Alessio Liguori

Alessio Liguori
Born (1981-01-01) 1 January 1981
Formia, Italy
OccupationDirector

Alessio Liguori (born 1 January 1981) is an Italian film director.

Career

Liguori graduated from Rome's DAMS (Discipline delle Arti, della Musica e dello Spettacolo), after which he directed several advertising campaigns, including for Save the Children. He directed his first short film La rete in 2010.[1][2]

2013 saw the release of his debut feature Report 51, a found footage science fiction thriller. This was followed by the horror film In the Trap in 2019. Both films premiered at Trieste Science+Fiction Festival.[3][4]

Following films included Shortcut (2020) and The Boat (2022).[5][6] Il viaggio leggendario and Black Bits both released in 2023.[7][8]

Liguori is set to direct Moriarty Rising: A Sherlock Holmes Tale for Greif Produktion and Christopher Knight's company Former Prodigy Media. The project will release as both a vertical drama and a theatrical feature film.[9]

Filmography

Year Title Language Notes
2010 La rete Italian Short film
2011 Every One Save the Children Italian Campaign
2013 La più bella del mondo Italian Short film
La direzione Italian Music video
Report 51 English Feature film debut
2014 Ora: Brilha Italian Music video
2015 Subiaco. Una storia da raccontare Italian Short film
2016 Darkly English Television film
2018 Come Back Italian Short film
2019 In the Trap English Feature film
2020 Shortcut English Feature film
2022 The Boat Italian Feature film
Alien Annihilation English Feature film
2023 Il viaggio leggendario Italian Feature film
Black Bits English Feature film
2027 Moriarty Rising: A Sherlock Holmes Tale † TBC Dual format (vertical drama/feature film), upcoming

References

  1. ↑ "Alessio Liguori". Festival Scope Pro. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
  2. ↑ "ALESSIO LIGUORI". Giffoni Film Festival. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
  3. ↑ "Report 51". Trieste Science+Fiction Festival. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  4. ↑ De Marco, Camillo (4 November 2019). "Review: In the Trap". Cineuropa. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (2020-09-02). "Horror Film 'Shortcut' From Italian Firm Minerva Scores North American Deal With Gravitas, First Trailer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
  6. ↑ "The Boat". Cineuropa. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "IL VIAGGIO LEGGENDARIO". Cinematografo. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Black Bits". Crew United. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  9. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (2020-06-18). "Alessio Liguori to Direct 'Moriarty Rising: A Sherlock Holmes Tale'". Variety. Retrieved 2026-06-21.