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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"

domenica 30 giugno 2019

Official Selection #159 in London (England)

A record number of 4090 entries from 121 countries... but only 54 selections... and my short is in!!!
Tonight I'm delight to announce that 'Lion' is an official selection at the "Link International Film Festival" of London!
Here you can read all the titles.
Great and important challenges await me now! It will be an honor to compete against masterpieces such as 'Skin', directed by Guy Nattiv ("Academy Award" winner 2019) and '9 Pasos' by Marisa Crespo (candidate to the "Goya Award 2019"). But even my short film 'Lion' is not too bad: official selection in the "David di Donatello 2018" and 280 prizes all over the world, making it the most awarded horror short film in history.
From the 54 films in the official selection, only 25 will be nominated for prizes...
I love impossible challenges! Stay tuned... We'll enjoy it!
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

venerdì 28 giugno 2019

"Niaffs - Noidentity International Action Film Festival": 'Deep Shock' screens on June 29th

My new short film 'Deep Shock' is screening tomorrow, June 29th at 1:00 PM in the "Cinesur" theater of Seville (Spain).
Here you can read the the "Niaffs - Noidentity International Action Film Festival" program.
We are waiting yoy all!!!

giovedì 27 giugno 2019

'Deep Shock': 19 nominations at the "IndieX Film Fest" of Los Angeles (US)

Tonight I'm extremely proud to announce that 'Deep Shock' has received an outstanding 19 award nominations at the "IndieX Film Fest" of Los Angeles, California (US).
My short is the most nominations of all submitted films!
In detail, I received two nominations for the 'Genre Categories':
- Best Horror Short;
- Best Crime Short.
Check out all the nominations here.
Furthermore 'Deep Shock' received another 17 nominations for the 'Technical Categories' (individual awards):
- Best Producers (Luca Vannella, Alexis Continente, Vincenzo Mastrantonio, Bobby Holland Hanton, Ferdinando Merolla, Roberto Paglialunga);
- Best Male Director;
- Best Actress (Muireann Bird);
- Best Actor (George Bracebridge);
- Best Acting Duo (Erica Prior, George Bracebridge);
- Best Actor Ensemble (Muireann Bird, Francesc Pagés, George Bracebridge, Lorna Larkin, Erica Prior, Luis Fernández de Eribe);
- Best Original Screenplay;
- Best Cinematography (Juanma Postigo);
- Best Editing (Daniel Salinas);
- Best Sound Design (Christian Valente);
- Best Sound Mixing (Matteo Risi);
- Best Sound Editing (Mario Giulianelli);
- Best Original Score (Giulio De Gaetano);
- Best Costume Design (Patricia Gabas);
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Daniele Nastasi, Niamhy Glynn);
- Best Special Makeup (Sarah O'Brien);
- Best Set Design (Carlos J. López, Carlos B. Luise).
You can read all the nominations here.
And now we just have to wait for the jury's decision... Let's keep our fingers crossed!
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!








mercoledì 26 giugno 2019

'Lion': Official Selection #158 in Salem, Oregon (US)

Today I'm very happy to announce that 'Lion' has been officially selected to be included into the '2019 Summer Festival Season' of the "Creepy Tree Film Festival" (US) and has been nominated to receive the 'Creepy Tree Exemplar Award' on August 31st.
Congratulations!!!

lunedì 24 giugno 2019

'Deep Shock': Official Selection #5 in Los Angeles, California (US)

'Deep Shock' lands to Hollywood! This evening I'm extremely proud to announce that my new short film is an official selection at the "IndieX Film Fest" of Los Angeles (US).
The list of nominated and the award-winning projects will be released during next days...
Congratulations!!!

sabato 22 giugno 2019

'Lion' is screening today in Sao Paulo (Brazil)

'Lion' is screening today in the final of the "Espantomania - Mostra Itinerária de Cinema Fantástico", that will take place at 3pm (American time) in the "Centro Cultural Grajaú" of Sao Paulo (Brazil).
Here you can read the selected films and watch all the trailers.
Good luck!!!

