Michele D'Attanasio (born 18 June 1976) is an Italian cinematographer.

Life and career

Born in

Pescara Pescara (; ; ) is the capital city of the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo Regions of Italy, region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 118,657 (January 1, 2023) residents (and approximately 350,000 including the surround ...

, D'Attanasio graduated from the

liceo scientifico ''Liceo scientifico'' (; ) is a type of secondary school in Italy. It is designed to give students the skills to progress to any university or higher educational institution.Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 89/2010 - ''Regolamento di r ...

in his hometown, and then studied at the DAMS (Disciplines of Arts, Music, and Entertainment) department at the

University of Bologna The University of Bologna (, abbreviated Unibo) is a Public university, public research university in Bologna, Italy. Teaching began around 1088, with the university becoming organised as guilds of students () by the late 12th century. It is the ...

. He started his career in 2003, serving as assistant cinematographer of Paolo Carnera in

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's '' Love Returns''. In 2010, he received a special mention at Nastri d'Argento Awards for the short film ''L’Ape e il Vento''. In 2017, D'Attanasio won the

David di Donatello for Best Cinematography The David di Donatello for Best Cinematography () is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize outstanding efforts on the part of cinematographers who have worked within ...

for

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's '' Italian Race''. In 2022, he received a second David for Gabriele Mainetti's '' Freaks Out''. In 2023, he was awarded a

Nastro d'Argento The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in ...

for his work in '' Burning Hearts'' and '' Caravaggio's Shadow''.

Selected filmography

* '' Good Morning Aman'' (2009) * '' The Last Shepherd'' (2013) * '' The Ice Forest'' (2014) * '' Quiet Bliss'' (2014) * '' They Call Me Jeeg'' (2015) * '' Italian Race'' (2016) * '' Moglie e marito'' (2017) * '' Couple Therapy for Cheaters'' (2017) * ''

Capri-Revolution ''Capri-Revolution'' is a 2018 Italian-French period drama film co-written and directed by Mario Martone. It was selected to be screened in the main competition section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival. Plot In 1914, with Italy a ...

'' (2018) * '' The Most Beautiful Day in the World '' (2019) * ''

The Man Without Gravity ''The Man Without Gravity'' () is a 2019 Italian fantasy drama film Directed by Marco Bonfanti, written by Marco Bonfanti and Fabrizio Bozzetti and starring Elio Germano, Michela Cescon and Elena Cotta, the film was released on November 1, 2019 ...

'' (2019) * ''

Padrenostro ''Padrenostro'' (; ) is a 2020 Italian coming-of-age drama film co-written and directed by Claudio Noce. It was selected to be shown in the main competition section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival. At Venice, Pierfrancesco Favino ...

'' (2020) * '' Freaks Out'' (2021) * '' Three Floors'' (2021) * '' The Shadow of the Day'' (2022) * '' Burning Hearts'' (2022) * '' Caravaggio's Shadow'' (2022) * '' A Brighter Tomorrow'' (2023)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Attanasio, Michele 1976 births Living people People from Pescara Italian cinematographers David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners University of Bologna alumni