Giambattista Avellino

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Giambattista Avellino
Born18 November 1957 (1957-11-18) (age 64)
Livorno, Italy
OccupationDirector
Screenwriter

Giambattista Avellino (born 18 November 1957) is an Italian director and screenwriter.

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Life and career

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

Screenwriter
Director and screenwriter

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References

  1. 1 2 Fabio Secchi Frau. "Giambattista Avellino: Il regista di Ficarra e Picone". MyMovies . Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. "David di Donatello, Tornatore protagonista". DG Mag. 8 May 2007. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  3. "Ficarra e Picone candidati ai Nastri d'Argento". La Repubblica . 17 April 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2012.