"Melini has created something far more interesting than most of what Hollywood has to offer" - "I truly hope someone stands up and gives the money that Davide and his team need and help him get recognised in the bigger film world, because this guy is the future of film" - "Melini’s style and filmmaking history confirms he is part of a new generation of giallo filmmakers that continues to expand upon the genre in exciting ways" - "On the national and international level he is a talent on the rise" - "Melini has a solid future in the horror biz" - "Melini has a fantastic eye for the visual and takes command of his audience from the start and shows a great deal of promise in what could be as his career begins to take off" - "With his unusual style that is infamous among Italian directors, Davide Melini is definately one to watch" - "If this is any indication of the caliber of film he can make, I look forward to his feature-length projects!" - "Melini brings complexity and possibilities to a world of horror that could really use his help" - "Director Davide Melini packs more suspense in just minutes in this short film than many directors do in over an hour and a half of screen time" - "Director Davide Melini seems ambitious and creative" - "One of the up and coming directors I have been keeping my eye on is Davide Melini" - "He is also a great storyteller as well as visionary" - "His stylish and well-crafted short films are definitely a must-see" - "Melini is a sharp director and I want to see what he can do with more material" - "It’s a shame that he hasn’t yet received an offer to make a full-length feature" - "One Filmmaker to have our eyes on in the future... Can't wait for his next upcoming film THE SWEET HAND OF THE WHITE ROSE" - "Davide Melini really knows how to frame and light a shot. I'd love to see what he could do with a feature with complete control like he has in his shorts" - "Davide, escritor y director a su vez, realiza un fenomenal trabajo tras la cámara, con planos dulces (como la mano) y maestros (véanse las secuencias de la niña en el parque) desde el primer minuto" - "Davide Melini ancora una volta fa centro, confezionando in pochi minuti un capolavoro che merita assolutamente di essere visto: ogni scena, ogni inquadratura, ogni particolare è stato sapientemente incastrato, cesellato, affinato, diretto, montato e musicato con una maestria degna di un regista professionista" - "Le inquadrature, rivelano un talento artistico notevole e metodi quasi da manuale" - "Il sottobosco delle produzioni indipendenti ha trovato un nuovo talentuoso autore" - "Il regista riesce anche se con un budget veramente bassissimo, si parla di una cifra intorno ai 300 euro, a realizzare un piccolo miracolo cinematografico" - "Ci auguriamo che Davide possa presto misurarsi col lungometraggio e, soprattutto, che abbia l’occasione di lavorare in Italia: abbiamo bisogno di lui, di spaventi, di pulp, di azione, di gioventù - "Non ci sono dubbi sul fatto che avrà successo e che saprà distinguersi tra i giovani emergenti che cercano di farsi un nome, in Italia e all'estero. Davide non solo è sulla buona strada, ma rischia davvero di fare un ottima carriera, visti già i promettentissimi lavori che ha proposto" - "Davide Melini, sicuramente uno dei nomi più interessanti del sottobosco cinematografico di genere" - "Siamo di fronte ad un nuovo talento registico italiano da tenere d'occhio" - "La regia di Davide è sempre più autoritaria e sicura e lo si vede in ogni fotogrammo, nella ottima scelta dei due protagonisti e in particolare nel dare ai personaggi un'anima capace di comunicare con coloro che guarda le immagini" - "La regia di Melini è molto pimpante e fumettistica tanto da dare l'idea di tradurre in immagini le tavole di un ipotetico storyboard" - "Una regia da manuale inanella una serie di inquadrature, che giocano con il genere" - "Un giovane regista da tener d'occhio" - "Il regista dimostra di avere talento da vendere" - "Il regista si impossessa della camera, regalando dinamici movimenti di macchina"

