Gabriele Mainetti
Italian director, actor and composer (born 1976)
About Gabriele Mainetti
Born 1976. Gabriele Mainetti is an Italian film director, composer, actor, film producer, screenwriter and director.
Gabriele Mainetti (born 7 November 1976) is an Italian film director, actor, screenwriter, composer and producer.
Career Mainetti started his career in the film industry as an actor for minor comedies and television series; as a director, he received attention thanks to his early short film Basette (2008), a tribute to anime series Lupin the Third. In 2012, he directed Tiger Boy, a teen drama short film about pedophilia that was awarded with a Silver Ribbon.
His debut feature film, They Call Me Jeeg (2015), was praised by audience and critic, gaining several major Italian prizes. Mainetti won the awards for Best New Director and Best Producer at the 2016 David di Donatello.
His second feature Freaks Out was scheduled to be released on 16 December 2020, but it was delayed to 28 October 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.
Filmography Film Short film Year TitleDirectorProducerComposer 2004 Il produttore 2005 Ultima spiaggia 2008 2010 Love in Central Park 2012 2016 Ningyo
Feature film Year TitleDirectorProducerWriterComposer 2015 They Call Me Jeeg 2021 Freaks Out 2023 My Summer with the Shark The Best Century of My Life Elf Me 2025 Forbidden City
Acting credits Year Title Role1999 Il cielo in una stanza Marco 2000 Paolo Giangrande 2001 Sandro 2002 Claudio 2003 Adored: Diary of a Porn Star Pietro at 23
Television Acting credits Year Title Role Notes 2000 Un medico in famiglia Adriano Mosca 5 episodes 2002 Beniamino Main cast 2004 Sebastiano Strada Main cast 2006 Crimini Marco Episode: "Rapidamente" 2009–2011 La nuova squadra Lele Savarese Main cast2010 Crimini CC Officer Episode: "Niente di personale" Tutti per Bruno Luca Corsari Main cast
Awards and nominations Year Association Category Recipient Result 2012 Brest Short Film Festival Grand Prix Tiger Boy David di Donatello Best Short Film Giffoni Film Festival Short Film Award Italian Golden Globes Best Short Film 2013 Flickerfest Best International Short Film Lecce Film Festival Emidio Greco Award Nastro d'Argento Best Short Film 2016 David di Donatello Best New Director They Call Me Jeeg Best Producer Best Score Fantasia Film Festival Audience Award Nastro d'Argento Best New Director Best Producer Best Score 2022 David di Donatello Best Producer Freaks Out Best Film Best Director Best Original Screenplay Best Score Nastro d'Argento Best Director Best Score Venice Film Festival Golden Lion
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Italian director, actor and composer (born 1976)
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Gabriele Mainetti was born on 7 November 1976 in Rome.
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Gabriele Mainetti is a film director, composer, actor, film producer, screenwriter and director.
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