Giambattista Avellino

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

Giambattista Avellino
Born18 November 1957 (1957-11-18) (age 62)
Livorno, Italy
OccupationDirector
Screenwriter

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. 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.


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