Francesco Piras (1978) is a director, cinematographer and photographer. He has worked for years in the world of advertising for brands such as BMW, Rolls Royce, Bugatti. He directed the photography of numerous short films, documentaries and features including Bentu by Salvatore Mereu, in competition at the Giornate degli Autori 2022. He directed the short film Il Nostro Concerto, which received national and international recognition including the nomination for the David di Donatello Award in 2019. In 2021 he wrote and directed the short film Mammarranca, officially selected at the Nastri d’Argento 2023 and winner of the Rai Cinema Channel award. Grasshoppers, his most recent short film, has its world premiere at SIC@SIC – Venice Settimana Internazionale della Critica.