Matteo Garrone, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Matteo Garrone

Italian film director and screen writer

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1968

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film producer

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Matteo Garrone (born 15 October 1968) is an Italian filmmaker.
Born in Rome, the son of a theatre critic, Nico Garrone and a photographer, in 1996 Garrone won the Sacher d'Oro, an award sponsored by Nanni Moretti, with the short film Silhouette, that became one of the three episodes that are on his first long feature, Terra di Mezzo in 1997.
He won Best Director at the European Film Awards and at the David di Donatello Awards for Gomorrah.
His film Reality competed in competition at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and won the Grand Prix.His films Tale of Tales and Dogman were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and the 2018 Cannes Film Festival respectively.