Fausto Brizzi was born in 1968 in Italy. He is a screenwriter, producer and film director. He earned his degree in directing at the "Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia" in July 1994. He was soon dedicated to writing for television and film plots. He wrote for numerous TV fictions including Il mio amico Babbo Natale (My friend Santa Claus), with Lino Banfi. He also wrote a dozen of films with great success including Bodyguards, Merry Christmas, Natale sul Nilo, Natale in India and Christmas in love. His debut as a director was Notte prima degli esame (The Night Before Exams). This film was noted at fifty Italian and International film festivals. In 2015 his book One Hundred Days of Happiness made The New Zealand Best Seller List.