Francesca Varisco is an Italian-born and raised writer, citizen of the world, and a 2019 Nicholl Semi-Finalist. She loves historical fiction, unusual points of view, and high-concept “what if” scenarios, often exploring universal themes and controversial issues with stories that usually end happily. In addition to screenwriting, she has written librettos and poems for musical theatre, collaborating with Maestro Federico Bonetti Amendola, and has worked in TV production (including as PA on SHŌGUN and in the production office for Joe Pickett S2). Her projects span spy thrillers, drama based on true stories, action crime, romantic comedy, YA action-adventure, and genre-bending sci-fi.…

Francesca Varisco

Francesca Varisco is an Italian-born and raised writer, citizen of the world, and a 2019 Nicholl Semi-Finalist. She loves historical fiction, unusual points of view, and high-concept “what if” scenarios, often exploring universal themes and controversial issues with stories that usually end happily. In addition to screenwriting, she has written librettos and poems for musical theatre, collaborating with Maestro Federico Bonetti Amendola, and has worked in TV production (including as PA on SHŌGUN and in the production office for Joe Pickett S2). Her projects span spy thrillers, drama based on true stories, action crime, romantic comedy, YA action-adventure, and genre-bending sci-fi.…

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Francesca Varisco is an Italian-born and raised writer, citizen of the world, and a 2019 Nicholl Semi-Finalist. She loves historical fiction, unusual points of view, and high-concept “what if” scenarios, often exploring universal themes and controversial issues with stories that usually end happily.

In addition to screenwriting, she has written librettos and poems for musical theatre, collaborating with Maestro Federico Bonetti Amendola, and has worked in TV production (including as PA on SHŌGUN and in the production office for Joe Pickett S2). Her projects span spy thrillers, drama based on true stories, action crime, romantic comedy, YA action-adventure, and genre-bending sci-fi.

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Language

Italian
Fluent
English
Fluent
French
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate
Portuguese
Intermediate

Work Experience

Contracted Professor, ADLM | Italy at ADLM
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024
Production Office at Joe Pickett Season 2
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Production office work for Joe Pickett S2.
Chair, Marketing & Communications at The Virtues Projects
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2023
Freelance, Screenwriter at NextSteps
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Producer, Corporate Video & Commercial at IED Lab for Baxter Italia
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017
Head, BD, Marketing & Communications at ECOFACT
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2017
Marketing & Communications Consultant at Freelance
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2015
Head of Marketing Communications Strategy at Alstom Power
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2012
Communications Project Leader at ABB
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2007

Education

Master’s Degree, Italian Literature at Università degli Studi di Milano
November 15, 1994 - July 6, 1999
Master in Communications at Università degli Studi di Milano
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2000
Certificate in Digital Marketing at Columbia Business School
March 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization, Financial Services, Other, Software & Internet, Government
    Website & brand revamping
    Project management for the website revamping of ECOFACT AG, a Swiss financial ESG company. I coordinated the several professionals involved in the project (graphic designer, developer), and delivered a new version of the website that met the Management's expectations.…
    MUSICAL THEATRE

    I am the co-author of several librettos and author of lyrics for Federico Bonetti Amendola, works of musical theatre based on historical facts, art masterpieces, and less-known stories. Some of them include:

    → IL RACCONTO DI FRANCESCO (Remake of NACQUE AL MONDO UN SOLE, for quartet and actor)
    A delicate insight on the life of St. Francis as painted by Giotto in his masterpiece the frescoes in Florence’s Cappella Bardi.
    Rome | Italy | 2026
    → FRANCESCO E IL SULTANO
    Cortona | Italy | 2019
    A musical theatre tale on the unusual meeting between St. Frances and Malik Al-Kamil, King of Egypt.
    → IL CAFFE’ DELLA MEMORIA
    Verona | Italy | 2018, 2019
    A bitter-sweet musical theatre tale to celebrate the International Day of Remembrance
    → SEEKING DANTE
    New York | USA | 2017
    Video & live performance from Alla ricerca di Dante for ChaShaMa Gala Night, 2017
    → ALLA RICERCA DI DANTE
    Dante Alighieri’s life flashes before him during his last night | Opening ceremony for the 750th anniversary of Dante’s death
    Florence | Italy | 2015 et al
    → ROMA ISTANBUL, SENZA SCALO
    Istanbul | Turkey | 2014
    Opening concert for the XIV Week of Italian Language celebrations
    → CENNINA RACCONTA
    Cennina | Italy | 2014
    → LUCE NEL SILENZIO
    Rome | Italy | 2014 et al
    → DUE DI LONTANO
    Rome | Italy | 2013 et al
    → NACQUE AL MONDO UN SOLE
    Florence | Italy | 2012 et al

    The King's horse

    Romantic comedy, feature film (90 min)

    When her fancy new job is put on hold, Julie reluctantly accepts to help her long time friend with her ranch in South of France - where she meets Prince Karim and dislikes him at first sight… until his talent
    with animals make her change her mind.

    Comps: Crazy Rich Asians meets The Horse Whisperer
    Tone: The Princess Switch (Netflix, 2018)
    Official Selection, Oaxaca Film Festival, 2019

    SHADOWS
    What do you do when the Country you served decides you no longer exist? The real life of G-71, Covert Agent in Nato's Gladio secret army, as told by himself.…