Giambattista Avellino
Giambattista Avellino (born 18 November 1957) is an Italian director and screenwriter.
Giambattista Avellino
- Name
- Giambattista Avellino
- Born
- 18 November 1957
- Birthplace
- Livorno, Italy
- Occupation
- Director Screenwriter
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian · French
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Key facts
• Name — Giambattista Avellino • Born — 18 November 1957 • Birthplace — Livorno, Italy • Occupation — Director Screenwriter
Life and career
Life and career
Born in Livorno, Avellino started his career as a comic book writer, collaborating with the magazines Skorpio and Lanciostory. He debuted as a screenwriter in 1991, for the Aldo Lado's TV-miniseries La stella del parco. After an intense career on television, Avellino signed his first screenplay for a theatrically released film in 2002, for the Ficarra e Picone's vehicle Nati stanchi. His collaboration with the Sicilian comedy duo continued with Il 7 e l'8 and La matassa, both which they co-directed. For Il 7 e l'8 Avellino and Ficarra e Picone were nominated to David di Donatello for Best New Director and to Silver Ribbon in the same category.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Screenwriter • Nati stanchi (2002) • Easy! (2011) • Director and screenwriter • Il 7 e l'8 (2007) • La matassa (2009) • Some Say No (2011)
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- 1.Casa Vianello le avventure di Sandra e Raimondo. La Stampa. 36. 1993.
- 2.Cita Baroni .
- 3.Aldo Spiniello. "Il 7 e l'8" di Ficarra & Picone e Giambattista Avellino. Sentieri selvaggi. 18 marzo 2007.
- 4.Simone. "La matassa" di Giambattista Avellino, Salvatore Ficarra e Valentino Picone. Sentieri selvaggi. 14 marzo 2009.
- 5.Margherita Bordino. ‘Benvenuti in campagna’. Il ritorno alla natura come fuga o rinascita?. Cinecittà News. 9 aprile 2026.
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