Italian producer, director, and former investment banker Uberto Pasolini was born in 1957 in Rome. He has worked in the British film industry since 1983. After 10 years of working at Columbia Pictures, he founded the production company Red Wave Films. With the company, he produced the celebrated film The Full Monty (1997), which grossed over 250 million dollars internationally, won a BAFTA for Best Film, and was nominated for 4 Academy Awards amongst numerous other accolades. In 2008, Pasolini directed Machan, which he also co-wrote and produced. The film went on to win numerous international awards, including the FEDIC Award at the 65th Venice International Film Festival, among others.