giovedì 20 giugno 2019

"Festival de Cine de Marbella": here the photos of the award ceremony

(TROPHIES)
Today I'm very happy to show you some photos of the "Festival de Cine de Marbella" award ceremony, where my 'Deep Shock' has won the prize as 'Best Short Film'.
(INTERVIEW FOR THE SPANISH TV)
(RED CARPET WITH SPANISH PRODUCER EZEKIEL MONTES)
(RED CARPET)
(MOMENT OF THE AWARD)
(MOMENT OF THE AWARD)
(WITH THE SPANISH ACTOR ROBERTO GARCÍA)
(ALL THE WINNERS)
(ALL THE WINNERS)

martedì 18 giugno 2019

'Deep Shock': Official Selection #4 in Biertan, Sibiu (Romania)

Tonight I'm extremely proud to announce that 'Deep Shock' is an official selection in one of the most prestigious horror festival in Romania: the "Full Moon Horror & Fantasy Film Festival".
We have to wait now the official program, but I can say you that the festival will be held from 8 to 11 August in Biertan, Sibiu.
Congratulations!!!

domenica 16 giugno 2019

"Creepy Tree Film Festival": here the awards

(BEST HORROR SHORT + DIRECTOR & CREW AWARD)
Today I'm very proud to show you the awards that 'Deep Shock' has won in the "Creepy Tree Film Festival" of Salem, Oregon (US).
Congratulations!!!
(BEST VISUAL ENHANCEMENTS & SFX AWARD)

venerdì 14 giugno 2019

"Espantomania Mostra Itinerária de Cinema Fantástico" (Brazil): revealed the program!

The full program of the "Espantomania Mostra Itinerária de Cinema Fantástico" is finally online (click here to read it).
My short film 'Lion' will be screened Saturday, June 22 at 3pm at the "Centro Cultural Grajaú" in Sao Paulo (Brazil).
Go ahead!!!

martedì 11 giugno 2019

New interview in Seville (Spain)

Between 'MIB', 'X-Men' and 'Godzilla' there are my shorts! Today I'd like to invite you to read my new great interview on the popular "Helios" magazine.
I talk about my latest award winning short films 'The sweet hand of the White Rose', 'Lion' and 'Deep Shock'...
You can find the article at pages 16-21 (click here).
The interview has been done by Bernabé Marín.
Thanks!!!

domenica 9 giugno 2019

'Lion': Official Selection #157 in Vienna (Austria)

Tonight I'm very thrilled to announce that 'Lion' is an official selection at the "Vienna International Film Awards" (Austria).
Winners will be revealed at the end of this month.
Congratulations!!!

venerdì 7 giugno 2019

'Deep Shock': Official Selection #3 in Sevlille (Spain)

This evening I'm very happy to announce that 'Deep Shock' is an official selection at the "Niaffs - Noidentity International Action Film Festival", that will take place from June 23rd to June 29th in Seville (Spain).
Here you can read all the finalist films.
The festival program is coming soon.
Congratulations!!!

mercoledì 5 giugno 2019

'Deep Shock': Award #3 in Marbella (Spain)

Italian Giallo also triumphs in Spain! Today I'm so proud to announce that 'Deep Shock' has won the award as 'Best Short Film' at the "Festival de Cine de Marbella".
Here you can find all the winners.
I've dedicated the award to the great Spanish actor Francesc Pagés (one of the protagonist of my film), who passed away only two months ago. This award is for you Francesc!!!
Congratulations all the cast & crew!!!

lunedì 3 giugno 2019

'Lion': Review #50 in Denver, Colorado (US)

"This short film is a masterpiece that will haunt you long after you see it. Just stunning! It's an absolute must see!".
The 50th great review of 'Lion' is up! Check it out on the prestigious "PopHorror" website (click here). The article has been written by Christine Burnhan.
Thanks a lot!!!

sabato 1 giugno 2019

'Deep Shock': Awards #1 & 2 in Salem, Oregon (US)

The distribution of 'Deep Shock' begins in a big way: first festival response and first prizes won!
Tonight I'm extremely proud to announce that my new short film has won two awards at the "Creepy Tree Film Festival" of Salem, Oregon (US):
- Creepy Director & Crew;
- Creepy Visual Enhancements & SFX.
Here you can find all the winners.
Congratulations!!!