Award for Best Short Film at the 19th Ann Arbor Film Festival, Michigan (United States).
**1981 Award for Best Short Film at the 19th Ann Arbor Film Festival, Michigan (United States).
*El Embrujo
**1983 Award for Best Short Film. Awarded by the Association of Cinematography Critics (Caracas, Venezuela).
**1984 Municipal Film Award for Best Short Film (Caracas, Venezuela).
**1984 Award for Best Short Film at the Bilbao International Film Festival (Spain).
**1986 Award for Best Short Film, Nordeutscher Rundfunk, Berlin (North German Broadcasting).
*Falsas Historias
**1992 Award for Best Short Film. National Association of Cinematographic Authors Awards (ANAC Caracas, Venezuela).
**1992 Best Screenplay Award, Bahia Film Festival (Salvador de Bahia, Brazil).
*Carrao
**1999 Award for Best Short Film. Culture Awards (Caracas, Venezuela).
**1999 Awards for Best Short Film, Best Camera and Best Music. Awarded by the National Association of Cinematographic Authors (ANAC Caracas, Venezuela).
*María Lionza, Aliento de Orquídeas
**2006 Award for Best Photography and Sound. Mérida National Film Festival (Edo. Mérida, Venezuela).
*Er Relajo der Loro
**2014 Best Soundtrack and Best Costume Awards at the II Brasil de Cinema Internacional Festival (Brazil).
*TI@S
**2015 Pre-Columbian Circle Award for Best Social Documentary at the 32 Bogotá Film Festival.
*Bárbara
**2017 Best World Cinema Film Award, at the 6th New Delhi International Film Festival (India).
**2017 ACACV Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Original Music, (Caracas, Venezuela).
**2019 Best Fiction Feature Film Award at the “SerileFilmului Gay” International Film Festival, Romania.
**2019 Best Film Award IX Los Llanos Film Festival (Valle de la Pascua, Edo. Guárico, Venezuela.
*Inmaculada
**2022 Best Edition Award at the 9th Noida International Film Festival-22 held in India.
Category:1956 births
Category:Venezuelan film directors
Category:People from Caracas
Category:Andrés Bello Catholic University alumni
Category:New York University alumni
Category:Venezuelan screenwriters