Giulio Manfredonia
Giulio Manfredonia is an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Biography
Manfredonia is the nephew of director Luigi Comencini. After working on several films as assistant director to Antonio Albanese, Luigi Comencini, and Cristina Comencini, Manfredonia made his debut as director in 2001 with the comedy Se fossi in te.He followed this in 2004 with È già ieri, a remake of the 1993 American comedy Groundhog Day, with Antonio Albanese reprising Bill Murray's role. In 2008, he directed We Can Do That.
In 2011, 2012, and 2019, he worked with Albanese again in the films Qualunquemente, Tutto tutto niente niente, and Cetto c'è, senzadubbiamente respectively.
Filmography
As assistant directorLa fame e la seteAs directorÈ già ieri Tutto tutto niente niente Mafia and Red Tomatoes Non dirlo al mio capo Cetto c'è, senzadubbiamente
As director and screenwriterSe fossi in te We Can Do That Qualunquemente
As screenwriterTanti auguri Giornalisti Di me cosa ne sai
- ''Fosca Innocenti''
Awards and recognition
- Nastro d'Argento - Best Short Film for Tanti auguri
- Venice Film Festival - EIUC Prize - with Giobbe Covatta
- David di Donatello
- * David Youth Award for We Can Do That
- * Nominated for David di Donatello for Best Film for We Can Do That
- * Nominated for David di Donatello for Best Director for We Can Do That
- * Nominated for David di Donatello for Best Screenplay for We Can Do That
- FICE Award for We Can Do That
- Nastro d'Argento
- * Best Theme for We Can Do That
- * Nominated for Best Comedy for We Can Do That
- Golden Graal - Best Comedy Director for We Can Do That
- Festival du cinéma italien de Bastia
- * Special mention for We Can Do That
- * Nominated for Grand Jury Prize for We Can Do That
- Nastro d'Argento
- * Nominated for Best Comedy for ''Qualunquemente''