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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"

martedì 31 luglio 2018

'Lion': Awards #121-122 in New York (US)

Today I'm extremely proud to announce that 'Lion' has won two new awards at the prestigious "NYC Indie Film Awards" of New York (US):
- Silver Award for the 'Best Short Film';
- Gold Award for the 'Best Director'.
Check out the winners here.
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

domenica 29 luglio 2018

'Lion' is screening tonigh at the "Rolda Web Fest" (Colombia)

'Lion' is screening tonight in the final of the "Rolda Web Fest", that will take place in the "Museo Rayo" of Roldanillo, Valle del Cauca (Colombia).
Check out all the selected films here.
I'd also like to invite you to watch the video below: Pedro Sánchez has been nominated for the 'Best Child Actor' award.
Congratulations and... Good luck!!!

venerdì 27 luglio 2018

'Lion': Official Selection #111 in London (England)

Tonight I'm very proud to announce that 'Lion' goes back to London (England)! My short film got 3 nominations at the "Latitude Film Awards": 'Best Narrative Short', 'Best Director' and 'Best Lead Actor' (Pedro Sánchez).
Winners will be revealed soon.
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

mercoledì 25 luglio 2018

'Lion': Official Selection #110 in Rome (Italy)

This evening I'm pleased to announce that 'Lion' is an official selection at the "Roma Cinema Doc" (Italy).
Winners will be announced soon.
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

lunedì 23 luglio 2018

'Lion': Official Selection #109 in Roldanillo, Valle del Cauca (Colombia)

'Lion' is an official selection at the "Rolda Web Fest", that is the most important web festival in Colombia and one of three in South America.
I'm very happy to announce that young Pedro Sánchez has been nominated for the 'Best Child Actor' award.
The festival will take place on July 27 at the "Museo Rayo" of Roldanillo, Valle del Cauca.
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

sabato 21 luglio 2018

'Lion' is screening at the "Hollywood Dead Film Festival" (US)

'Lion' is screening today at 5:15pm in the final of the "Hollywood Dead Film Festival", that will take place in the "Holiday Inn Burbank - Media Center" of Los Angeles, California (US).
Red Carpet will start at 12:00pm.
Check out the film schedule lineup here.
Congratulations and... Good luck!!!

giovedì 19 luglio 2018

Working on the screenplay of a new feature film

With 120 awards all over the world (and it's not over yet!), I can say that 'Lion' is a great success!
And my new 'Deep Shock' is coming in 2019...
This will be my latest work in the short films sector.
But there's something I miss... what? Dreaming... creating something from scratch... So I took out my old and beloved pen and now I'm waiting the shadows of the night surround me, invading my spirit and my mind. I have to feel every beat of my heart and the blood has to boil again... Only in exceptional circumstances like these I can write something good.
A new, fascinating challenge awaits me... a new story to write... A NEW FEATURE FILM!
Ghosts and demons of the night, come to me!!!

mercoledì 18 luglio 2018

'Lion' screens tonight at the "Festival Internacional de Cine de Sax" (Spain)

'Lion' is screening today in the final of the "Festival Internacional de Cine de Sax", that will take place at the 10:00pm in the "Centro de Estudios y Archivio Histórico Municipal Alberto Sols" of Alicante (Spain).
Check out the festival program here.
Congratulations and... Good luck!!!

lunedì 16 luglio 2018

"CFK International Film Festival": here the awards

(2nd BEST SHORT FILM AWARD)
Tonight I'm extremely proud to show you the awards that 'Lion' has won in the "CFK International Film Festival" of Swindon (England).
Congratulations!!!
(BEST ACTOR AWARD)

sabato 14 luglio 2018

"Virging Spring Cinefest": here the 6 awards!

(BEST SHORT FILM AWARD)
Today I'm extremely proud to show you the 6 awards that 'Lion' has won in the prestigious "Virging Spring Cinefest" of Kolkata (India).
Congratulations!!!
(BEST PRODUCERS AWARD)
(BEST DIRECTOR AWARD)
(BEST ACTOR AWARD)
(BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR AWARD)
(BEST ACTRESS AWARD)

giovedì 12 luglio 2018

'Lion': Official Selection #108 in Los Angeles, California (US)

'Lion' goes back to Los Angeles! Today I'm thrilled to announce that my short film is an official selection at the "Hollywood Dead Film Festival", that will held on July 21-22.
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

martedì 10 luglio 2018

'Lion': Official Selection #107 in New York (US)

This evening I'm very proud to announce that 'Lion' is an official selection at the prestigious "NYC Indie Film Awards" of New York (US).
I'm also been nominated for the 'Best Director' award!
Winners will be revealed soon.
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

domenica 8 luglio 2018

'Lion': Official Selection #106 in Alicante (Spain)

Today I'm happy to announce that 'Lion' is an official selection at the "Festival Internacional de Cine de Sax", that will held from 17-20 July in Alicante (Spain).
Check out the finalist films here.
My short film is screening on Wednesday 18th.
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

venerdì 6 luglio 2018

'Lion': Awards #119-120 in Swindon (England)

Tonight we are excited to announce that 'Lion' has won the '2nd Best Film' award at the "CFK International Film Festival" of Swindon (England).
But the good news does not end here... Michael Segal has been also awarded as 'Best Actor'!
Check out the winners here.
And with these last two, my short film reaches 120 awards!
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

mercoledì 4 luglio 2018

'Lion': Awards #113-118 in Kolkata (India)

Today I'm extremely proud to announce that 'Lion' has won 6 new awards at the prestigious "Virgin Spring Cinefest" of Kolkata (India):
- Gold Award for the 'Best Short Film';
- Gold Award for the 'Best Production' (Luca VannellaAlexis ContinenteVincenzo MastrantonioBobby Holland HantonFerdinando MerollaRoberto Paglialunga);
- Silver Award for the 'Best Director';
- Honorable Mention for the 'Best Actor' (Pedro Sánchez);
Honorable Mention for the 'Best Supporting Actor' (Michael Segal);
- Bronze Award for the 'Best Actress' (Tania Mercader).
Check out all the winners here.
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!

domenica 1 luglio 2018

'Lion': Official Selection #105 in Swindon (England)

'Lion' goes back to England! My short film is an official selection at the "CKF International Film Festival" of Swindon.
I'm also very pleased to report that Michael Segal has been nominated for the 'Best Actor' award.
Here you can read the finalist films.
Congratulations to all the cast & crew!!!