Franco Rosso (29 August 1941 – 9 December 2016) was an Italian-born film producer and director based in England. He is known for making films about Black British culture, and in particular for the 1980 cult film Babylon, about Black Jamaican youth in south London, which was backed by the National Film Finance Corporation.
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He was an Italian-born British filmmaker and director recognized for his uncompromising dramas and documentaries focusing on Black British culture.
He is best known for directing the 1980 cult feature Babylon alongside influential social documentaries like Dread Beat and Blood and The Mangrove Nine.
His directing credits include Babylon, The Nature of the Beast, Dread Beat and Blood, and The Mangrove Nine.
