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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"

mercoledì 30 settembre 2020

'Lion': Official Selection #186 in Los Angeles, California (US)

'Lion' again in Hollywood! This evening I'm thrilled to announce that my short film is an official selection at the "BingeHorror Online Film Award" of Los Angeles, California (US).

'Lion' will stream on "BingeHorror.com", "BingeHorror TV" and mobile apps from October 24th to November 15th.

Award nominations are coming in October.

Congratulations!!!

 

lunedì 28 settembre 2020

'Lion': Official Selection #185 in Annaba (Algeria)

'Lion' 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.

Here you can see the selected films.

The winners will be announced in October.

Congratulations!!!

sabato 26 settembre 2020

'Lion': Awards #333-344 in Los Angeles, California (US)

'Lion' conquers Hollywood again! Tonight I'm extremely proud to announce that my short film has won 12 new awards at prestigious "IndieX Fest":

- Best Horror;

- Best Gore;

- Best Producers (Luca VannellaAlexis ContinenteVincenzo MastrantonioBobby Holland HantonFerdinando MerollaRoberto Paglialunga);

- Best Male Director;

- Best Editing (Daniel Salinas);

- Best Sound Design (Christian Valente);

- Best Sound Mixing (Christian Valente);

- Best Sound Editing (Christian Valente);

- Best Special FX (Sarah O'Brien);

- Best Special Makeup (Sarah O'Brien);

- Best Visual FX (Luca Visual FX);

- Best Trailer.

Check out all the winners here.

This is the 89th award that 'Lion' wins in Los Angeles!

Congratulations!!!

 

giovedì 24 settembre 2020

"Accord Cine Fest": here the awards

This evening I'm pleased to show you the awards that 'Deep Shock' has won in the "Accord Cine Fest" of Mumbai (India).

Congratulations!!!

martedì 22 settembre 2020

"Mont Blanc International Film Fest": here the awards

Today I'm proud to show you the awards that 'Deep Shock' has won in the "Mont Blanc International Film Fest" of Paris (France).

Congratulations!!!

domenica 20 settembre 2020

'Lion': Official Selection #184 in Luleå (Sweden)

'Lion' for the first time in Sweden! My short film is an official selection at the "Sweden Film Awards" of Luleå.
Check out the finalist films here.
Thanks!!!

sabato 19 settembre 2020

'Lion': 20 award nominations in Hollywood

Tonight I'm extremely proud to announce that 'Lion' has received an outstanding 20 award nominations at the famous "IndieX Film Fest" of Los Angeles, California (US).

My short is the most nominated of all submitted films!

In detail, I received two nominations for the 'Genre Categories':

- Best Horror Short;

- Best Fantasy Short.

Check out all the nominations here.

Furthermore 'Lion' received another 18 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 Young Actor (Pedro Sánchez);

- Best Supporting Actor (Michael Segal);  

- Best Supporting Actress (Tania Mercader);

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

- Best Cinematography (Juanma Postigo);

- Best Editing (Daniel Salinas);

- Best Sound Design (Christian Valente);

- Best Sound Mixing (Christian Valente);

- Best Sound Editing (Christian Valente);

- Best Original Score (Francesco Tresca);

- Best Special FX (Sarah O'Brien);

- Best Visual FX (Luca Visual FX);

- Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Daniele Nastasi, Niamhy Glynn);

- Best Special Makeup (Sarah O'Brien);

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

- Best Original Song ("The Roar of the King" by Francesco Tresca).

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!!!

venerdì 18 settembre 2020

'Lion' and 'Deep Shock' selected in Mount Zion, Illinois (US)

Today I'm very happy to announce that 'Lion' and 'Deep Shock' are an official selection at "The Dead in Decatur Film Festival", that it will take place on October 16th in Mount Zion, Illinois (US).

The festival program is coming soon.

Congratulations!!!

giovedì 17 settembre 2020

'Deep Shock': Official Selection #39 in The Dalles, Oregon (US)


 Tonight I'm proud to announce that 'Deep Shock' is an official selection at the prestigious "Oregon Scream Week Horror Film Festival", that it will take place from October 8th to 10th in The Dalles, Oregon (US).

Here you can discover all the finalist films.

The festival program will be out soon.

Congratulations!!!

mercoledì 16 settembre 2020

'Lion': Official Selection #182 in Los Angeles, California (US)

'Lion' goes back to Hollywood! This evening I'm extremely proud to announce that my short film is an official selection at the prestigious "IndieX Fest" of Los Angeles, California (US).
Check out the technical data of the film here.
The nominations will be announced soon.
Congratulations and... fingers crossed!!!

martedì 15 settembre 2020

'Deep Shock': Official Selection #38 in New York (US)

Today I'm very happy to announce that 'Deep Shock' is an official selection at the "Upstate NY Horror Film Festival" of New York (US).
Unfortunately due to Covid-19, the 5-day event festival has been postponed to 2021.
Congratulations!!!

lunedì 14 settembre 2020

'Lion': Awards #326-332 in Washington (US)

