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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"

lunedì 30 novembre 2020

'Deep Shock': Official Selection #49 in Los Angeles, California (US)

'Deep Shock' flies to the beach city in western Los Angeles: Malibu! This evening I'm proud to say that my new short film is an official selection at the prestigious "Los Angeles Motion Picture Festival".

You can see the 'Deep Shock' page here.

The winners will be announced in December.

Congratulations!!!

domenica 29 novembre 2020

"BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Film Festival": here the awards

Today I'm very happy to show you the awards that 'Lion' has won in the "BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Film Festival" of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

Congratulations!!!



(BEST SCREENPLAY AWARD)

venerdì 27 novembre 2020

"Andromeda Film Festival": here the awards

Today I'm happy to show you the awards that 'Lion' has won in the "Andromeda Film Festival" of Istanbul (Turkey).

Congratulations!!!

(BEST HORROR AWARD)

giovedì 26 novembre 2020

'Deep Shock': Award #101 in San Francisco, California (US)

'Deep Shock' also wins in San Francisco, California (US)! Today I'm thrilled to announce that Miguel Serón has won the 'Best Special Effects' award at the "Diabolical Horror Film Festival".

Check out all the winners here.

Congratulations!!!

Goodbye to Daria Nicolodi!!!

Italian horror cinema loses another star: Daria Nicolodi.

She starred in some films directed by Dario Argento: 'Deep Red' (1975), 'Inferno' (1980), 'Tenebrae' (1982), 'Phenomena' (1985), 'Opera' (1987) and 'Mother of Tears: the Third Mother' (2007).

She also co-wrote 'Suspiria' and 'Inferno' with Argento.

Daria starred in 'Shock', the final film of Italian horror director Mario Bava.

She was the mother of of the actress Asia Argento.

R.I.P.

mercoledì 25 novembre 2020

'Lion': Awards #362-364 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

'Lion' triumphs for the first time in Brazil too!!! Today I'm extremely proud announce that my short film has won 3 new awards at the "BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Film Festival" of Rio de Janeiro:

- Best Supporting Actor (Michael Segal);

- Best Supporting Actress (Tania Mercader);

- Best Screenplay.

Discover the winners here.

Congratulations!!!

martedì 24 novembre 2020

'Deep Shock': Award #100 in London (England)

'Deep Shock' wins its 100th prize in London (England)!!! This evening I'm proud to announce that my new film has won the 'Best Horror' award at the "Screen Power Film Festival".
Here you can read all the winners.
Congratulations!!!

lunedì 23 novembre 2020

'Lion': Awards #353-361 in San Diego, California (US)

This evening I'm excited to announce that 'Lion' has won 9 new awards at the "Film Screening Awards" of San Diego, California (US):
- Best Horror Short;
- Best Actor (Pedro Sánchez);
- Best Costume Design (Patricia Gabas);
- Best VFX (Luca Visual FX);
- Best Music (Francesco Tresca);
- Best Sound (Christian Valente);
- Best Screenplay. 
Congratulations!!!

domenica 22 novembre 2020

'Deep Shock: Award #99 in London (England)

Today I'm happy to announce that 'Deep Shock' has received a 'Special Mention' at the "London-X4 Seasonal Short Film Festival" of London (England).
Congratulations!!!

sabato 21 novembre 2020

'Lion': Awards #350-352 in Istanbul (Turkey)

Today I'm thrilled to announce that 'Lion' has won 3 new awards at the "Andromeda Film Festival" of Istanbul (Turkey):

- Best Short;

- Best Horror;

- Best Director.

Check out all the winners here.

Congratulations!!!

venerdì 20 novembre 2020

'Deep Shock': Awards #88-98 in Orlando, Florida (US)

'Deep Shock' absolutely smashed in Orlando, Florida (US)! This evening I'm extremely proud to announce that my short film has won 11 new awards in the "Indie Shorts Film Festival":

- Best Short Film of the Month;

- Best Horror;

- Best Director;

- Best Actor (George Bracebridge);

- First Runner up for Best Supporting Actress (Lorna Larkin);

- Best Cinematographer (Juanma Postigo);

- First Runner up for Best Set Design (Carlos J. López, Carlos B. Luise);

- Best MUA (Sarah O'Brien, Daniele Nastasi, Niamhy Glynn);

- Best Editing (Daniel Salinas);

- Best VFX (Miguel Serón);

- Best Sound (Christian Valente).

Discover all the winners and nominees here.

