In the same year, he played the title role in an autobiographical drama film that marked the directorial debut by singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, Lost Love.
Thanks to his performance in My Name Is Tanino and Lost Love, in 2004 Fortuna won the "Guglielmo Biraghi" prize awarded by Italian Film Journalists Union.
In the same year, he had a role in the film Alla luce del sole (the biography of Father Pino Puglisi, a priest murdered by the Mafia), directed by Roberto Faenza with Luca Zingaretti.
In 2014, he was among the lead actors in Scusate se esisto!, with Paola Cortellesi and Raul Bova.
Over the years, he developed simultaneously his acting career and his work as a director of documentaries and video clips.