birth_place parents birth_date article_title name occupation
rome , italy gillo pontecorvo -lrb- father -rrb- november 8 , 1966 marco pontecorvo
 marco pontecorvo cinematographer
marco pontecorvo

marco pontecorvo -lrb- born november 8 , 1966 , rome -rrb- is an italian cinematographer and film director .
marco pontecorvo was initially interested in black and white photography , but eventually became a film maker like his father gillo .
he debuted as director of photography on `` in sailing in the wrong direction '' -lrb- 1997 -rrb- .
some of his best known works are `` rome '' , `` the last legion '' , `` letters to juliet '' and `` game of thrones '' .
he has also directed films .
his first film pa-ra-da received several award nominations , including the silver ribbon for the best debutant director and the david di donatello for best debut director , and won the pasinetti award at the 65th venice international film festival and the `` francis laudadio award '' for best first feature at the bari international film festival .