I'm also very happy because 'Deep Shock' is the most awarded film of the festival.

Congratulations!!!

giovedì 19 novembre 2020

'Lion': 6 nominations in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Tonight I'm extremely proud to announce that 'Lion' has received 6 new nominations at the "BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Film Festival" of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil):

- Best Director; 

- Best Actor (Pedro Sánchez);

- Best Supporting Actor (Michael Segal);

- Best Supporting Actress (Tania Mercader);

- Best Editing (Daniel Salinas);

- Best Screenplay.

Check out the finalist films here.

The winners will be announced shortly.

Congratulations and... Good luck!!!

mercoledì 18 novembre 2020

'Deep Shock': Official Selection #48 in Annaba (Algeria)

'Deep Shock' for the first time in Algeria! Today I'm very happy to announce that my short film is an official selection at the "Domum Festival" of Annaba.

The winners will be announced soon.

Congratulations!!!

martedì 17 novembre 2020

'Lion'. Official Selection #192 in San Diego, California (USA)

Today I'm happy to say that 'Lion' is an official selection at the "Film Screening Awards" of San Diego, California (USA).

The winners will be announced in the first week of December.

Congratulations!!!

lunedì 16 novembre 2020

'Deep Shock': Official Selection #47 in Mumbai (India)

Tonight I'm very pleased to announce that 'Deep Shock' is an official selection at the "Indo American International Festival Of World Cinema" of Mumbai (India).

The festival will be streaming from 17th to 27th December on an American OTT platform of Amazon fire TV.

Winners will be announced in December.

Congratulations!!!

sabato 14 novembre 2020

'Lion': Official Selection #191 in Istanbul (Turkey)

'Lion' goes back to Istanbul (Turkey)!!! Today I'm happy to report that my short film is an official selection at the "Andromeda Film Festival".

The winners will be announced soon.

Congratulations!!!

giovedì 12 novembre 2020

'Deep Shock': Official Selection #46 in London (England)

'Deep Shock' goes back to London (England)! Today I'm pleased to announce that my short film is an official selection at the "Screen Power Film Festival".

'Deep Shock' has received 8 nominations:

- Best Horror;

- Best Director;

- Best Actress (Erica Prior);

- Best Actor (Luis Fernández de Eribe);

- Best Cinematography (Juanma Postigo);

- Best Editing (Daniel Salinas);

- Best Screenplay;

- Best Poster.

The winners will be announced soon.

Congratulations!!!

martedì 10 novembre 2020

domenica 8 novembre 2020

'Deep Shock': Official Selection #45 in Orlando, Florida (US)

Today I'm proud to announce that 'Deep Shock' is an official selection at the "Indie Shorts Film Festival" of Orlando, Florida (US).

My film is the one that had the most nominations: 16! Here in detail:

- Best Film of the Month;

- Best Horror;

- Best Director;

- Best Actress (Muireann Bird);

- Best Actor (George Bracebridge);

- Best Supporting Actor (Francesc Pagés);

- Best Supporting Actress (Lorna Larkin);

- Best Cinematography (Juanma Postigo);

- Best Set Design (Carlos J. López, Carlos B. Luise);

- Best Costume Design (Patricia Gabas);

- Best MUA (Sarah O'Brien, Daniele Nastasi, Niamhy Glynn);

- Best Editing (Daniel Salinas);

- Best VFX (Miguel Serón);

- Best Original Music (Giulio De Gaetano);

- Best Sound Editing (Christian Valente);

- Best Original Story.

Check out all the nominees here.

The winners will be announced soon.

Congratulations!!!

 

venerdì 6 novembre 2020

"Domum Festival": here the award

Today I'm happy to show you the award that 'Lion' has won in the "Domum Festival" of Annaba (Algeria).
Congratulations!!!

mercoledì 4 novembre 2020

'Deep Shock': Official Selection #44 in San Francisco, California (US)

'Deep Shock' flies to San Francisco, California (US)! Today I'm thrilled to announce that my short film is an official selection at the "Diabolical Horror Film Festival".

'Deep Shock' has received two nominations:

- Best Short Film;

- Best Special Effects (Miguel Serón).

Discover the finalist films here.

The winners will be announced soon.

Congratulations!!!

lunedì 2 novembre 2020

'Lion': Official Selection #190 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

'Lion' lands in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)!!! Today I'm proud to report that my short film is an official selection at the "BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Film Festival".

Check out all the finalist films here.

Nominees and winners will be known between the second and third weeks of November.

Congratulations!!!