Matteo Papetti

Matteo Papetti
Matteo Papetti
CitizenshipItalian
EducationLABA Brescia
OccupationsFilm director, screenwriter
Years active2022–present

Matteo Papetti (born 31 March 1998 [1]) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.[2][3] He directed the short films Dear Brother (2022) and ResoNumero0051 (2023).[4][5] ResoNumero0051 was one of the winning works of the 2023 Bookciak, Azione! competition, whose award ceremony was held as a pre-opening event of Giornate degli Autori during the 80th Venice International Film Festival.[6][7]

Career

Papetti developed an interest in cinema while attending a technical secondary school, where he studied mechanics. He later attended the Cinema and Audiovisual course at the Libera Accademia di Belle Arti (LABA) in Brescia.[2][8][3]

In 2022, Papetti directed and served as cinematographer on the self-produced short film Dear Brother.[2][4] The film received awards at several international film competitions, including a cinematography prize at the Tokyo Film Awards,[4] Best Foreign Short at the San Diego Movie Awards[9] and an Outstanding Achievement recognition in the Best Short Film category at the 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival.[10]

In 2023, Papetti directed and co-wrote ResoNumero0051, a short film freely inspired by Davide Passoni's graphic novel Isometria della memoria. The film was developed as a curricular project by students in LABA's Multimedia Dramaturgy course, coordinated by Alessandra Pescetta.[5] It was selected as one of the winning works of the twelfth edition of Bookciak, Azione![6][11][12][13][14][15] The winning films were presented at the Lido of Venice on 29 August 2023 during the Bookciak, Azione! event preceding Giornate degli Autori.[7][16]

Papetti later worked as assistant director and production manager on Claudio Recenti's short film A Bed Story.[17] The film was shortlisted for the 2026 Sony Future Filmmaker Awards.[18]

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Ref.
2022 Dear Brother Director, cinematographer [4]
2023 ResoNumero0051 Director, co-writer [5]

Awards and recognition

Year Work Festival or award Category Result Ref.
2022 Dear Brother Tokyo Film Awards Cinematography Won [4]
2022 Dear Brother San Diego Movie Awards Best Foreign Short Won [9]
2022 Dear Brother 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival Best Short Film Outstanding Achievement [10]
2023 ResoNumero0051 Bookciak, Azione! Main competition Won [6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Cinemaitaliano.info: Matteo Papetti". Cinemaitaliano.info (in Italian). 4 August 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bookciak, vince il bresciano Matteo Papetti". Popolis (in Italian). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Storie di successo". Accademia di Belle Arti LABA (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Horo, dai cortometraggi alla conquista del successo". 51News (in Italian). 24 September 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 ""Bookciak, azione! 2023"". Accademia di Belle Arti LABA (in Italian). 5 September 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 "Amadeo, Pellegrinet, Papetti vincono a Bookciak, azione!". ANSA (in Italian). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 "Bookciak, Azione! 2023". Giornate degli Autori (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Bookciak Azione!, la vittoria va al bresciano Matteo Papetti". Prima Brescia (in Italian). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Award of Prestige Summer 2022". San Diego Movie Awards. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  10. 1 2 "FDIFF's Winners July–August, 2022". 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Restiamo umani, tre corti interpretano il tema del premio Bookciak". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  12. ↑ Bucci, Emanuele (30 August 2023). "Nichi Vendola al Lido per Bookciak: «Vorrei un film da God Save the Queer»". Ciak (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Greta Amadeo vince 'Bookciak, Azione!' con corto ispirato a 'La mia amica scavezzacollo'". Cinecittà News (in Italian). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Venezia 2023: i primi vincitori Bookciak, Azione! 2023". Cinecircolo Romano (in Italian). 29 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  15. ↑ Ambrosin, Alessandro (29 August 2023). "Venezia 80. Bookciak azione! Nichi Vendola assegna i primi premi". Dazebaonews (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  16. ↑ Venezia Biennale Cinema 2023 – L'intervista a Nichi Vendola (in Italian). RaiPlay. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "A Bed Story". CinemaItaliano.info (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Sony Future Filmmaker Awards: 2026 shortlist announced" (Press release). Sony. 30 April 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
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