Matteo Garrone
Directing
- Born
- October 15, 1968 (age 58) · Rome, Italy
Matteo Garrone (born 15 October 1968; Rome) is an Italian filmmaker. Born in Rome, the son of a theatre critic, Nico Garrone and a photographer, in 1996 Garrone won the Sacher d'Oro, an award sponsored by Nanni Moretti, with the short film Silhouette, that became one of the three episodes that are on his first long feature, Terra di Mezzo in 1997. He won Best Director at the European Film Awards and at the David di Donatello Awards for Gomorrah (2008), among many other awards. His film Reality (2012) competed in competition at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and won the Grand Prix.
His films Tale of Tales (2015) and Dogman (2018) were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and the 2018 Cannes Film Festival respectively. The Nastro d'argento awarded Garrone both Best Producer and Best Director with Dogman. He received the latter again for Pinocchio (2019).
Known for
Dogman
May 17, 2018
Tale of Tales
May 14, 2015
Pinocchio
December 19, 2019
Gomorrah
May 16, 2008
Io Capitano
September 7, 2023
Reality
May 4, 2012
The Embalmer
September 6, 2002
First Love
February 13, 2004
Mid-August Lunch
April 30, 2008
Nevia
September 5, 2019
Roman Summer
November 1, 2000
Land in Between
November 1, 1996
Behind the camera26
- 2026Malavia Producer
- 2025Les Fantômes du Cinéma Director, Screenplay
- 2023Io Capitano Producer, Director, Writer
- 2021The Castle of the Tarots Director, Writer, Producer
- 2019Pinocchio Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 2019Nevia Producer
- 2018Blue Kids Producer
- 2018Dogman Producer, Director, Story, Screenplay, Camera Operator
- 2017The One Director
- 2017Delightful