Patrick Fileti

The CICLOPE Asia Pacific 2026 Director of the Year, Patrick Fileti, creates films that blur the line between documentary and fiction, capturing moments that feel observed rather than staged. Born in Italy, raised in Spain and based in Australia, his cross-cultural upbringing and background in editing have shaped a filmmaking approach grounded in emotional truth. He has won a Titanium and Grand Prix Cannes Lions for WWF’s Earth Hour. His Coca-Cola film was inducted into MoMA, New York, and the Clio Hall of Fame. His documentary Inferno won Best Short Film at the Academy Award-qualifying Palm Springs International Film Festival.

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