Claudio Giovannesi

After graduating in Modern Letters at the Sapienza University of Rome and in Film Directing at the Experimental Film Centre,^[1] Giovannesi directed his first film La casa sulle nuvole in 2008 and presented the movie at the Brussels Film Festival.^[1]

In 2012, Giovannesi directed his second feature film Alì ha gli occhi azzurri that won the Special Jury Prize and the Best First and Second Feature Award at the Rome Film Festival,^[2] while his third film Fiore was presented at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival's Directors' Fortnight.^[3]

In 2019, Giovannesi fourth feature film Piranhas, based on the novel by Roberto Saviano, took part to the 69th Berlin International Film Festival main competition,^[4] receiving critical acclaim^[5] and winning the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay.^[6]

• La casa sulle nuvole (The House on the Clouds, 2008)
• Alì ha gli occhi azzurri (Alì Blue Eyes, 2012)
• Fiore (2016)
• Piranhas (2019)
• Hey Joe (2024)

• Gomorrah (2016, 2 episodes)