Ivano De Matteo (born 22 January 1966) is an Italian director, screenwriter, and actor.

Life and career

Born in

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, De Matteo formed as an actor in the drama laboratory "Il Mulino di Fiora", and later formed a stage company together with his romantic partner and longtime collaborator Valentina Ferlan. He made his film debut in Pasquale Pozzessere's '' Verso Sud''. As an actor, he had his breakout in 2008, with the role of Er Puma in the TV-series ''

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''. The same year, he won the

Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

for best actor in a short film for his performance in Giorgio Caputo's ''Action''. After directing a documentary film, ''Prigioniero di una fede'', which received a special mention at the Turin Film Festival, De Matteo made his feature film directorial debut in 2002 with the comedy-drama ''Final Stage''.

Selected filmography

;As director * ''

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'' (2002) * '' La bella gente'' (2009) * '' Balancing Act'' (2012) * '' The Dinner'' (2014) *''La vita possibile'' (2016) ;As actor * '' Verso Sud'' (1992) * '' Close Friends'' (1992) * '' Maximum Velocity (V-Max)'' (2002) * '' Gente di Roma'' (2003) * ''

'' (TV, 2008 - 2010) * '' Moana'' (TV, 2009)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:De Matteo, Ivano 1966 births Living people Italian film directors Italian theatre directors Italian screenwriters Male actors from Rome 20th-century Italian people Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Nastro d'Argento winners Italian male screenwriters