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Curriculum Vitæ
Name: Alessandro Soetje - director, d.o.p.
Date of birth: 23 october 1970
Place of birth: Bologna, Italy
Mobile: +39 335 6546871
E-Mail: [email protected]
Professional and Study Qualifications:
Degree in Philosophy at Università Statale di Milano
Journalist of the Italian Journalists Association.
Informatic knowlodges:
Good knowledge of Windows and Mac systems and of the internet. Editing with Final Cut. DVD Authoring with
DVD Studio Pro.
Languages: Italian (mother language), English, French
Hobby and sports: Cinema, books, visual arts, swimming, scuba-diving, ski, motorbike, travel, ping pong.
Alessandro Soetje is a Milan based director and cinematographer. He started in 1990 as a
photographer, then turned to video as a d.o.p. for industrial documentaries and short films. After
four years of experience as a cameraman for Italian broadcasters (Rai, Mediaset) he began to work
internationally for BBC, CBS, Canal Plus, Arte, RTL, Sat1 and shot documentaries as a
director and d.o.p. (Bambini d’Africa, Le streghe, Spike Lee, Explorer Highway, Viaggio nella
scuola, Giovani nella nebbia, Il sogno di Maribel). He has been director and d.o.p. for tv shows
like All Moda, Style and Life, Motor and Life.
He also worked as d.o.p. for Stella del Sud, a series of travel reportages broadcasted by Rai Uno
and for Quattroruote Tv, a Tv magazine focused on cars. He is experienced in all electronic video
standards, SD and HD.
Lately he has been a director and/or d.o.p. for Tv commercials and corporate videos for brands
such as Coca Cola, San Pellegrino, Nestlè, Trenitalia, Snam, la Repubblica, Famiglia
Cristiana, RCS.
Professional experiences
2003-2012
- Director and d.o.p. for TV commercials (Famiglia Cristiana, La Repubblica, RCS.)
- Director and d.o.p. of corporate videos (Snam Rete Gas, Intesa San Paolo, Boscolo Viaggi).
- D.o.p. for viral videos (Mini Getaway, Coca Cola)
- D.o.p. for the documentary ADHD – Rush Hour, directed by Stella Savino.
- D.o.p. for the documentary Un Po Wild, directed by Simona Risi.
- Director and d.o.p. for All Moda, TV show broadcasted by All Music
- Director and d.o.p. of Style and Life and Motor and Life, TV shows broadcasted by 24ore TV.
- D.o.p. for Stella del Sud, Italia che vai, Effetto Sabato and Magica Italia, series of travel
reportages from the world broadcasted by Rai 1
- D.o.p. for I Vangeli, series of documentaries broadcasted by TV 2000.
- D.o.p. for Extra, Rapture, Mono, TV shows broadcasted by All Music.
- D.o.p. for corporate and adveritsing videos (Pellegrini Group, Coca Cola, San Pellegrino, Acqua
Panna, Baci Perugina, Unicredit, Trenitalia, Geronimo Stilton)
- Director of four corporate and promotional videos for Kallideas, an italian software company.
1998/2003
- Co-director and d.o.p. for TV reportage Viaggio nella scuola, (A Journey into School) by
Sergio Zavoli, broadcasted by Rai 1.
- Director for documentary Spike Lee for Rai Sat Cinema.
- Director and d.o.p. for ten documentaries about Burkina Faso and Ivorian Coast (Bambini
d’Africa, Le Streghe, Credere, Mani Tese ecc…), shot in Western Africa for Pupi Avati,
broadcasted by SAT 2000.
- D.o.p. for the documentary about Australia Explorer Highway, broadcasted by Rai 1.
- Director and d.o.p. for corporate video Podini Holding.
- D.o.p. for corporate videos Material Tecnology and Arena.
- Author and director of the short film L’ospite (The Guest).
- ENG cameraman for World Cup 2002 in Japan, for HBS (Kirch Group).
- D.o.p. for documentary Il sogno di Maribel (Maribel’s Dream), L’ultima corsa in bicicletta
(The Bycicle Run) and Giovani nella nebbia (Boys in the fog) shot in Italy and Bolivia, by
Daniele Carminati and Anna Scalfati, broadcasted by Rai 3.
- D.o.p. for the archeological and cultural tv series of documenataries Il cammino di Dio con
l’uomo and Dalle piramidi al Sinai, shot in Israel, Jordan, Egypt,Turkey and Syria for Sat
2000.
- D.o.p. for TV specials about African Cinema Festival, International Cinema Festival of Amiens,
Festival of Meditaerranean Cinema of Bruxelles.
- D.o.p. for commercials (SnaiSat, Scanno, ecc…).
- Camera Assistant to d.o.p. Vittorio Storaro for feature film Mirka directed by Rachid Benhaji.
- ENG Cameraman for national italian networks: Mediaset, Tele+, Tele+ Calcio, Rai (Prima di
tutto, TG2 Salute, La vita in diretta) and foreign networks: BBC, CBS, Champions League,
RTL, Canal Plus.
1994/97
- D.o.p. for short films and industrial videos.
- ENG Cameraman for national italian networks Mediaset, Rai,Tele+, Videomusic, and foreign
networks RTL and Reuter.
1990/93
- Photographer for Milan model agencies.
- Photographer assistant free-lance for Paolo Roversi, Davis Factor, Giorgio Majno.
Awards and festivals
1999
For the documentary Bambini d’Africa:
Festival di Valdarno ’99: Giglio d’Argento price from the jury composed by Mario Monicelli,
Morando Morandini, Carla Gravina.
Festival del Cinema Africano: FEDIC Price (Federazione Italiana Cineclub).
Montecatini’s Festival In video: Targa FEDIC for the best african video.
The shortcut L’ospite, was selected for Festival di Montecatini 1999 and for Festival Paesaggi del
corto 1999. Special mention of the jury at Lombardia verso il 2000 Festival (november 99).
1998
Special mention at Rassegna del cinema Africano di Verona 1998 for Bambini d’Africa and Le
streghe.
1993
Winner, with five female nudes, at the national photography competition Erotica ‘93.