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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"

- EN DJÄVULSK ROADTRIP - EN ÄKTA GORE-METPIZZA
- ITALIAN HORROR WEEK: THE REBIRTH OF THE ITALIAN HORROR EMPIRE - THE BEST ITALIAN HORROR DIRECTORS
- 'THE PUZZLE' IS PART OF "THE DARK CINEMA" - THE NEW AMERICAN HORROR ANTHOLOGY SERIES, HOSTED BY BILL OBERST JR. AND PRODUCED BY CHERYL COMPTON (LOS ANGELES - US)
- 'THE PUZZLE' & 'THE SWEET HAND OF THE WHITE ROSE' CELEBRATED IN THE "DIABOLIQUE MAGAZINE" (NEW YORK - US)
- CINEMA CHE PASSIONE: A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO DAVIDE MELINI

sabato 30 marzo 2019

'Lion': Review #44 in New York (US)

"Melini plays with delightful camerawork and cool, shadowy, hair-splitting color palettes and often allows shots to sit just long enough to raise goosebumps on the back of the neck".
'Lion' goes back to New York! Today I'm extremely proud to invite you to read the new great review that has come out on the "B-Sides & Badlands" website (click here).
The article has been written by Jason Scott.
Many thanks!!!
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giovedì 28 marzo 2019

'Lion': Review #43 in London (England)

"I've really never seen anything quite like this before".
'Lion' roars back to London! Tonight I want to invite you to listen the new great review of my short film, that has come out on the famous "Let's Watch Horror" website (click here). It's no easy for a radio to spend 30 minutes talking about a short film, but this is the magic of 'Lion'.
Robbie Banham, Ruby Musgrove-Ward and Antony Mansfield analyze all the points... You can't absolutely miss it!
Thanks a lot!!!
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martedì 26 marzo 2019

Official Selection #153 in Bhubaneswar (India)

Today I'm happy to say that 'Lion' is an official selection at the "International Film Festival of Odisha" of Bhubaneswar (India).
The winners will be announced in April.
Congratulations!!!
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domenica 24 marzo 2019

"Bostik International Film Festival": here the awards!

(BEST ORIGINAL IDEA AWARD)
This evening I'm proud to show you the awards that 'Lion' has won in the "Bostik International Film Festival" of Vienna (Austria).
Congratulations!!!
(BEST ACTOR AWARD)
(BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD)
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sabato 23 marzo 2019

Meeting actress Macarena Gómez in Malaga...

(In the picture: actress Macarena Gómez and me)
At the end of November there was a meeting in Rome with the legendary Uruguayan actor George Hilton... And today I had the pleasure of meeting the great Spanish actress Macarena Gómez ('Shrew's Nest', 'Sexykiller' and 'La que se avecina')...
Being surrounded by professional people who love cinema like me, it's something really amazing! So why not try to make a good horror movie all together?
Stay tuned!!!
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venerdì 22 marzo 2019

"Warsaw Independent Film Festival": here all the 6 awards!

(BEST SHORT FILM AWARD)
Today I'm excited to show you the awards that 'Lion' has won in the "Warsaw Independent Film Festival" of Warsaw (Poland).
Congratulations!!!
(BEST DIRECTOR AWARD)
(BEST YOUNG ACTOR AWARD)
(BEST ACTOR AWARD)
(BEST MUSIC AWARD)
(BEST SOUND AWARD)
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giovedì 21 marzo 2019

'Deep Shock' latest news

Today I'm excited to announce that the 'Deep Shock' color correction is over! We now await only the final version of the complete audio, which is being worked on in Rome.
Distribution will begin in May.
I can't wait!!!
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mercoledì 20 marzo 2019

"ST. Tropez Film Festival": here the awards!

(BEST HORROR FILM AWARD)
Tonight I'm proud to show you the awards that 'Lion' has won in the "ST. Tropez Film Festival" of Saint-Tropez (France).
Congratulations!!!
(BEST SCREENPLAY AWARD)
(BEST ACTOR AWARD)
(BEST ACTRESS AWARD)
(BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY)
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lunedì 18 marzo 2019

️Awards #183-187 in Eberndorf (Austria)

Let's stop for a moment the publication of the trophies won, because in the counting of prizes there is an error. I realized that I didn't post the awards #183-187! So today let's go back in time to fill this "hole"...
I'm therefore very happy to report that 'Lion' has won 5 new awards at the "Golden Diana Awards" of Eberndorf (Austria):
- Best Horror/Thriller Short Film;
- Best Director;
- Best Child Actor (Pedro Sánchez);
- Best Actor (Michael Segal);
- Best Actress (Tania Mercader).
I apologize again for the mistake! I will start again with the publication of the winning prizes.
Congratulations!!!
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sabato 16 marzo 2019

"Cambodia Horrific Film Festival": here the 5 awards!

