| Gianni Zanasi | |
| Birth Place: | Vignola, Italy |
| Citizenship: | Italy |
| Years Active: | 1993–present |
Gianni Zanasi is an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor.
Gianni Zanasi was born in Vignola in 1965. After studying philosophy at the University of Bologna, he enrolled in a school of theatrical writing and a course in film directed by Nanni Moretti. He attended the Experimental Center of Cinematography in Rome, where in 1992 he graduated from directing.[1]
In 1992 made his first short film Le belle prove,[1] which won a prize at the Torino Film Festival. Two years later the same cast was reassembled for his first feature film, Nella mischia (1995), which was the first feature selected for Director's Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Zanasi also directed the television miniseries Fathers and Sons and the documentary Life is short but the day is long.
He returned to feature films in 2007, with the comedy Don't Think About It, starring Valerio Mastandrea, Anita Caprioli, Giuseppe Battiston, Caterina Murino, and others. Critically acclaimed, the film gave rise in 2009 to a television series of the same name, broadcast by Fox Italy, directed by Zanasi and Pellegrini, with the same cast as the original title.[2]
In 2018 he directed Troppa grazia.[3] [4]
| Title | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nella mischia | 1995 | As director |
| Fuori di me | 1999 | Direction and screenplay |
| Don't Think About It | 2007 | Direction and screenplay |
| The Complexity of Happiness | 2015 | Direction and screenplay |
| Lucia's Grace | 2018 | Direction and screenplay |
| Notes | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Le belle prove | Short film | 1993 | |
| Nella mischia | 1995 | ||
| A domani | Director and screenplay | 1999 | |
| Beside Myself | As an actor also | 1999 | |
| The life's short but the day is long | Documentary. Original Title - La vita è breve ma la giornata è lunghissima | 2004 | |
| Don't Think About It | Original Title - Non pensarci | 2007 | |
| Non pensarci, la serie | TV series | 2009 |