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austin film festival finalist matteo mascanzoni

Screenwriting Portfolio

Blessed (or cursed) with a fervid imagination and a passion for ordinary weirdos in supernatural situations, Matteo created a whole galaxy comprising the following orbiting worlds…


EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON
(TEMPUS)

After a hardened, grown orphan discovers he descends from a long line of time travelers, he must face his father’s death in order to erase his vengeful scientist killer from existence and prevent a disastrous old prophecy from actualizing.


Matteo Mascanzoni's TV writing portofolio - everything happens for a reason EHFAR

SUPERMUNDANE

When four self-centered homemakers are possessed by magical abilities, they struggle to keep their mundane from going insane while protecting the unwanted secret from a powerful corporation.


Cover Image by Fardan Studio

SECRETS ISLAND

In search of her genetic origins, a co-dependent reporter untangles a secluded Island Resort’s web of secrets and unearths her magical connection to a threatening, alternate world.


Matteo Mascanzoni's tv writing portofolio - secrets island

DISAPPEARED ON LAKE GARDA (German/Italian Miniseries – PITCH)

When a tourist’s sister goes missing at Lake Garda, an Italian tour guide is forced to confront the tragedy that struck his family 15 years ago. While the police dismiss his supernatural theories, he must convince the pragmatic German Physicist to solve the mystery beneath the water’s surface – and find their way to one other along the way.

PIZZERIA GAIA (German/Italian Half-Hour – PITCH with Julius Kalisch)

A passionate but conflict-averse chef loses his pizzeria at Lake Garda due to his divorce and has to move with his entire Italian-German family to Berlin to rebuild their lives and become the best restaurant in the city.

Short Films

Here are a few shorts from separate universes, each at a different stage of production…


DANTE

(in pre-production)

After a premature death, a selfish, over-sexed priest must atone for his sins by guiding a young, closeted Mussolini toward self-acceptance, thus saving humanity from its grim fate and himself from eternal damnation. 

Inspired by Dante Alighieri’s “The Divine Comedy” .


OH, DEVIL!

(COMPLETED – WATCH IT HERE)

When God and the Devil come across an ambiguous human soul, they must collaborate to decide if she belongs in hell or heaven; otherwise, the Universe will cease to exist.

Directed by Marie Rouhban
Written by Matteo Mascanzoni
Produced by Matteo Mascanzoni and Marie Rouhban
(from Concept to Final Product in less than 48 Hours)


Check out Matteo’s The Umbrella Academy” Spec, which was a FINALIST in the 2022 AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL.