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GIFFONI EXPERIENCE 2015 - 17.26 July

IVAN COTRONEO

JULY 18

BIOGRAPHY:

Ivan Cotroneo is a writer and has recently started directing.  He graduated in script writing in 1992in ROme at 'Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia' and won the Solinas, Moravia and  Saint-Vincent Cinema , Merano Europa award.

Cotroneo has worked and collaborated on many  scripts such as Mine Vaganti by Ozpetek, Chimera, 'I Vesuviani' by Pappi Corsicato, Renato De Maria' s Paz! and La prima linea, Daniele Luchetti's Dillo con parole mie, Riccardo Milani's Piano, solo, Maria Sole Tognazzi's L'uomo che ama, Luca Guadagnino's Io sono l'amore.

He has also written Un posto Tranquillo by Luca Manfredi, Pinocchio by Alberto Sironi, Storia di Laura by Andrea Porporati and Sissi starring Cristiana Capotondi, Tutti Pazzi per Amore, directed by Riccardo Milani. He also co-wrote TV shows such as L'Ottavo Nano, Mmmmhhh, BRA-Braccia Rubate all'Agricoltura and tallk show Parla con me. For the stage he has worked on the adaptation of Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis and Closer by Patrick Marber.  In Italy he has translated works by Hanif Kureishi and Michael Cunningham, and published three novels: Il re del mondo, Cronaca di un disamore and La kryptonite nella borsa which he  adapted for the cinema for his debut as a director.

Last april he started shooting his second feature, Un bacio. The story of three teenagers who go to the same school and have to deal with the angst of their age, first loves, the desire and fear of growing up.

  • Filmography:

    Cinema screenplay
    Cosa c'entra con l'amore, directed by Marco Speroni (1997)
    I vesuviani, various directors (1997) (La stirpe di Iana)
    In principio erano le mutande, directed by Anna Negri (1999)
    Chimera, directed by Pappi Corsicato (2001)
    Paz!, directed by Renato De Maria (2002)
    L'ultimo giorno, directed by Alex Infascelli (2003 - short film
    Dillo con parole mie, directed by Daniele Luchetti (2003)
    Piano, solo, directed by Riccardo Milani (2007)
    L'uomo che ama, directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi (2008)
    Questo piccolo grande amore, directed by Riccardo Donna (2009)
    Io sono l'amore, directed by Luca Guadagnino (2009)
    La prima linea, directed by Renato De Maria (2009)
    Mine vaganti, directed by Ferzan Özpetek (2010)
    La kryptonite nella borsa, directed by Ivan Cotroneo (2011)
    Viaggio sola, directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi (2013)

    TV movies screenplay
    Un posto tranquillo, directed by Luca Manfredi (2003) - TV miniseries
    Raccontami una storia, directed by Riccardo Donna (2004) - TV miniseries
    Un posto tranquillo 2, directed by Claudio Norza (2005) - TV miniseries
    La moglie cinese, directed by Antonio Luigi Grimaldi (2006) - TV miniseries
    Tutti pazzi per amore, directed by Riccardo Milani (2008) - TV series
    Tutti pazzi per amore 2, directed by Riccardo Milani (2008) - TV series
    Tutti pazzi per amore 3, directed by Laura Muscardin (2010) - TV series
    Pinocchio, directed by Alberto Sironi (2008) - TV miniseries
    Sissi, directed by Xaver Schwarzenberger (2009) - TV miniseries
    Mannaggia alla miseria, directed by Lina Wertmüller (2010) TV movie
    Storia di Laura, directed by Andrea Porporati - TV movie
    Una grande famiglia, directed by Riccardo Milani (2012- incorso) - TV series
    Una mamma imperfetta – webseries/TV series (2013)
    Un'altra vita, directed by Cinzia TH Torrini (2014) - TV series

    Director
    La kryptonite nella borsa (2011)
    Una mamma imperfetta (2012)
    Il Natale della mamma imperfetta (2013)


  • Works:

    Author
    1999 - Il piccolo libro della rabbia
    2003 - Il re del mondo
    2005 - Cronaca di un disamore
    2007 - La kryptonite nella borsa
    2010 - Un bacio