Matteo Rovere

Matteo Rovere
Born 22 January 1982 (1982-01-22) (age 36)
Rome, Italy
Occupation Director
Screenwriter

Matteo Rovere (born 22 January 1982) is an Italian director, screenwriter and producer.

Life and career

Born in Rome, Matteo Rovere started directing short films at very young age, and his shorts were screened at over 140 festivals.[1] In 2007, his short film Homo Homini Lupus won the Nastro d'Argento for best short film.[1] In 2009 he made his feature film debut with the coming of age drama A Game for Girls, which was entered into the competition at the 2008 Rome International Film Festival.[1] Then he directed Gli Sfiorati (Drifters), and Veloce come il vento (Italian Race). This became one of the most successful box office hits of 2016, receiving accolades both by critics and audience, and being sold to many countries worldwide. Rovere is also co-writer of two TV shows (Zio Gianni and Non Ce La Faremo Mai) for Italian broadcasters Raidue and Italia Uno. Also a producer, in 2014 Rovere won a Nastro d'Argento for Best Producer for I Can Quit Whenever I Want.[2]

In 2017 he filmed Il Primo Re (The first king), a movie about the legendary brothers who have founded Rome.

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Redazione. "Matteo Rovere". MyMovies. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Arianna Finos (29 June 2014). "Nastri d'argento, trionfo di Virzì ma tanto spazio ai giovani". La Repubblica. Retrieved 15 May 2016.


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