Matteo Papetti
Italian film director and screenwriter
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Matteo Papetti (born 31 March 1998 [1]) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.[2][3] He directed the short films Dear Brother (2022) and ResoNumero0051 (2023).[4][5] ResoNumero0051 was one of the winning works of the 2023 Bookciak, Azione! competition, whose award ceremony was held as a pre-opening event of Giornate degli Autori during the 80th Venice International Film Festival.[6][7]
Matteo Papetti | |
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Matteo Papetti | |
| Citizenship | Italian |
| Education | LABA Brescia |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2022–present |
Career
Papetti developed an interest in cinema while attending a technical secondary school, where he studied mechanics. He later attended the Cinema and Audiovisual course at the Libera Accademia di Belle Arti (LABA) in Brescia.[2][8][3]
In 2022, Papetti directed and served as cinematographer on the self-produced short film Dear Brother.[2][4] The film received awards at several international film competitions, including a cinematography prize at the Tokyo Film Awards,[4] Best Foreign Short at the San Diego Movie Awards[9] and an Outstanding Achievement recognition in the Best Short Film category at the 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival.[10]
In 2023, Papetti directed and co-wrote ResoNumero0051, a short film freely inspired by Davide Passoni's graphic novel Isometria della memoria. The film was developed as a curricular project by students in LABA's Multimedia Dramaturgy course, coordinated by Alessandra Pescetta.[5] It was selected as one of the winning works of the twelfth edition of Bookciak, Azione![6][11][12][13][14][15] The winning films were presented at the Lido of Venice on 29 August 2023 during the Bookciak, Azione! event preceding Giornate degli Autori.[7][16]
Papetti later worked as assistant director and production manager on Claudio Recenti's short film A Bed Story.[17] The film was shortlisted for the 2026 Sony Future Filmmaker Awards.[18]
Selected filmography
Awards and recognition
| Year | Work | Festival or award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dear Brother | Tokyo Film Awards | Cinematography | Won | [4] |
| 2022 | Dear Brother | San Diego Movie Awards | Best Foreign Short | Won | [9] |
| 2022 | Dear Brother | 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival | Best Short Film | Outstanding Achievement | [10] |
| 2023 | ResoNumero0051 | Bookciak, Azione! | Main competition | Won | [6][7] |