Paolo Marinou-Blanco

Paolo Marinou-Blanco is a half Greek, half Portuguese film director and screenwriter.Born in New York City of a Greek mother and Portuguese father, Paolo was raised in several countries, mainly in Europe. He studied Philosophy and History at the London School of Economics, and French Literature at University College London. In 2000, he was accepted to New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, to pursue a Master’s degree (MFA) in Film Directing. During the 3-year program at NYU, Paolo wrote and directed two short films and one documentary, completed a cinematography course at F.A.M.U. (Czech Republic), and was director of photography on 5 short films and one feature documentary. After a directing internship in 2003 with Spike Lee on Sucker Free City , and working as assistant director on Kirill Mikhanovsky’s Sonhos de Peixe, he began work on “Goodnight Irene”, his first feature film, shot in Portugal and Spain. "Goodnight Irene" will premiere in Portugal in Spring 2008.

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1805344/ Paolo Marinou-Blanco Internet Movie Database]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0835828/ Goodnight Irene Internet Movie Database]
* [http://www.goodnight-irene-film.com/ Goodnight Irene Official Website]