DAVIDE MELINI'S

DAVIDE MELINI'S

TOHORROR FILM FESTIVAL

TOHORROR FILM FESTIVAL

HORROR QUEST FILM FESTIVAL

HORROR QUEST FILM FESTIVAL

PECTORANUM MOVIES

PECTORANUM MOVIES

EPIZEPHIRY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

EPIZEPHIRY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

ROMA3 FILM TEATRO FESTIVAL

ROMA3 FILM TEATRO FESTIVAL

KARDIOPALMO THRILLER HORROR CINE FESTIVAL

KARDIOPALMO THRILLER HORROR CINE FESTIVAL

MUESTRA DE CINE DE FUENGIROLA

MUESTRA DE CINE DE FUENGIROLA

INDIE HORROR - BEST INDEPENDENT FILM OF THE YEAR

INDIE HORROR - BEST INDEPENDENT FILM OF THE YEAR

THE INDEPENDENT ARTISTS FILM FESTIVAL

THE INDEPENDENT ARTISTS FILM FESTIVAL

JONIO IN CORTO

JONIO IN CORTO

SOUTH AFRICAN HORRORFEST

SOUTH AFRICAN HORRORFEST

TABLOID WITCH AWARDS

TABLOID WITCH AWARDS

KILLER FILM FESTIVAL

KILLER FILM FESTIVAL

Certamen de Cortometrajes Comarca de la Axarquia

Certamen de Cortometrajes Comarca de la Axarquia

CINEMALAGA SHORT FILM COMPETITION

CINEMALAGA SHORT FILM COMPETITION

BALTICON FILM FESTIVAL

BALTICON FILM FESTIVAL

CESUR EN CORTO

CESUR EN CORTO

MALAGA SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL

MALAGA SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

73140323 Producciones Cinematográficas's exhibition

Tomorrow, 28 of January, Málaga Delegation will organize an exhibition in honour of '73140323 Producciones Cinematográficas'. This house production, based on Ezekiel Montes (in the picture), produced a lots of short-movies in the last year. These are the titles of the shorts that will be shown tomorrow:
- Clochards, by Javier Sancho
- Lagrimas de Papel, by Angel Gómez
- Tu tienes la culpa, by Daniel Ramos
- Residuos, by Sigui Gross
- The Puzzle, by Davide Melini
- El forestal, by Bruno Herrero
- Spot En portada, by Enrique García

Go to read the full program on http://www.dpm-cultura.org/static/upload/events/files/HS_CORTO_28_enero.pdf

Tomorrow we will spend a good movie night!

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Casting news: welcome Biktor!

After the optimal job made with 'The Puzzle', I'm glad to announce that Biktor Kero (in the picture - http://www.biktor.net/PORTADA.html) will edit the new short too. I entrust in this professional guy, that I chose him to be, also, my first assistant director.
So, I can just say: "Welcome Biktor"!

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Wes Craven may return for ‘Scream 4′

"The Ghostface Killer" returns in this fourth installment to the popular horror series 'Scream'. Set 9 years after the events of 'Scream 3' (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134084/), a group of people find themselves being stalked and murdered by Ghostface himself.
This is what Wes Craven (in the picture) said about 'Scream 4': ""Actually, I received a call about that for the first time the other day... obviously, I've been asked about that for a long, long time... I think that it's not completely off the table at this point, as far as the studio making it. I was asked if I'd be interested, but I said it would depend on the script. 'Scream 4' isn't something that's around the corner or anything, they are now thinking about it." Craven has been quoted for years as saying that 'Scream 4' would never happen, but it appears that that's changed, at least somewhat.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

In production!

The pre-production of my new short-movie, called "The sweet hand of the White Rose", started on 14 of January. Yesterday, with the production manager Alessandro Fornari (with me, in the picture, on 'The Puzzle''s filmset), I have been to search some locations. The first feelings are very good...

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Monday, January 5, 2009

La Zona Morta presents "The sweet hand of the White Rose"

Hello to everyone. The italian website called "La Zona Morta" talks about my new short-movie on http://www.lazonamorta.it/view.php?id=905.
Go to read it and enjoy. I'm back!!!

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Rome International Film Festival: 3rd place!!!

The new year began very good: "The Puzzle" has reached the 3rd place in one of the most important festival in Rome, called "Rome International Film Festival" (http://www.ilcorto.it/Corti%20Festa%20di%20Roma%202008/IlCorto2008_PREMIATE.htm). This result is great, because there was a lots of contenders (see this page: http://www.ilcorto.it/Corti%20Festa%20di%20Roma%202008/IlCorto2008_Presentate.htm). This final is the number 11!
Now I will put all my force to the new short. This is the way that I have to follow...