Matteo Garrone
Matteo Garrone

Born in Rome in 1968, Matteo Garrone graduated from the Liceo Artistico in 1986. In 1996 he won the Sacher Festival with the short film Silhouette. The following year, with his own production company Archimede, he made his first feature film, Terra di Mezzo (Land in Between). In the same year his second feature film, Ospiti (Guests) was presented at the Venice Film Festival. His third feature film, Estate Romana (Roman Summer), was also shown at the Venice Film Festival. In 2002, with The Embalmer (L’Imbalsamatore), he participated in the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs of the 55th Cannes Film Festival. The film won the David di Donatello for Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor, the Silver Ribbon and the Golden Ciak for Best Editing, the Fellini Prize for Best Produce, et cetera. In 2008 he was for the first time in competition at the Cannes Film Festival with Gomorrah, which won the Grand Jury Prize. In 2012 and 2015 he returned to Cannes competition, respectively with Reality (for a second Grand Jury Prize, as well as three David di Donatello and three Nastri d’Argento) and Tale of Tales, winner of 7 David di Donatello. Dogman is his new film, in competition at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.

Matteo Garrone awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2020 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Winner Silver Ribbon Best Director (Migliore Regia) (Matteo Garrone) Pinocchio
2016 David di Donatello Awards Winner David Best Director (Migliore Regista) (Matteo Garrone) Tale of Tales
2016 Golden Ciak Awards Winner Golden Ciak Best Director (Migliore Regista) (Matteo Garrone) Tale of Tales
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2021 European Film Awards Nominee Young Audience Award (Matteo Garrone) Pinocchio
2020 David di Donatello Awards Nominee David Best Film (Miglior Film) (Matteo Garrone) Pinocchio
2020 David di Donatello Awards Nominee David Best Director (Migliore Regista) (Matteo Garrone) Pinocchio
2020 David di Donatello Awards Nominee David Best Adapted Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Non Originale) (Matteo Garrone, Massimo Ceccherini) Pinocchio
2020 Golden Ciak Awards Nominee Golden Ciak Best Director (Migliore Regista) (Matteo Garrone) Pinocchio
2020 Golden Globes, Italy Nominee Golden Globe Best Director (Migliore Regista) (Matteo Garrone) Pinocchio
2020 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Nominee Silver Ribbon Best Film (Miglior film) (Matteo Garrone) Pinocchio
2020 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Nominee Silver Ribbon Best Producer (Migliore Produttore) (Matteo Garrone, Paolo Del Brocco, Archimede, Rai Cinema, Leone Film Group) Pinocchio
2016 David di Donatello Awards Nominee David Best Film (Miglior Film) (Matteo Garrone) Tale of Tales
2016 David di Donatello Awards Nominee David Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura) (Edoardo Albinati, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso) Tale of Tales
2016 Golden Ciak Awards Nominee Golden Ciak Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura) (Edoardo Albinati, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso) Tale of Tales
2015 Cannes Film Festival Nominee Palme d'Or (Matteo Garrone) Tale of Tales
2015 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Nominee Silver Ribbon Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film) (Matteo Garrone) Tale of Tales
2015 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Nominee Silver Ribbon Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura) (Matteo Garrone, Edoardo Albinati, Ugo Chiti, Massimo Gaudioso) Tale of Tales
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