Riccardo Palladino (1982) works as a filmmaker and teaches cinematographic language. His first mid-length documentary Brasimone (2014) was selected in competition at Visions du Réel and awarded at Bellaria Film Festival. Il Monte delle Formiche (The Mount of Ants, 2017) was premiered at Locarno Festival (Switzerland) and awarded at Cinemambiente (Italy) and was screened on RAI3, one of the Italian public Telkevision Channel.