MARCO CIGLIA, DGA First Assistant Director
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First Assistant Director working across Feature Films and High-End Television
Delivering complex productions safely, efficiently, and on schedule.
I am a European and UK-based First Assistant Director with 30 years of experience delivering large-scale, multi-unit productions efficiently, safely, and on schedule, while supporting the creative vision. My work is rooted in rigorous safety leadership, clear communication, and decisive on-set oversight, with particular expertise in period battle sequences, action, SFX, Creature FX, and VFX-heavy productions.
Key Stats:
• 30 years experience across feature films and high-end television.
• 70+ credits on large-scale, multi-unit, SFX- and VFX-driven productions, including Game of Thrones, Knightfall, The Terror, Vikings, and Carnival Row.
• Safety trained and certified to DGA and UK industry standards.
• Filmed across 20+ European countries
• Holds UK & Italian passports.
• Local bases: Budapest | Prague | London | Milan.
My career spans a wide range of genres, including horror, period drama, comedy, sci fi, and fantasy action adventure. I have extensive experience working on studio based productions, location heavy shoots, and in specialist filming environments, ranging from complex boat to boat operations and underwater filming to motion control sequences. Alongside my work as a 1st Assistant Director, I have also served as a Second Unit Director and Associate Producer.
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