A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Italy
Born:
April 8, 1996
Mike Montagna, an award-winning producer and director, originates from Pavia, a city in close proximity to Milan, Italy. Possessing an inherent passion for storytelling and an ingrained cinematic culture, Mike, through the eye of the movie camera, delves into the essence of human nature and raises inquiries about our existence as human beings. By amalgamating his skills as a media communicator with his love for filmmaking, Mike's work serves as a reflection in which the audience can simultaneously introspect on their own souls and relish a well-crafted narrative. Having earned his Dual Master's Degree in Communication and Film and Media Production, through a program offered jointly by the esteemed IULM university in Milan and the prestigious New York Film Academy, Mike accomplished his academic journey both in Italy and the USA in 2023. Mike has forged collaborations with esteemed filmmakers and actors, drawing inspiration from their artistry and cultivating profound connections. With his profound and ironic perspective on life and society, Mike perpetually seeks to explore and draw inspiration from the plethora of emotions that surround us.
Cinematography:
2022 The Monster Inside Me
Director:
2022 The Monster Inside Me
2024 Sunrise Boulevard
Editor:
2022 The Monster Inside Me
2024 Sunrise Boulevard
Executive Producer:
2022 The Monster Inside Me
2024 Sunrise Boulevard
Producer:
2022 The Monster Inside Me
2024 Sunrise Boulevard
Writer:
2022 The Monster Inside Me
2024 Sunrise Boulevard
Most data and links to images for the Movies section come from TheMovieDB (TMDB).
Additional data for Film Titles come from The Open Movie Database (OMDb).
At least one plug-in comes from IMDb.
Data are -- hey, it's a plural -- subject to the limitations of their sources. (For example, TMDB search results currently max out at 20.) I am limiting myself to free data sources for now. (No, a "free trial" is not free.)
While much of the above data are retrieved directly from outside APIs and other such sources, data from American Film Institute (AFI) and British Film Institute (BFI) were manually entered the old fashioned way into a MySQL database. Re BFI I took the following liberties:
Regarding profile removals and data corrections:
Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
Whereas the overall purpose of this website is to serve as a personal demo/portfolio/workshop of web and data skills, this Movies section is not meant to compete with or substitute for far more definitive movie websites.
Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.