 After graduating in architecture at the Sapienza University of Rome, he won a Fulbright scholarship that allowed him to study at CalArts in Los Angeles where he received MFA in Film and Video in 1991.He started his professional career working for "Rai Television", directing short docudramas.After directing a series of short films for the festival circuit he produced the film project "Intolerance", a collective film against racism made up of shorts.