Francesco Picone was born in Pisa (Italy) on the 9th February, 1986. Inspired by his interest in cinema, after finishing high school he attends a movie institute in Florence. However, his practical education begins in 2008 when he starts working for a television network in Toscana as a director, editor and videomaker. In 2011 he writes, directs and produces the low budget short movie "io sono morta" (I'm Dead), which is shown at more than 80 international festivals. In 2015, Picone writes and directs "Anger of the Dead", a feature film version of his previous award-winning short film of the same name. The movie is released in Italy (as Apocalypse Zero: Anger of the Dead), in the USA, in Korea, and in the UK (as Age of the Dead). Since 2015, he has been managing the production company, Metrovideo.