Flavio Oliva is an Italian filmmaker and underwater cinematographer strongly motivated and determined to tackle challenging and innovative projects. His background in communications and reportage photography has given him the experience to direct and film documentaries, short films, commercials and corporate videos.
His style pushes narrative with a powerful cinematographic connotation, search for details and photojournalistic contamination.

In addition to productions, he researches and writes new projects, regularly organizes training courses and workshops. He has produced his works for: NAT GEO e NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, CNR, ISMAR, ESA, IRSO, EUROFLEET, ROLEX, ONE OCEAN FOUNDATION, MENKAB, UNIVERSITA’ ROMA TRE, PROUDFOOT LTD, INDIANA PRODUCTION, SOLARIA FILM, ULSTER UNIVERSITY, CONISMA, EUROPEAN UNION EMPI, ARPAL, ISPRA, CNRS LEBANON, UNIVERSITY OF NICE, UNIVERSITY PIERRE AND MARIE CURIE.