Federico Fellini
Film director · 19 films (1950–1990)
Federico Fellini is a director whose work here spans Variety Lights (1950) to The Voice of the Moon (1990), across drama and comedy. 7 of those films were photographed by Giuseppe Rotunno. The work runs wide — 34% of frames across the 19 films indexed here, against 20% library-wide. All 1,177 frames from 19 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Federico Fellini, Knight Grand Cross, was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century.
Born 20 January 1920 · Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy · died 31 October 1993
Directing style
Fellini’s visual signature balances theatrical drama and comedy within deep-focus compositions, frequently staging figures at eye level in expansive wide and medium shots that capture both interior and exterior environments. The lighting relies heavily on natural sun, practical fixtures, and streetlamps to illuminate scenes split between day and night, evoking underlying moods of tension, loneliness, and ominous mystery. Stylistically, the imagery shifts between stark black-and-white and a color palette defined by deep teals, muted greens, and dark blues punctured by a vivid, saturated red.
Awards
- Academy Award for Best International Feature Film · 1957
- BAFTA Award for Best Production Design
- Palme d'Or
- Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival
- Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
- David di Donatello Luchino Visconti
- David di Donatello for Best Original Script
- David di Donatello for Best Director
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Academy Honorary Award · 1991
- Praemium Imperiale · 1990
Films directed by Federico Fellini
Variety Lights (1950)
The White Sheik (1952)
I Vitelloni (1953)
La Strada (1954)
Il Bidone (1955)
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
La Dolce Vita (1960)
8 1/2 (1963)
Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
Fellini – Satyricon (1969)
The Clowns (1970)
Roma (1972)
Amarcord (1973)
Fellini’s Casanova (1976)
Orchestra Rehearsal (1978)
City of Women (1980)
And The Ship Sails On (1983)
Intervista (1987)
The Voice of the Moon (1990)
About Federico Fellini
When was Federico Fellini born?
Federico Fellini was born on 20 January 1920 in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy and died on 31 October 1993.
What films has Federico Fellini directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 19 of them: Variety Lights (1950), The White Sheik (1952), I Vitelloni (1953), La Strada (1954), Il Bidone (1955), Nights of Cabiria (1957), La Dolce Vita (1960) and 8 1/2 (1963) and more.
What awards has Federico Fellini won?
Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (1957), BAFTA Award for Best Production Design, Palme d'Or and Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival.
Search every frame of Federico Fellini’s films
All 1,177 indexed frames from 19 films directed by Federico Fellini — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.