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"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" - "The talent of Davide Melini is evident in the few minutes of the film. You can see he has a talent with suspense films and I really hope there will be a full length production from him" - "Davide’s shorts have been winning him accolaids and awards as well as being selected for numerous film festivals. Clearly a talented man to keep your eyes on" - "Melini proves he can competently tell a story that keeps our interest, and most importantly, his direction and use of camera movement is what best shows his style, a frenetic tide that rises until the final slam-bang ending" - "Director Davide Melini, aware that every second counts, is able to evoke similar visceral moments to early Lucio Fulci, Dario Argento, and Mario Bava through highly stylized camera work" - "How Melini tells their stories in this film is imaginative and visually dramatic, and although the “message” at the end of the film feels a bit heavy-handed, it’s shot through with feeling that makes it go straight to your heart. It’s a moving and beautiful film" - "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" -"Melini is definitely somebody to watch" - "Melini shows us some of his talents he spins things around, making it stand out above most short movies" - "The director can easily tell a story visually, and he knows when and how to use the camera, and has an eye for interesting compositions" - "Melini’s use of the camera is one that is belonging to the feature" - "Melini has created a short film here that is both stylishly appealing and emotionally satisfying" - "He's an aspiring Italian film maker that brings with him all of the attributes that has made Italy famous in the world of horror" -"With THE PUZZLE, Italian filmmaker Davide Melini makes a basic idea interesting and creates a disturbing and fascinating movie with very little run time" - "Director Davide Melini manages to take two somewhat tortured concepts and put them together creating a clever, captivating, well paced short film" -"Melini shows us what direction he wants to go in film making. Let ‘s hope he will have more of this goodness for us in the future" - "Melini is able to create a haunting atmosphere with color and lighting" - "The Italian writer/director certainly knows how to tell a story" -"Melini manages to create a good atmosphere, momentary tension, a few effective jump scares and last moment twist" -"Estamos ante un cortometraje de escasos 5 minutos donde Davide Melini realiza una gran labor de dirección" -"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" - "Con una sola localización, dos actores, y menos de 5 minutos de duración, Davide Melini consiguió crear un thriller en toda regla que funcionó a la perfección, consiguiendo buenos comentarios tanto de la crítica como del público, e incluso ha sido emitido por diferentes cadenas de televisión" - "Nuevamente Melini demuestra una gran destreza detrás de la cámara" - "Davide Melini, "L'Enfant Prodige" del Cinema Horror Italiano" - "Con il ritorno in scena di uno dei più importanti registi horror italiani di questi ultimi anni, il giallo italiano si prepara a festeggiare in grande il suo 50º compleanno" -"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" - "Davide Melini, uno dei registi più rappresentativi nel campo dell’indipendente italiano" - "La paura protagonista dei lavori di Melini viene da lontano, da quell’ignoto e quasi dimenticato cinema horror italiano che viene sempre citato e omaggiato ma al quale pochi (a parte Melini) riescono a dare continuità" -"Davide Melini - Pioniere italiano del genere horror" - "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" - "Il regista inscena un dramma umano e lo rappresenta attraverso la metafora di una vicenda fantasy-horror che niente concede all'improvvisazione, all'ingenuo entusiasmo dilettantesco o ai ritmi sonnacchiosi e melensi di certe produzioni televisive" - "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" - "Chi mi segue da un pò sa tranquillamente che spesso mi diletto a sponsorizzare ottimi giovani registi italiani in fase di crescita, uno dei più promettenti è stato senza dubbio l'italo spagnolo Davide Melini" -"Eppure, di autori interessanti ce ne sono. Uno di questi è Davide Melini, sceneggiatore e regista di cortometraggi e assistente alla regia in diversi film" - "Il regista si impossessa della camera, regalando dinamici movimenti di macchina"

sabato 24 aprile 2010

'The Puzzle' - Official blog

After 'Amore Estremo' and 'La Sceneggiatura' it's the time of my third short film! I'm proud to present the official italian blog of 'The Puzzle'. In there you can find the reviews, pictures and all the news about this short. Enjoy it!

mercoledì 21 aprile 2010

"Málaga Spanish Film Festival" night

Yesterday 'The sweet hand of the White Rose' has been screened on "Málaga Spanish Film Festival". The night has been great: a lot of people enjoyed the short! The most difficult thing has been speaking in front of 300 people... Below you can see some pictures of the night.

