Born in 1985, Matteo Bastianelli is a freelance photographer, video-maker and publicist-journalist. He attended the "Scuola Romana di Fotografia" where he achieved a masters’ in reportage d’auteur and photojournalism. Above all he works on personal long-term projects related to social issues, concentrating his endeavours on the consequences of the conflicts which led to the disintegration of ex- Jugoslavia. New projects are under and away in his home country, Italy. His images have been published by some of the major national and international magazines and his projects have been shown in Italy, France, Germany, Estonia, Turkey, Holland and the United States. He has received various important awards for his work in numerous national and international competitions, among which Canon Young Photographers’ Award, PDN’s Photo Annual Award, an Honourable Mention from the NPPA, Best of photojournalism, International Photography awards, finalist for the Emerging Photographer Grant, Fotovisura Grant and the Lumix Multimedia Award. In 2012 he was nominated honourable member of the international team of experts for the “Institute for Research of Genocide” in Canada. "The Bosnian Identity" is his first documentary film, screened in the official selection at BIF&ST- Bari International Film Festival 2013, where has been awarded the "Vittorio de Seta" prize for the director of the best documentary film. 

Filmography

The Bosnian Identity, 52' Italy 2013

Home sweet homeless, 5' Italy 2012

A silent scream for life, 5’ Italy 2011

Back and forth, 5’ Italy 2010

Awards and Recognitions

Marco Bastianelli Prize for the Best First Book, 2013

Vittorio de Seta Prize for the director of the best documentary film at BIF&ST, 2013

International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, Deeper perspective, 2012

Honorary membership of the Institute for Research Genocide, Canada, 2012

3rd Lumix Multimedia Award, Finalist, 2012

Fotovisura Grant for Outstanding Personal Photography Project, Finalist, 2012

1st Gomma by Mono Contest, Shortlisted, 2012

IPA, Honorable Mention, Feature Story, 2011

IPA, Honorable Mention, Environmental, 2011

IPA, Honorable Mention, People, 2011

NPPA, Best of photojournalism, Honorable Mention, 2011

Multimedia Photojournalism Award (MEI), Honorable Mention, 2011

Sodalitas Award for Social Journalism, Finalist, 2011

Freedom to Create Prize, Highly Commended Artist, 2011

Amilcare Ponchielli Award/GRIN, Shortlisted, 2011

Connect Slide Show Contest, Finalist, 2011

Canon Young Photographers Prize- Best project, 2010

Emerging Photographer Grant Finalist, 2010

International photo contest JFF -Blur magazine winner, 2010

PDNs Photo Annual contest in photojournalism winner, 2010

Festival Internazionale Foiano Fotografia, 1st prize for best portfolio, 2009

Festival Internazionale della Fotografia di Roma, 2nd prize for best portfolio, 2009

Festival Fotoleggendo, 3rd prize for best portfolio, 2009

Books

The Bosnian Identity 2012. Postcart publishing srl

3rd Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism 2012 (collective)

Metropolis. 2011. Noorderlicht Photography Foundation (collective)

Voices of courages. 2011. Freedom to Create Prize (collective)

The Dreamers. 2010. Foiano Fotografia (collective)