Matteo Rovere | |
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| Born | 22 January 1982 (1982-01-22) (age 43) Rome, Italy |
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| Years active | 2010-present |
Matteo Rovere (born 22 January 1982) is an Italian filmmaker. He's the youngest Italian filmmaker to have won theNastro d'argento for best producer, withI Can Quit Whenever I Want.
Born inRome in 1982, Matteo Rovere started directing short films at very young age, and his shorts were screened at over 140 festivals.[1]
In 2007, his short filmHomo Homini Lupus won theNastro d'Argento for best short film.[1]
In 2009 he made his feature film debut with the coming of age dramaA Game for Girls, which was entered into the competition at the 2008Rome International Film Festival.[1]He debuts as film producer with the documentaryPietro Germi – Il bravo, il bello, il cattivo, presented at the62° Cannes Film Festival.
In 2012 his second feature film as directorDrifters debuts on theaters, the film is adapter fromSandro Veronesi novel with the same name and interpreted byAndrea Bosca,Miriam Giovanelli,Claudio Santamaria,Michele Riondino andMassimo Popolizio. The film was presented in London as global preview the year before in occasion of theBritish Film Institute Festival.
In 2014 he's film producer ofSydney Sibilia'sI Can Quit Whenever I Want, film that makes more than 5 million euros at the box office, achieving 12 nominations for theDavid di Donatello and 5 nominations forNastro d'argento. Matteo Rovere won theNastro d'Argento for Best Producer.
In 2016 he wrote, directed and produced his third filmItalian Race, starringStefano Accorsi andMatilda De Angelis. It became one of the most successful box office hits in Italy that year, well received both by critics and audience. The film won best cinematography, best editing, best sound editing, best make-up artist and best musical effects at the 2017David di Donatello's awards and oneNastro d'argento for best film editing. That year he also produced two sequels ofI Can Quit Whenever I Want, entitledI Can Quit Whenever I Want: Masterclass andI Can Quit Whenever I Want: Ad Honorem.
In 2019 he directed the historical dramaThe First King: Birth of an Empire (Il primo re), starringAlessandro Borghi andAlessio Lapice. The film was nominated for eightNastro d'argento awards such as Best Film and Best Director. The same year he was appointed as showrunner, producer and director ofRomulus, aSky Original TV series.[2]
In 2020 he also produced, together with Ascent Film, thebiopicThe Bad Poet, about the last days ofGabriele D'Annunzio, and the claustrophobic thrillerShadows, withMia Threapleton andLola Petticrew.[3]
