Giambattista Avellino (born 18 November 1957) is an Italian director and screenwriter.
Giambattista Avellino | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 November 1957 (age 66) Livorno, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Director Screenwriter |
Life and career edit
Born in Livorno, Avellino started his career as a comic book writer, collaborating with the magazines Skorpio and Lanciostory. He debuted as a screenwriter in 1991, for the Aldo Lado's TV-miniseries La stella del parco.[1]
After an intense career on television, Avellino signed his first screenplay for a theatrically released film in 2002, for the Ficarra e Picone's vehicle Nati stanchi. His collaboration with the Sicilian comedy duo continued with Il 7 e l'8 and La matassa, both which they co-directed.[1] For Il 7 e l'8 Avellino and Ficarra e Picone were nominated to David di Donatello for Best New Director and to Silver Ribbon in the same category.[2][3]
Selected filmography edit
- Screenwriter
- Nati stanchi (2002)
- Easy! (2011)
- Director and screenwriter
- Il 7 e l'8 (2007)
- La matassa (2009)
- Some Say No (2011)
References edit
- ^ a b Fabio Secchi Frau. "Giambattista Avellino: Il regista di Ficarra e Picone". MyMovies. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "David di Donatello, Tornatore protagonista". DG Mag. 8 May 2007. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ "Ficarra e Picone candidati ai Nastri d'Argento". La Repubblica. 17 April 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
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