Matteo Garrone

Matteo Garrone was born in Rome in 1968.
In 1998 he made his first feature film, Terra di mezzo, with his production company, Archimede. In 1998 his second film, Guest (Ospiti) and in 2000 Roman Summer (Estate Romana).

The Embalmer (L’imbalsamatore) ( 2002 ) received the David di Donatello for best screenplay and best supporting actor and the Nastro d’Argento (silver ribbon) for best editing. In 2005 he was in competition at the Berlinale with First Love (Primo Amore), awarded the Silver Bear for best soundtrack.

In 2008, he signed Gomorra, which won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival; won 5 EFA Awards including Best Film and Best Director, 7 David di Donatello and 2 Nastri d’Argento ; was nominated by Italy as Best Foreign Film at the Oscars and entered the Golden Globes as well as receiving BAFTA and César nominations.

With Reality (2012) he again wins the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, 3 David di Donatello and 3 Nastri d’Argento; he also returns to Cannes in 2015 with Tale of Tales – Il Racconto dei Racconti with which he wins 7 David di Donatello and 3 Nastri d’Argento.

In 2018 Dogman is awarded the Palme d’Or for Best Actor, wins 9 David di Donatello and 8 Nastri D’Argento and is nominated by Italy for the Oscars as Best Foreign Film. In 2019 he brings Pinocchio to theaters, which wins 5 David di Donatello and 4 Nastri d’Argento as well as two Oscar nominations for Best Makeup and Best Costume Design.

Me Captain (Io Capitano, presented to 80 Edition of Venice Film Festival, has won the Silver Lion for Best Director and Mastroianni’ Award for the young actor, Seydou Sarr. The movie has been nominated to Academy Awards for the Best International Film and for The Golden Globes. The film has been distribute worldwide by Pathe Films.