1) Davide Melini and Belén Mellado

2) Vanessa López, Alberto Cuevas, Davide Melini, Carlos Bahos, Leocricia Sabán and Natasha Machuca
3) Davide Melini and Belén Mellado

martedì 20 aprile 2010

"Málaga Spanish Film Festival" - It's our night!

This evening 'The sweet hand of the White Rose' will be screened on "Málaga Spanish Film Festival". The appointment is in Centro Cultural de Calle Ollerías at 7:00 pm. All the cast and crew are invited at 6:30 pm to the "Photocall". Good luck to everybody!

lunedì 19 aprile 2010

'The Puzzle' - A new review

A new review of 'The Puzzle' came out on the italian web, called "Recensioni á Go Go". Push here to read the article. Thanks Valeria for your nice words!
Tomorrow 'The sweet hand of the White Rose' will be screened on "Málaga Spanish Film Festival" (appointment to all the cast and crew at 6:30 for photocall).

sabato 17 aprile 2010

"Málaga Spanish Film Festival" begins today

From 17 to 24 of April, Málaga will be the capital of the Spain! Today, in fact, "Málaga Spanish Film Festival" begins. Here you can see all the informations about this event, created by Ezekiel Montes. This week will be amazing!

venerdì 16 aprile 2010

"Málaga Deputation Festival" will screen today the new short

Today at 8:30 pm, ‘The sweet hand of the White Rose’ will be screened on the "Málaga Deputation Festival". Push here to read the article. Good luck!

giovedì 15 aprile 2010

Goodbye Raimondo!

Raimondo Vianello (Rome - May 7, 1922) a piece of history in the Italian television and entertainment, has died today. He was 88 years old! Between 1947 and 1968 he worked on 79 films (up he's with the greatest actor Totó).


Between 1988 to 2007, with his wife Sandra Mondaini (in the picture) they formed a popular couple in several Italian comedies, and in a famous TV show, as 'Casa Vianello', broadcast by "Mediaset Channels 5" and "Rete 4" and in which they represented their characters in the everyday life.
All italian people will miss his smile and his capacity of laughing and making jokes out of small as well as big things.
Goodbye Raimondo!

mercoledì 14 aprile 2010

New article on the ESAEM web

A new article about the final of "Málaga Spanish Film Festival" came out today on the "ESAEM" web. Push here to read it. I remember that 'The sweet hand of the White Rose' will be screened on April, 20.

venerdì 9 aprile 2010

The short is on "Diario Sur"

A new about my new short film premiere, came out on "Diaro Sur", that is the most important newspaper of Málaga. Push here to read it (if you bought the newspaper, the article is at pag. 40). I'd like to say thanks to all the people that came on the premiere! And now go for Málaga's Festival!

mercoledì 7 aprile 2010

A new article on "Málaga Film Office"


The official premiere of 'The sweet hand of the White Rose' there will be tomorrow at 8:45 pm, on the ESAEM school. An article about this event, came out today on "Málaga Film Office" (push here to read it). I remember that the premiere is for film worker only. All the other people can watch it in the final of "Málaga Spanish Film Festival" (april, 20).

martedì 6 aprile 2010

'The sweet hand of the White Rose' - Official premiere

The premiere of 'The sweet hand of the White Rose' will be on April, 8 in the ESAEM school (Escuola Superior de Artes Escénicas de Málaga).

The appointment is at 8:45 and the movie will be screened around 9:00. I chose to show the short film to all the people that worked on it, before the "Málaga Spanish Film Festival" final.
A brief article about the premiere came out yesterday on Casabermeja's web. Push here to read it.

The last 2 of April, Mike Simpson reported the new about Málaga's festival. Visit his web and read here the new.

lunedì 5 aprile 2010

April, 8 - Davide Melini day

A new interview came out today on the web, called "Italiani all'estero TV". In there I speak about cinema and analyse all my movies. Push here to read it and enjoy. I want to say thanks to Mauro Torta!

giovedì 1 aprile 2010

'The sweet hand of the White Rose' will be screened on April, 20

You can find here the informations about all the films and shorts selected in the official competion of "Málaga Spanish Film Festival" (you can also download the full program here). 'The sweet hand of the White Rose' will be screened on April, 20. Good luck to everybody!