Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo (born 14 July 1988), collectively referred to as the D'Innocenzo brothers, are Italian film directors and screenwriters who collaborated in productions of note.

Biography

Twin brothers Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo grew with a great passion for painting, photography and poetry and, without any cinematographic training, they began to take their first steps in the world of cinema making video clips, writing scripts and setting up theatrical works. In 2018, they made their first feature film '' Boys Cry'' (''La terra dell'abbastanza''), which was screened in the "Panorama" section of the

68th Berlin International Film Festival The 68th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 15 to 25 February 2018. German filmmaker Tom Tykwer served as Jury President. American film director Wes Anderson's animated film ''Isle of Dogs'' opened the festival, becoming f ...

, arousing the interest of critics and audiences: the film obtained numerous national and international awards, including the

Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director The ''Nastro d'Argento'' (Silver Ribbon) is a film award assigned each year, since 1946, by ''Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists"), the association of Italian film critics. ...

. Their second film as directors, ''

Bad Tales ''Bad Tales'' ( it, Favolacce) is a 2020 Italian-Swiss drama film written and directed by Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festiva ...

'' (''Favolacce''), was selected in competition at the

70th Berlin International Film Festival The 70th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 20 February to 1 March 2020. It was the first under the leadership of new Berlin Film Festival heads, business administration director Mariette Rissenbeek and artistic director C ...

and earned to the twins the

Silver Bear for Best Screenplay The Silver Bear for Best Screenplay (german: Silberner Bär/Bestes Drehbuch) is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in Screenwriting. Winners See also * Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay References Ex ...

Partial filmography

Directors

* '' Boys Cry'' (2018) * ''

'' (2020) * '' America Latina'' (2021)

Screenwriters

* '' Dogman'' (2018) * '' Boys Cry'' (2018) * ''

'' (2020) * '' America Latina'' (2021)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Innocenzo, Damiano and Fabio 1988 births Living people Film people from Rome Italian film directors Italian male screenwriters Italian screenwriters Nastro d'Argento winners Sibling duos Sibling filmmakers Silver Bear for Best Screenplay winners Italian twins