Today I'm pleased to announce that 'Lion' has won 7 new awards at "The Naked Edge Science Fiction Film Festival" of Washington (US):
- Best Fantasy;
- Best Actor (Pedro Sánchez);
- Best Duo (Michael Segal, Tania Mercader);
- Best Casting (Carlos Bahos);
- Best VFX (Luca Visual FX);
- Best Music (Francesco Tresca);
- Best Screenplay.
Congratulations!!!

domenica 13 settembre 2020

'Deep Shock': Awards #78-81 in Mumbai (India)

Today I'm extremely proud to announce that 'Deep Shock' has won 3 new awards in the "Accord Cine Fest" of Mumbai (India):
- Best Thriller;
- Best Director;
- Best Supporting Actress (Lorna Larkin).
Check out all the winners here.
Congratulations!!!

sabato 12 settembre 2020

'Lion': Award #325 in Odessa (Ukraine)

'Lion' wins for the first time in Odessa (Ukraine)! Tonight I'm proud to announce that I won the 'Best Director' award in the "Onyko Films Awards".
Discover all the winners here.
Congratulations!!!

venerdì 11 settembre 2020

'Deep Shock': Award #77 in Bangor, County Down (Ireland)

Today I'm extremely proud to announce that 'Deep Shock' has won the 'Best Horror Film' award at the prestigious "The Yellow Fever Independent Film Festival" of Bangor, County Down (Ireland).
My short also received two other nominations:
- Best Short Film;
- Best Special Makeup (Sarah O'Brien, Daniele Nastasi, Niamhy Glynn).
Due to Covid-19, the festival could not be celebrated normally, but you can still see the awards ceremony below.
Congratulations!!!

giovedì 10 settembre 2020

'Lion': Awards #317-324 in Liverpoool (England)

Today I'm excited to announce that 'Lion' as won 8 new awards at the "Bloodpool Film Festival" of Liverpool (England):
- Platinum Award for the Best Horror Film;
- Platinum Award for the Best Director;
- Platinum Award for the Best Young Actor (Pedro Sánchez);
- Gold Award for the Best Lead Actor (Michael Segal);
- Gold Award for the Best Lead Actress (Tania Mercader);
- Gold Award for the Best Special Makeup (Sarah O'Brien, Daniele Nastasi, Niamhy Glynn);
- Gold Award for the Best Editing (Daniel Salinas);
- Gold Award for the Best Original Score (Francesco Tresca).
Congratulations!!!

mercoledì 9 settembre 2020

'Deep Shock': Awards #75 and 76 in Paris (France)

'Deep Shock' triumphes for the first time in Paris (France)! Today I'm extremely proud to announce that my short film has won 2 new awards at the "Mont Blanc International Film Fest":
- Best Short Film;
- Best Director.
You can read all the winners here.
Congratulations!!!

martedì 8 settembre 2020

'Lion': Awards #311-316 in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire (England)

This evening I'm thrilled to announce that 'Lion' as won 6 awards at "The Borehamwood Film Festival" of Borehamwood, Hertfordshire (England):
- Best Narrative Short;
- Best Actor in a Leading Role (Michael Segal);
- Best Cinematography (Juanma Postigo);
- Best Sound Design (Christian Valente);
- Best VFX (Luca Visual FX);
- Best Screenplay.
Congratulations!!!

lunedì 7 settembre 2020

"Hollywood Blood Horror Festival": here all the awards

Tonight I'm happy to show you the awards that 'Lion' has won in the prestigious "Hollywood Blood Horror Festival" of Los Angeles, California (US).
Congratulations!!!
(BEST PRODUCERS AWARD)
(BEST DIRECTOR AWARD)
(BEST YOUNG ACTOR AWARD)
(BEST ACTOR AWARD)
(BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS AWARD)
(BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD)
(BEST EDITING AWARD)
(BEST SOUND DESIGN AWARD)
(BEST ORIGINAL SCORE AWARD)
(BEST VFX AWARD)
(BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING AWARD)
(BEST TRAILER AWARD)
(BEST POSTER AWARD)

domenica 6 settembre 2020

"Hollywood Gold Awards": here all the awards and nominations

Today I'm very happy to show you the awards that 'Deep Shock' has won in the "Hollywood Gold Awards" of Los Angeles, California (US).
Congratulations!!!
(BEST ORIGINAL SCORE AWARD)

My short film also received other 13 nominations. Here you can see them.
(BEST DIRECTOR NOMINATION)
(BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY NOMINATION)
(BEST ORIGINAL STORY NOMINATION)
(BEST ACTOR NOMINATION)
(BEST ACTRESS NOMINATION)
(BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY NOMINATION)
(BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN NOMINATION)
(BEST COSTUME DESIGN NOMINATION)
(BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING NOMINATION)
(BEST EDITING NOMINATION)
(BEST VFX NOMINATION)
(BEST SOUND DESIGN NOMINATION)
(BEST ORIGINAL SCORE NOMINATION)