(BEST SCREENPLAY AWARD)
Today I'm very happy to show you the awards that 'Lion' has won in the "Cambodia Horrific Film Festival" of Phnom Penh (Cambodia).
Congratulations!!!
(BEST CHILD ACTOR AWARD)
(BEST ACTOR AWARD)
(BEST ACTRESS AWARD)
(BEST MUSIC AWARD)
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venerdì 15 marzo 2019

'Este amor es de otro planeta': tomorrow the Spanish premiere

Tomorrow at 4pm there will be the Spanish premiere of 'Este amor es de otro planeta', a film in which I had the chance to work as 1st AD.
It's a funny comedy, directed by Daniel Diosdado and produced by Ezekiel Montes' "73140323 PC".
The cast is formed by Elena Martínez, Kako Forns, Paul Lapidus, Susana Cruzado, Cachito Noguera, Álvaro Peréz and Javier Zurita.
Go ahead!!!
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giovedì 14 marzo 2019

"Hidden Short Awards": here the 6 awards!

(BEST SHORT FILM AWARD)
Tonight I'm proud to show you the awards that 'Lion' has won in the "Hidden Shorts Awards" of London (England).
Congratulations!!!
(BEST DIRECTOR AWARD)
(BEST ACTOR AWARD)
(BEST SOUNDTRACK AWARD)
(BEST POSTER AWARD)
(AUDIENCE AWARD)
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martedì 12 marzo 2019

"Miami Movie Fest": here all the awards!!!

(BEST SHORT FILM AWARD)
This evening I'm extremely pleased to show you the 7 awards that 'Lion' has won in the "Miami Movie Fest" (US).
Congratulations!!!
(BEST PRODUCTION AWARD)
(BEST DIRECTOR AWARD)
(BEST SCREENPLAY AWARD)
(BEST ACTRESS AWARD)
(BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD)
(BEST COSTUMES AWARD)
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domenica 10 marzo 2019

"Nevada International Film Festival": here the award

Today I'm proud to show you the award that 'Lion' has won in the prestigious "Nevada International Film Festival" of Las Vegas (US).
Congratulations!!!
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venerdì 8 marzo 2019

"Haunted Horror Film Festival": here the 7 awards!

(BEST FILM AWARD)
Today I'm very thrilled to show you the awards that 'Lion' has won in the "Haunted Horror Film Festival" of Chicago (US).
Congratulations!!!
(BEST PRODUCTION AWARD)
(BEST DIRECTOR AWARD)
(BEST YOUNG ACTOR AWARD)
(BEST ACTOR AWARD)
(BEST MUSIC AWARD)
(BEST SOUND AWARD)
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giovedì 7 marzo 2019

Dario Argento's 'Deep Red' celebrates 44 years

Exactly 44 years ago (7 March 1975), the masterpiece of Dario Argento, 'Deep Red' was released.
Emerging in the middle 1960s from the works of classical Italian horror auteur Mario Bava ('Blood and Black Lace, 1964), the giallo endured through the 1970s, and Argento's master giallo thoroughly fulfills the codified expectations of the genre.
My short film wants to celebrate these two great directos and all the 'Giallo' genre.
'Deep Shock' is coming this May!!! Stay tuned!
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mercoledì 6 marzo 2019

"American Filmatic Arts Awards": here all the awards!

(BEST HORROR SHORT AWARD)
Tonight I'm very proud to show you the awards that 'Lion' has won in the "American Filmatic Arts Awards" of New York (US).
Congratulations!!!
(BEST DIRECTOR AWARD)
(BEST ACTOR AWARD)
(BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR AWARD)
(BEST ACTRESS AWARD)
(BEST CASTING AWARD)
(BEST MAKE-UP AWARD)
(BEST VISUAL EFFECTS AWARD)
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