Giancarlo Ferrando

Giancarlo Ferrando was an Italian film cinematographer and director.

Life and career

Born in Rome, Ferrando had his first cinema experience as a child, playing a bit part in Alessandro Blasetti's In Olden Days. In the late 1950s he became assistant operator under Augusto Tiezzi, and after working for over a decade as an operator and an assistant cinematographer, he made his debut as a cinematographer in 1971.
Ferrando is best known for his professional association with the Martino brothers, the director Sergio and the producer Luciano. In 1994 he directed his only film, La ragazza di Cortina, starring Vanessa Gravina. He died of cancer on 13 August 2020, at the age of 80.