After collaborating to several screenplays , Ferrario made his directorial debut in 1987 with the short film '' Non date da mangiare agli animali '' , and in 1989 he directed his first feature film , the neo-noir '' La fine della notte '' . His 2004 film '' After Midnight '' entered the Forum section at the 54th Berlin International Film Festival , in which Ferrario won the Caligari Film Prize and the Don Quixote Award . Also a novelist , his 1995 debut novel '' Dissolvenza al nero '' was later adapted into a film , '' Fade to Black '' by Oliver Parker
54th Berlin International Film Festival
54th Berlin International Film Festival
Davide Ferrario