Nanni MORETTI

Director

Country: ITALY

Biography

In 1969, Nanni Moretti debuted in the water polo first division and in 1970 he played in the national youth team. In 1973, he made his first short film. In 1976, he made his first feature-length film, I am Self Sufficient, filmed on Super 8 film, which was later increased to 16 mm and distributed in the cinema. This was followed by Ecce Bombo (1978), Sweet Dreams (1981), Bianca (1984), The Mass is Ended (1985) – Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival – Red Lob (1989), Dear Diary (1993) best director at the 1994 Festival de Cannes, April (1998), The Son’s Room (2001) Palme d'or at the Festival de Cannes, The Caiman (2006) and We Have a Pope (2011). He made his acting debut in the film Father and Master by the Taviani brothers (1977), and also acted in The Yes Man (directed by D. Luchetti in 1991), The Second Time (directed by M. Calopresti in 1995) and Quiet Chaos (directed by A. Grimaldi in 2008). With Sacher Film, founded in 1986 with Angelo Barbagallo, he has produced - in addition to his own films - the first works of Carlo Mazzacurati, Daniele Luchetti, Mimmo Calopresti and Valia Santella. Since 1991 he has managed and overseen the programme for the Nuovo Sacher cinema in Rome. In 1998 he founded Sacher Distribution in order to promote films that are having difficulty in finding their place in the distribution networks. In 2007 and 2008 he directed the Turin Film Festival.

Films presented in Cannes

2011 - HABEMUS PAPAM - In Competition Director, Screenplay, Actor
2007 - CHACUN SON CINÉMA (TO EACH HIS OWN CINEMA) - Out of Competition Director
2006 - IL CAIMANO (THE CAIMAN) - In Competition Director, Screenplay, Actor
2003 - IL GRIDO D'ANGOSCIA DELL'UCCELLO PREDATORE 20 TAGLI D'APRILE - Out of Competition Actor, Director, Screenplay
2003 - THE LAST CUSTOMER - Out of Competition Director
2001 - LA STANZA DEL FIGLIO (THE SON'S ROOM) - In Competition Director, Screenplay, Actor
1998 - APRILE - In Competition Screenplay, Actor, Director
1996 - LA SECONDA VOLTA - In Competition Actor
1996 - IL GIORNO DELLA PRIMA DI CLOSE UP - Out of Competition Actor, Director, Screenplay
1994 - CARO DIARIO - In Competition Director, Screenplay, Actor
1991 - IL PORTABORSE - In Competition Actor
1988 - DOMANI ACCADRA - Un Certain Regard Actor
1978 - ECCE BOMBO - In Competition Director, Screenplay, Actor
1977 - PADRE PADRONE - In Competition Actor

Awards

2001 - Palme d'Or - LA STANZA DEL FIGLIO (THE SON'S ROOM) - Long métrage
1994 - Award for Best Director - CARO DIARIO - Long métrage

Member of the Jury

2012 - Feature films - President
1997 - Sélection officielle - Member