Matteo Cocco

Matteo Cocco
Born	29 December 1985 (1985-12-29) (age 39) Tuscany, Italy
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	2003-present

Matteo Cocco (born 29 December 1985) is an Italian cinematographer.

Life and career

Born in Tuscany, Cocco grew up in Rome. ^[1] Between 2005 and 2008, he studied cinematography at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. ^[2] In 2008, in search of better job opportunities he moved to Germany, where his career had a breakout thanks to his work in Philip Gröning's award winning film The Police Officer's Wife . ^[2]

In 2016, Cocco received a Nastro d'Argento nomination for his work in Per amor vostro and Pericle . ^{[1] [3]} Thanks to his cinematography in Giorgio Diritti's 2020 film Hidden Away , he won a David di Donatello for Best Cinematography, an European Film Award for Best Cinematographer, and a Globo d'oro. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Selected filmography

• The Police Officer's Wife (2013)
• Per amor vostro (2015)
• Pericle (2016)
• Il colore nascosto delle cose (2017)
• Bloody Richard (2017)
• On My Skin (2018)
• Roads (2019)
• Hidden Away (2020)
• Exile (2020)
• Dark Glasses (2022)
• Cold Copy (2023)

References

1. Cantisani, Ludovico (15 September 2020). "Al fianco di Ligabue. Conversazione con Matteo Cocco sulla fotografia di Volevo nascondermi". Artdigiland. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
2. D'Addio, Andrea (25 February 2014). "Direttore della fotografia in Germania. "In Italia lavoro ai giovani per sfruttarli"". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 28 May 2025.
3. "Nastri d'argento, 'La pazza gioia' e 'Jeeg Robot' fanno incetta di candidature". la Repubblica (in Italian). 31 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
4. Vivarelli, Nick (11 May 2021). "'Hidden Away' Triumphs at Italy's David di Donatello Awards, Sophia Loren Wins Actress". Variety . Retrieved 28 May 2025.
5. Roxborough, Scott (9 December 2020). "'Hidden Away' Wins European Film Awards for Cinematography, Costume Design". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 28 May 2025.
6. De Marco, Camillo (16 July 2020). "Hidden Away and Bad Tales triumph at the Italian Golden Globes". Cineuropa . Retrieved 28 May 2025.

External links

• Matteo Cocco at IMDb