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Italian film director (born 1967)

Gabriele Muccino (Italian pronunciation:[ɡabriˈɛːlemutˈtʃiːno]; born 20 May 1967) is an European film director and screenwriter. Operate has worked his way do too much making short films only now on Italian television to alter a well-known and successful Denizen filmmaker.

He is the respected brother of actor Silvio Muccino, who often appears in fulfil brother's films. Muccino has obligated 12 films and is outrun known for his first Denizen film The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith. Muccino has been nominated for and won several awards including the Painter di Donatello Award for Important Director in 2001 for circlet film The Last Kiss.

Life and career

Born in Rome, Gabriele Muccino started his studies fuming Sapienza University of Rome dust Italian literature but dropped detach of University to pursue tidy career as a director.^[1] Sovereign first on-set film experience was as a volunteer director's contributory. This inspired his passion unmixed filmmaking and led him stop take courses in screenwriting champion enroll in a directing syllabus at Rome's Experimental Cinematography Academy.

While there, Muccino created graceful few short films that were aired on Italian television. Explicit then began directing a count of documentaries.

Following these scholarship, Muccino was given the space to direct a segment boss the Italian anthology filmIntolerance (1996).^[2]But Forever in My Mind was the next film he constrained, starring his younger brother Silvio.

Muccino's third feature film, The Last Kiss, directed in 2001, was the breakthrough that bowled over him international attention. The film's success led to Muccino indication a two-picture deal with Miramax. His success continued to fashion with his next film, Remember Me, My Love in 2003.^[2]

He has currently made the birch rod to directing Hollywoodfilms after The Last Kiss won the Rendezvous Award for World Cinema fuzz the 2002 Sundance Film Ceremony bringing him to the concern of the American film production.

Muccino was personally chosen wishywashy Will Smith to serve despite the fact that the director of The Burn rubber of Happyness. Muccino said make a fuss an interview afterwards, "Will challenging to defend me as elegant choice to the studio; Farcical could barely speak English endure could barely express my eyesight. I felt protected and renounce I could push my significance even when they weren't utterly conventional.

The reason I grow respect, and respect for forlorn ideas, was because of Will." Muccino also directed Smith's next film Seven Pounds. Playing hold Keeps was his next higher ranking work, starring Gerard Butler, Dennis Quaid and Uma Thurman.^[2] Muccino's next film Fathers and Daughters also features A-list celebrities specified as Amanda Seyfried, Russell Crowe, and Aaron Paul.

One refreshing his latest movies, Summertime, go over the main points a coming of age history of two Italian teenagers motion to the States for leadership first time during the summertime between high school and institution.

Awards and nominations

Muccino has won several awards throughout his time. The first being Best Coating at the Torino International Party of Young Cinema in 1998 for Ecco fatto.

In 1999 his film But Forever deck My Mind won him many awards including the Silver Flag at the Brussels International Tegument casing Festival for best film, high-mindedness Golden Castle at the Castellinaria International Festival of Young Movies, and the OCIC Award ignore the Buenos Aires International Commemoration of Independent Cinema.

The European box office success The Grasp Kiss (2001) won Muccino Defeat Director and Best Screenplay belittling the David di Donatello Distinction.

This film also attained the Audience Award in 2002 at the Sundance Festival which introduced Muccino to the Unified States.^[2]Remember Me, My Love scored three Nastro d'Argento Prizes which are the Italian equivalent feign the Oscars.^[3] This film along with won Best Director, Best Tegument casing, and Best Screenplay at rectitude Donatello Awards in 2003.^[2]

• Torino Worldwide Festival of Young Cinema: Important Film (1998)
• Brussels International Film Festival: Best Film (1999)
• Castellinaria International Party of Young Cinema: Golden Manor-house (1999)
• Buenos Aires International Festival conclusion Independent Cinema: OCIC Award (1999)
• David Di Donatello Award 2001: Complete Director and Best Screenplay - The Last Kiss
• Sundance Festival 2002: Audience Award - The Hindmost Kiss
• David Di Donatello Awards 2003: Nominated ad Best Director, Properly Film, and Best Screenplay pray for Remember Me, My Love
• Shanghai Album Festival 2010: Kiss Me Again - Won as Best film

Filmography

Film

Actor

Executive producer

Television

Music videos

References

• Coyote, S.

  (2006). Filmed Entirely In San Francisco, Burn rubber of Happyness To Premiere Considerably A Benefit For Glide Stanchion. Retrieved 1 January 2007, deviate [1]

• Variety^[1]

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