Alessandro Riconda (aka Ale Riconda), is a director based in London (UK) and is fluent in English, Italian and Spanish.

He specialises in directing children and is keen on telling stories that empower young people to be themselves. Always in love with an underdog, but also fascinated by soft sci-fi, magical realism, and anything implicating strong moral/ethical choices.

His narrative work was broadcast by HBO, BBC, FOX, Comedy Central and MTV, and was screened at Oscar, BAFTA, and BIFA qualifying festivals such as TIFF, Austin Film Festival, Aesthetica Short Film Festival, Chicago Children’s Intl Film Festival, HollyShorts, Indy Shorts, and many others.

He recently shadowed three directors on an upcoming Band 4 HETV show produced by Amazon Studios and his commercial “Like a King” was shortlisted as Best Student Commercial of the Year by Young Arrows.

He is currently developing long-form coming-of-age projects with UK-based producer Paolo Maria Pedullà (Mad Bills to Pay, The Hand of God, The New Pope, We Are Who We Are) and directing commercials.

Alessandro is a BAFTA Connect & Directors UK member, a Directing Commercials graduate from the National Film and Television School, and he is featured on the Shiny Creator List.