| Birth Date: | 1973 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Naples, Italy |
| Occupation: | Film director |
Gianluca Jodice (born 4 December 1973) is an Italian filmmaker best known for the feature films The Bad Poet and The Flood.[1]
Jodice was born in Naples and graduated with a degree in philosophy from University of Naples Federico II.
After directing a series of award-winning short films throughout the late 1990s and 2000s, Jodice directed the 2014 documentary Searching for the Great Beauty, about the Paolo Sorrentino film The Great Beauty. In 2015, Jodice and Giuseppe Gagliardi co-directed the ten-episode Sky Italia series 1992.[2]
Jodice's 2020 feature film debut, The Bad Poet, dramatized the relationship between Gabriele D'Annunzio and Benito Mussolini through the eyes of Giovanni Comini, a young federal secretary in Fascist Italy.[3] For The Bad Poet, Jodice was nominated in the Best New Director category at the 2021 Nastro d'Argento and 2022 David di Donatello award ceremonies.[4] [5]
The Flood, Jodice's film about Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette at the end of their reign, was selected to open the 77th Locarno Film Festival in August 2024.[6]
| Year | English title | Original title | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Infinity | L’infinito | Short film | ||
| 1998 | Rat Meat | Carne di topo | Short film | ||
| 2002 | Portrait of a Child | Ritratto di bambino | Short film | ||
| 2014 | Searching for the Great Beauty | Cercando la grande bellezza | Documentary about the Paolo Sorrentino film The Great Beauty | ||
| 2020 | The Bad Poet | Il cattivo poeta | |||
| 2024 | Le Déluge |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Nastro d'Argento | Best New Director | The Bad Poet | ||
| Golden Ciak | Best First Feature | ||||
| 2022 | David di Donatello Award | Best New Director |