Gianluca Matarrese
Gianluca Matarrese (born 24 July 1980) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor.[1]
Life and career
In 2002, Matarrese moved to Paris where he completed his studies in cinema and theater. He graduated from the University of Turin and the University of Paris 8, then from the École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoqin 2005.
He began his television career in 2008 as the author and director of the comedy series Les Webcolocs, for the French channel OCS. His first short film, Il mio bacio come al cinema won the Achille Valdata Award for best short film at the Turin Film Festival in 2014. In 2019, the feature-length documentary Fuori tutto produced by Agat Films, CieRossofuoco Film and France Télévisions won the award for best Italian documentary film at the Torino Film Festival, and was selected among others for the Nastri d'argento, SalinaDocFest, Annecy Italian Film Festival and Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.
For France Télévisions, he directed the music documentary on the singer Barbara Pravi, French representative of Eurovision 2021. For the same artist, Matarrese directed the music video for the song L'homme et l'oiseau.
The film The Last Chapter was presented at the Venice International Film Critics' Week winning the Queer Lion Award 2021. The film was aired on Cielo with the title L'ultima volta.[2]
The film Fashion Babylon, starring three personalities from the fashion world, Casey Spooner, Violet Chachki and Michelle Elie, produced by Bellota Films with the participation of France Télévisions, had its world premiere at CPH:DOX in March 2022, and then continued on tour at numerous international festivals including Hot Docs, Lovers Film Festival - Torino LGBTQI, MiX Milano, Sydney Film Festival, Frameline San Francisco, Oslo Pix, Festival dei Popoli , Doc Point Helsinki, Doc Point Tallinn.[3]
The film Il posto debuted at the Visions du Réel Festival in Switzerland, and continued to tour international documentary festivals.
The film won the award for best film at the 2023 Job Film Days in Turin, and was among those selected for the Nastri d'Argento in the 'Cinema del Reale' category and for the Cecilia Mangini Award for best documentary at the David di Donatello.
The short film Pinned Into a Dress, starring drag artist Miss Fame, co-directed with Guillaume Thomas, opened the Venice International Film Critics' Week.
The film Les beaux parleurs produced by Bellota Films with the participation of France Télévisions, was selected at Biografilm 2023, where Matarrese held the role of member of the jury for the national competition.
The film L'Expérience Zola produced by Dominique Barneaud and Donatella Palermo was presented at the Giornate degli Autori at the 80th Venice International Film Festival and was selected at IDFA 2023. The film was released in Italian theaters on September 13, 2023 distributed by Istituto Luce Cinecittà.
His video installations have been exhibited at the Museum Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt and at the Mannerheim Gallery in Paris.
Filmography
- Les Webcolocs - TV series (2009-2012)
- Mon Baiser de Cinéma - short film (2014)
- Décision - short film (2015)
- All Out - Documentary (2019)
- La dernière séance - documentary (2021)
- Barbara Pravi, voilà qui je suis - documentary (2021)
- Fashion Babylon - documentary (2022)
- The Place - Documentary (2022)
- Pinned Into a Dress - documentary short film (2022)
- Les beaux parleurs - documentary (2023)
- L'Expérience Zola - fiction (2023)
- Gen_ (2025)[4][5][6][7][8]
References
- ^ "Gianluca Matarrese | English". Metal Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "La Dernière Séance de Gianluca Matarrese (2021) - Unifrance". www.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (2022-03-26). "'Fashion Babylon' Pays Homage to the Kings, Queens and Courtiers of Couture as Jean Paul Gaultier Bids Farewell (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ "Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Gianluca Matarrese, the Director of "GEN_" - sundance.org". 2025-02-19. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ Mullen, Pat (2025-01-24). "Gianluca Matarrese Talks GEN_ and the Politics of Intimacy". POV Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ Saito, Stephen (2025-01-23). "Gianluca Matarrese on the Refreshingly Careful Analysis of "Gen_"". The Moveable Fest. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ Staff, Filmmaker (2025-01-24). ""Having a Crew Was Not an Option: DP Gianluca Matarrese on GEN_ - Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine | Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ Nussen, Gregory (2025-01-25). "'GEN_' Review: Kindness as Resistance". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
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