Born 1974, Denmark of Italian descent. Trained at various schools, including the National Film School of Denmark, the latter included a master class with William Esper. Donato has worked on music videos, commercials, and has made several short films.
His film "Os"/"Togetherness" (2006) was screened at Cannes, and was nominated at Seoul International Film Festival for Best International Film. "Broderskab"/"Brotherhood", Donato's feature film debut, won Best Film at Rome International Film Festival.
Title | Year | Function | Category |
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Across the Waters | 2016 | Direction, Screenplay, Camera operator | DK/Feature |
Brotherhood | 2010 | Direction, Screenplay | DK/Feature |
My Mother's Love | 2005 | Direction, Screenplay | DK/Short fiction |
Rød mand stå | 2004 | Direction, Script | DK/Short fiction |
Award | Release year | Festival | Film |
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Best Film | 2009 | Rome International Film Festival 2009 | Broderskab |
The Golden Butterfly | 2009 | Rome International Film Festival 2009 | Broderskab |
Best Male Actor | 2009 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2009 | Broderskab |
Festival | Festival date | Film |
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Moscow - Royal Danish Embassy | 2017-10-18 | Fuglene over sundet |
Göteborg International Film Festival | 2017-01-27 | Fuglene over sundet |
Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2016-11-02 | Fuglene over sundet |
Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 2010-11-11 | Broderskab |
Sao Paulo Int. Film Festival | 2010-10-21 | Broderskab |
Helsinki Film Festival - Love & Anarchy | 2010-09-16 | Broderskab |
Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2010-08-18 | Broderskab |
Melbourne Film Festival | 2010-07-23 | Broderskab |
Jerusalem Int. Film Festival | 2010-07-08 | Broderskab |
Taipei Film Festival | 2010-06-25 | Broderskab |
Sydney Film Festival | 2010-06-02 | Broderskab |
Transilvania International Film Festival | 2010-05-28 | Broderskab |
Seattle International Film Festival | 2010-05-20 | Broderskab |
Hong Kong International Film Festival | 2010-03-21 | Broderskab |
Guadalajara Film Festival | 2010-03-12 | Broderskab |
Istanbul Festival of Independent Films | 2010-02-11 | Broderskab |
Göteborg International Film Festival | 2010-01-29 | Broderskab |
Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2010-01-05 | Broderskab |
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2009-11-27 | Broderskab |
Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2009-11-04 | Broderskab |
Rome International Film Festival | 2009-10-15 | Broderskab |