Paolo Marinou-Blanco is a film director and screenwriter.
Born in New York City to a Greek mother and Portuguese father, Paolo was raised in several countries, mainly in Europe. He studied Philosophy and History at the London School of Economics

London School of Economics

The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...

, and French Literature at University College London

University College London

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. In 2000, he was accepted to New York University

New York University

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’s Tisch School of the Arts

Tisch School of the Arts

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, to pursue a Master’s degree (MFA) in Film Directing and Screenwriting. During the 3-year program at NYU, Paolo wrote and directed two short films and one documentary, completed a cinematography course at F.A.M.U. (Czech Republic), and was director of photography on 5 short films and one feature documentary. After a directing internship in 2003 with Spike Lee

Spike Lee

Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983....

 on Sucker Free City

Sucker Free City

Sucker Free City is a 2004 film directed by Spike Lee. The film examines white, black, and Chinese characters in San Francisco and the conflicts they encounter with each other. The film was intended to be the pilot for a Showtime television series. Showtime declined to pick up the series...

 , he began work on “Goodnight Irene”, his first feature film, shot in Portugal and Spain. "Goodnight Irene" had its theatrical release in 2008. Paolo then directed another feature film for Portuguese Television, "O Dez", aired on RTP1 in March 2010.
In 2011, "Brass Monkey" - a screenplay Paolo wrote based on a story by Nicolai Fuglsig - was sold to Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...

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Paolo currently resides in Los Angeles, working as a screenwriter.

External links

• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1805344/Paolo Marinou-Blanco Internet Movie Database
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• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0835828/Goodnight Irene Internet Movie Database
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• Goodnight Irene Official Website