Michael Angelo Covino

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Michael Angelo Covino
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Covino at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Born1984 [1]
Mount Kisco, New York
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter, producer, actor.
Years active2007–present

Michael Angelo Covino (born 1984) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He has produced, written, directed, and starred in The Climb (2019) and Splitsville (2025).

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Early life

Covino graduated from Occidental College. [2]

Career

Covino is a frequent collaborator with friend Kyle Marvin, with the two serving as producers on Kicks by Justin Tipping and Hunter Gatherer by Josh Locy, and working on commercials and music videos. [3] [4] [5] The two run the production company Watch This Ready. [6]

In 2018, Covino directed, starred, and co-wrote alongside Marvin, The Climb a short film, focusing on a friendship between two lifelong friends, which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. [7] The short was later expanded into a feature-length film film of the same name, financed by Topic Studios. [8]

The Climb had its world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, where it was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics. [9] It subsequently screened at the Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, and Sundance Film Festival. [10] It was released in November 2020, following delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [11]

In 2025, Covino's second film, Splitsville , which he co-wrote with Marvin and in which he stars opposite Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona, will have its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, and is scheduled to be released by Neon. [12] [13]

As an actor, Covino has starred in News of the World (2020) by Paul Greengrass, [14] Riff Raff (2024) by Dito Montiel, [15] and Notice to Quit (also 2024) by Simon Hacker. [16]

Filmography

Feature film

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriter
2019 The Climb YesYesYes
2025 Splitsville YesYesYes

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Angelo Covino". Vienna International Film Festival . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  2. ↑ Anderson, Dick (December 9, 2019). "Punch Drunk Love". Occidental College . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ Kit, Zorianna (December 3, 2020). "On the Verge: Producers Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin". Casting Networks. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  4. ↑ Utchi, Joe (May 19, 2019). "Michael Angelo Covino & Kyle Marvin Assure Viewers Of 'The Climb' That They're Better Friends In Real Life – Cannes Q&A". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ Jones, Nate (November 14, 2020). "The Climb Guys on the Real Friendship That Inspired a Toxic One". Vulture . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  6. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (September 4, 2019). "'The Climb' Duo Michael Covino And Kyle Marvin Sign Topic Studios First-Look Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  7. ↑ Roustan, Celine (August 14, 2018). "The Climb". Short of the Week. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  8. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (June 28, 2018). "Topic Boards 'The Climb' For Feature Film Based On Duo's Sundance Short". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  9. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (May 24, 2019). "Sony Classics Acquires Un Certain Regard Buddy Comedy 'The Climb' – Cannes". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Friends Forever, Filmmakers for Now". The New York Times . November 13, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  11. ↑ Thompson, Anne (November 11, 2020). "'The Climb' Finally Hits Theaters, 18 Months After Its Cannes 2019 Launch". IndieWire . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  12. ↑ Grobar, Matt (August 22, 2024). "'The Climb's Michael Angelo Covino To Direct & Star In Comedy 'Splitsville' For Neon, Topic Studios; Dakota Johnson, Adria Arjona & Kyle Marvin Also Set". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  13. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa; Shafer, Ellise (April 10, 2025). "Cannes Film Festival Unveils 2025 Lineup". Variety . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  14. ↑ "'News of the World' Star Michael Angelo Covino Talks Working With Tom Hanks, Indie Success". Newsweek . November 24, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  15. ↑ Nicholson, Amy (February 28, 2025). "In 'Riff Raff,' a misfit family reunion goes violently off the rails". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  16. ↑ Mussellam, Katharine (September 27, 2024). "NOTICE TO QUIT is an entertaining father-daughter summer (mis)adventure". MovieJawn. Retrieved July 1, 2025. Jed (Michael Angelo Covino), the leader of the appliance operation, isn't too happy with the low-quality merchandise Andy (Michael Zegen) has been giving him – he wants more air conditioners, fewer busted dishwashers.
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