Franco Rosso | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 August 1941 |
| Died | 9 December 2016 (aged 75) |
| Education | Camberwell School of Art Royal College of Art |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer and director |
| Notable work | Babylon (1980) |
Franco Rosso (29 August 1941 – 9 December 2016)[1][2] was an Italian-born film producer and director based in England. He is known for making films about Black British culture, and in particular for the 1980 cult film Babylon, about Black Jamaican youth in south London,[3] which was backed by the National Film Finance Corporation.[4]
- ^ Bill Douglas Centre, "Franco Rosso 1942-2016", Babylon, 27 December 2016.
- ^ Martin Stellman, "Franco Rosso obituary", The Guardian, 2 January 2017.
- ^ Miguel Cullen, "30 years on: Franco Rosso on why Babylon's burning", The Independent, 11 November 2010.
- ^ "BABYLON (Dir. Franco Rosso, 1980, UK) - Streets of Fire" Archived 30 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Ellipsis, 17 May 2011.