Making of a Picture

Donato Rotunno was born in Luxembourg in 1966 and studied at l’École Européenne. In 1992, he graduated in Film Studies from the Institute des Arts de Diffusion de Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. In 1994, he co-founded the production company Tarantula Luxembourg and a year later contributed to the establishment Tarantula Belgium. As a producer at Tarantula, he oversaw more than 15 feature films.
In 1999, Donato participated in EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs). Two years later, he was chosen as one of the “Producers on the Move” in Cannes for the European Film Promotion. He is also an active member of the ULPA (Luxembourg Union of Audiovisual Producers) and Lars (the association of directors and screenwriters Luxembourg). Since 2005 he has lectured and taught courses on European co-production at the University of Metz. His documentaries have focused on on specific topics such as Luxembourg immigration, the role of politics in our society, or the relationship between contemporary art and cinema. —Tarantula Distribution