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A series with roots in Salento about Alonso —

A series with roots in Salento about Alonso

English translation of the 2020 Italian print article.

Two names from Salento feature on a series dedicated to the great Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso. It is a new adventure for the “Twin Stifani”: twin brothers Gabriele and Luca Stifani, filmmakers from Neviano in Salento, respectively director of photography and sound engineer on Amazon’s documentary series “Fernando”. Its five episodes have been available on Prime Video since 25 September, with the racing champion at their centre.

The Stifani brothers have always been passionate about travelling the world in search of stories to tell. “This is certainly our most important project since we began our film careers,” the brothers explain, “and we are very proud of the roles and responsibilities we took on.”

They add: “Last year was also an important one. We were guests at the Sports Emmy Awards gala in New York with another series we filmed for Amazon, ‘All or Nothing: Manchester City’.

“We owe these two great adventures to the documentary ‘Duel. Il diavolo su ruote’, dedicated to Spielberg’s first film, which we are still working on and trying to release for its 50th anniversary in 2021. With Fernando,” they continue, “we are on our second collaboration with the streaming giant. We reached this milestone through our determination, but everything began with our collaboration with Enric Folch, the Spanish director who has been our friend for many years.”

g.p. · La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno · 7 October 2020

The left-hand facsimiles are digital reconstructions, not photographs of the newspaper. Original wording, dates and bylines are preserved; translations follow the 2020 text.

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