ABOUT ME

Federica Alice Carlino was born in Milan, Italy. Her family moved around Europe and Asia for work, so she had the opportunity to meet new cultures. She grew up in the Netherlands, then moved back to Italy for most of her education, she also studied in London at Richmond Upon Thames College. She studied filmmaking, acting, photography, editing, VFX, and makeup in Milan and makeup prosthetics in Rome with Dario Argento's makeup artist, Sergio Stivaletti. She moved to Los Angeles in 2016 and is a New York Film Academy BFA graduate. She attended an Acting for Film course at Met Film School, London in 2024 and filmed in Pinewood Studios in 2005. She has experience in directing, casting, writing, and acting. Founder of Morgana Film Festival in 2023. She is among the most awarded filmmakers in Italy and is featured in the IMDb book dedicated to Italian Filmmakers.

As of 2025 she is the most awarded director under 35 worldwide.

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EDUCATION

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2024

MET Film School 

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2016-2023

BFA in Filmmaking from New York Film Academy

 Los Angeles, CA. 

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2015

Psychology classes.

Milan, Italy.

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2014-2015 

I learned Make up effects and prosthetics, attending Sergio Stivalletti's academy,

Fantastic Forge, in Rome, Italy.

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2011-2014

Master in filmmaking, photography and photography make up in Milan.

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2011

Highschool graduation, MILAN

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2007-2009

 linguistic college in Richmond UK

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