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Davide Melini

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
  • Producer
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Davide Melini was born on April 9, 1979 in Rome. His career officially started up in 2004 and, until now, he has directed 6 short films: Amore estremo (2006), La sceneggiatura (2006), The Puzzle (2008), The Sweet Hand of the White Rose (2010), Lion (2017) and Deep Shock (2019).

In his career he has also worked as an assistant director in the TV series Rome (2005), Penny Dreadful (2014) and Into the Badlands (2015), in the movies Baciami piccina (2006) by Roberto Cimpanelli, Mother of Tears (2007) by Dario Argento, Este amor es de otro planeta (2019) by Daniel Diosdado and My Grand Farewell (2020) by Antonio Hens and Antonio Álamo.

All his short films have won many international festival awards and they received excellent critics worldwide.

With 386 awards, "Lion" has become one of the most awarded horror short film in history.

In July 2012, the well-known American website "Dr. Terror Blog of Horror", presented the "Italian Horror Week: The Rebirth of the Italian Horror Empire" including Davide Melini as one of the best Italian filmmakers of this genre.

In January 2013, the famous American website "Creepercast" presented the best director of horror movies around the world. "Creepy Horror Bites: The Independent Short Horror Film Director You Should Know Vol. 2" pays tribute to Davide Melini and his short films.

In November 2014, the popular Swedish website "Theatre of Blood" has paid a real tribute to the 'giallo' and the Italian horror films. In the article talks about Mario Bava, Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Sergio Martino, Antonio Margheriti, Massimo Dallamano, Umberto Lenzi, Riccardo Freda, Lamberto Bava, Michele Soavi, Aldo Lado, etc., Many films are also analyzed, with a special eye about music (Ennio Morricone and the Goblin are mentioned). A complete tribute that spanning the entire history of Italian Horror. The article also talks about the new generation of giallo filmmaker and Davide Melini is considered as one of the most promising Italian horror directors.
BornApril 9, 1979
BornApril 9, 1979
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    • 289 wins & 210 nominations

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Ezekiel Montes, Biktor Kero, Davide Melini, Alessandro Fornari, Cachito Noguera, and Visioni Gotiche in The Puzzle (2008)
The Puzzle
6.1
Short
  • Director
  • 2008
Biktor Kero, Jose Antonio Crespillo, Davide Melini, Carlos Bahos, Fabel Aguilera, Natasha Machuca, Leocricia Sabán, Stefanya Hernandez, Shani Jones, and Vicky Beceiro in The Sweet Hand of the White Rose (2010)
The Sweet Hand of the White Rose
7.4
Short
  • Director
  • 2010
Davide Melini, Claudia Nicosia, Roberto Micalizzi, Matteo Pianezzi, Andrea Veracini, Niccolò Palomba, and Filippo Panunzi in La sceneggiatura (2006)
La sceneggiatura
8.8
Short
  • Director
  • 2006
Vincenzo Mastrantonio, Ferdinando Merolla, Erica Prior, Juan Rodríguez Escalera, Francesc Pagès, Luca Vannella, Muireann Bird, Davide Melini, Carlos Bahos, Bobby Holland Hanton, Luis Fernández de Eribe, Enrique Muñoz, Niamh Glynn, George Bracebridge, Lorna Larkin, Alexis Continente, Juanma Postigo, Giulio De Gaetano, Patricia Gabas, Roberto Maria Paglialunga, Carlos Borja Luise, Carlos Javier López, Daniel Salinas, and Manuel Morales Dominguez in Deep Shock (2019)
Deep Shock
7.3
Short
  • Director
  • 2019

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • My Grand Farewell (2020)
    My Grand Farewell
    • third assistant director
    • 2020
  • Kaco Forns and Elena Martínez in Este amor es de otro planeta (2019)
    Este amor es de otro planeta
    • first assistant director
    • 2019
  • Daniel Wu in Into the Badlands (2015)
    Into the Badlands
    • trainee assistant director
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Penny Dreadful (2014)
    Penny Dreadful
    • trainee assistant director (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Asia Argento in Mother of Tears (2007)
    Mother of Tears
    • trainee assistant director
    • 2007
  • Baciami piccina (2006)
    Baciami piccina
    • assistant director
    • 2006
  • Rome (2005)
    Rome
    • trainee assistant director (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2005

Director

  • Vincenzo Mastrantonio, Ferdinando Merolla, Erica Prior, Juan Rodríguez Escalera, Francesc Pagès, Luca Vannella, Muireann Bird, Davide Melini, Carlos Bahos, Bobby Holland Hanton, Luis Fernández de Eribe, Enrique Muñoz, Niamh Glynn, George Bracebridge, Lorna Larkin, Alexis Continente, Juanma Postigo, Giulio De Gaetano, Patricia Gabas, Roberto Maria Paglialunga, Carlos Borja Luise, Carlos Javier López, Daniel Salinas, and Manuel Morales Dominguez in Deep Shock (2019)
    Deep Shock
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Vincenzo Mastrantonio, Ferdinando Merolla, Michael Segál, Luca Vannella, Davide Melini, Bobby Holland Hanton, Tania Mercader, Alexis Continente, Juanma Postigo, Francesco Tresca, Roberto Maria Paglialunga, Carlos Borja Luise, Carlos Javier López, Pedro Sánchez, and Daniel Salinas in Lion (2017)
    Lion
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Self Induced Nightmares (2013)
    Self Induced Nightmares
    • Director (segment The Sweet Hand of the White Rose)
    • 2013
  • Bill Oberst Jr. in The Dark Cinema (2013)
    The Dark Cinema
    • Director (segment : "The Puzzle)
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Biktor Kero, Jose Antonio Crespillo, Davide Melini, Carlos Bahos, Fabel Aguilera, Natasha Machuca, Leocricia Sabán, Stefanya Hernandez, Shani Jones, and Vicky Beceiro in The Sweet Hand of the White Rose (2010)
    The Sweet Hand of the White Rose
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Ezekiel Montes, Biktor Kero, Davide Melini, Alessandro Fornari, Cachito Noguera, and Visioni Gotiche in The Puzzle (2008)
    The Puzzle
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2008
  • Davide Melini, Claudia Nicosia, Roberto Micalizzi, Matteo Pianezzi, Andrea Veracini, Niccolò Palomba, and Filippo Panunzi in La sceneggiatura (2006)
    La sceneggiatura
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2006
  • Amore estremo (2006)
    Amore estremo
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2006

Producer

  • Biktor Kero, Jose Antonio Crespillo, Davide Melini, Carlos Bahos, Fabel Aguilera, Natasha Machuca, Leocricia Sabán, Stefanya Hernandez, Shani Jones, and Vicky Beceiro in The Sweet Hand of the White Rose (2010)
    The Sweet Hand of the White Rose
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Ezekiel Montes, Biktor Kero, Davide Melini, Alessandro Fornari, Cachito Noguera, and Visioni Gotiche in The Puzzle (2008)
    The Puzzle
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2008
  • Davide Melini, Claudia Nicosia, Roberto Micalizzi, Matteo Pianezzi, Andrea Veracini, Niccolò Palomba, and Filippo Panunzi in La sceneggiatura (2006)
    La sceneggiatura
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2006
  • Amore estremo (2006)
    Amore estremo
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2006

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  • Alternative names
    • Dani Melini
  • Born
    • April 9, 1979
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy

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    Cousin of Luca Vannella, Emmanuele Mazziotti, Andrea Mazziotti, Erika Vaterlini and Matteo Vaterlini.

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