Roberto Marchionni (September 23, 1965), known by his pen name Menotti, is an Italian comic book artist and screenwriter. He started his career in Bologna during the early 1980s[1] and was published in Frigidaire, Cyborg, Comic Art and Blue.[2] By the end of the 1990s he moved to Rome, where he worked as a screenwriter on several Italian TV series, such as Un posto al sole, Incantesimo, La squadra, 7 vite. He co-wrote They Call Me Jeeg, an Italian superhero film,[3] nominated for best screenplay at the David di Donatello Award 2016.[4]
| Menotti | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Roberto Marchionni September 23, 1965 Cortemaggiore, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Area(s) | artist, writer |
| Pseudonym(s) | Menotti |
Notable works | They Call Me Jeeg |
References edit
- ^ Marco Sacchetti (October 4, 1988). "Menotti: il carbonaro dei fumetti". l'Unità Bologna (in Italian).
- ^ Luigi Bernardi (July 1998). "Menotti: sei tutti noi". Blue #87 (in Italian).
- ^ Jay Weissberg (November 5, 2015). "Film Review: 'They Call Me Jeeg'". Variety.
- ^ Accademia del Cinema Italiano. "Candidati 2015-16".