Federico Conforti is an award-winning film and television editor best known for his work on THEY CALL ME JEEG (LO CHIAMAVANO JEEG ROBOT), a cult phenomenon in Italy that was nominated for 16 David di Donatello Awards and won 7, including Best Editing.
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He grew up in the seaside city of Livorno in Tuscany, Italy and developed his passion for storytelling while performing with local theater troupes. He graduated from the University of Pisa with a degree in Cinema, Music & Theater and went on to hone his cutting skills at post houses in Rome for several years before expanding to Los Angeles, where he is now based.
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While his expertise spans feature films, documentaries, scripted series, and branded content, he loves to bring a cinematic approach to every project he touches.
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His award-winning editing also includes the 2020 Emmy-nominated and 2021 Webby Award-winning ALMOST FAMOUS series (New York Times Op-Docs, Breakwater Studios). BLOOD RIDER (Google). He won the 2021 Webby Award for "Best Branded Documentary"; DEFYING GRAVITY (All3 Media, Google) and was nominated for a 2021 Sports Emmy for "Outstanding Edited Sports Series''. He also won the 2020 "People's Voice - Best Editing" Webby Award for THAT'S MY JAZZ (Breakwater Studios).
“ There is a misconception that an editor must specialize in one genre or style. I often hear people asking for a ‘horror editor’, a ‘comedy editor’, an ‘action editor’, etc.
I think this is the wrong approach.
A good editor has the flexibility and expertise to take on any kind of story and adapt to the needs of the project. ”
JUMPMAN, the true story behind the Nike logo, premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival and won the Nantucket Film Festival Audience Award.
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ESTACION ROCAFORT (LAST STOP: ROCAFORT ST.), a psychological horror directed by Luis Prieto (Netflix, Nostromo Pictures) was recently released in 150 theaters in Spain and it will be released worldwide on Netflix in 2025.
The feature documentaries I NEED YOU, a music doc about the band America directed by Dustin Elm and David Breschel (Submarine Ent., Highway West Ent.), and VIVA VERDI!, a doc about the third act of life in a retirement home for musicians, are now on the festival circuit.
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Notable episodic work includes the anthology sci-fi series DIMENSION 404 (Lionsgate, Hulu) and crime drama series THE OATH (Sony).
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Federico is a member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild (IATSE Local #700) and of the EFA (European Film Academy).
