MONELLI · INDEPENDENT FILM PRODUCTION

MONELLI · INDEPENDENT FILM PRODUCTION

About Monelli.

About Monelli.

About Monelli.

DAVID DEFENDI
STEFANO LANDI

DAVID DEFENDI
STEFANO LANDI

DAVID DEFENDI
STEFANO LANDI

Monelli is a new independent film production company led by David Defendi and Stefano Landi. Their first project is Salammbô: bringing Flaubert’s Carthage to the screen, with its faces, passions and violence. David leads the company’s artistic direction; Stefano guides its development.

Monelli is a new independent film production company led by David Defendi and Stefano Landi. Their first project is Salammbô: bringing Flaubert’s Carthage to the screen, with its faces, passions and violence. David leads the company’s artistic direction; Stefano guides its development.

Monelli is a new independent film production company led by David Defendi and Stefano Landi. Their first project is Salammbô: bringing Flaubert’s Carthage to the screen, with its faces, passions and violence. David leads the company’s artistic direction; Stefano guides its development.

Portrait de David Defendi, directeur artistique de Monelli.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

David Defendi

David Defendi

David Defendi

Author, screenwriter and director David Defendi is Monelli’s artistic director. Published by Flammarion, Fayard and Albin Michel, his work moves between literature and cinema. He is the writer and director of Salammbô, the company’s first production.

Author, screenwriter and director David Defendi is Monelli’s artistic director. Published by Flammarion, Fayard and Albin Michel, his work moves between literature and cinema. He is the writer and director of Salammbô, the company’s first production.

Author, screenwriter and director David Defendi is Monelli’s artistic director. Published by Flammarion, Fayard and Albin Michel, his work moves between literature and cinema. He is the writer and director of Salammbô, the company’s first production.

Co-writer of Braquo, whose second season won the International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series in 2012.

Co-writer of Braquo, whose second season won the International Emmy Award for Best Drama Series in 2012.

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PRESIDENT

PRESIDENT

Stefano Landi

Stefano Landi

Stefano Landi

Stefano Landi spent thirty years in Silicon Valley. A technology executive, he held leadership roles at Nokia, Palm and Verizon, then at Amazon Web Services, where he led a portfolio of Internet of Things services. An ambassador for the World AI Film Festival, he is interested in the new forms of filmmaking made possible by AI. As president of Monelli, he guides the company’s development alongside David Defendi.

Stefano Landi spent thirty years in Silicon Valley. A technology executive, he held leadership roles at Nokia, Palm and Verizon, then at Amazon Web Services, where he led a portfolio of Internet of Things services. An ambassador for the World AI Film Festival, he is interested in the new forms of filmmaking made possible by AI. As president of Monelli, he guides the company’s development alongside David Defendi.

Stefano Landi spent thirty years in Silicon Valley. A technology executive, he held leadership roles at Nokia, Palm and Verizon, then at Amazon Web Services, where he led a portfolio of Internet of Things services. An ambassador for the World AI Film Festival, he is interested in the new forms of filmmaking made possible by AI. As president of Monelli, he guides the company’s development alongside David Defendi.

Portrait de Stefano Landi, président de Monelli.

FROM PAGE TO SCREEN

FROM PAGE TO SCREEN

FROM PAGE TO SCREEN

“I have written in pencil and ink, on a typewriter, then on a computer. I have written for the camera. Today, I also write with artificial intelligence.”

“I have written in pencil and ink, on a typewriter, then on a computer. I have written for the camera. Today, I also write with artificial intelligence.”

“I have written in pencil and ink, on a typewriter, then on a computer. I have written for the camera. Today, I also write with artificial intelligence.”

DAVID DEFENDI

DAVID DEFENDI

DAVID DEFENDI

For David Defendi, each medium offers a way to tell a story. Artificial intelligence now joins the camera and the written word in his practice. With Salammbô, they serve a shared purpose: to bring a long-imagined world to life through cinema.

For David Defendi, each medium offers a way to tell a story. Artificial intelligence now joins the camera and the written word in his practice. With Salammbô, they serve a shared purpose: to bring a long-imagined world to life through cinema.

For David Defendi, each medium offers a way to tell a story. Artificial intelligence now joins the camera and the written word in his practice. With Salammbô, they serve a shared purpose: to bring a long-imagined world to life through cinema.

SALAMMBÔ · EXPLORE THE FILM ↗

SALAMMBÔ · EXPLORE THE FILM ↗