Alessandro Melazzini was born in Sondrio (Italy) and graduated in political economy from Luigi Bocconi University in Milan, and in philosophy from Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg.
After working as a freelance journalist, writer and translator, in 2010 he conceived, directed and produced his first documentary film.
He is both an Italian and a German citizen and lives in Munich.
For his achievements as an immigrant entrepreneur the city of Munich gave Alessandro in 2015 the PhoenixPrize.
Website: http://www.melazzini.com