Ivan Cotroneo
Ivan Cotroneo is an Italian writer, scriptwriter, and director, known for I Am Love (2009), and Loose Cannons (2010), and his directorial debut feature film Kryptonite!
Ivan Cotroneo
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- Name
- Ivan Cotroneo
- Birthplace
- Naples, Italy
- Occupation
- Writer, director, Scriptwriter
- Born
- 1968 · Naples.
- Nationality
- Italy
- Education
- Experimental Centre of Cinematography
- Languages
- Italian · English
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Ivan Cotroneo is an Italian writer, scriptwriter, and director, known for I Am Love (2009), and Loose Cannons (2010), and his directorial debut feature film Kryptonite!
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Ivan Cotroneo (born 1968) is a film director, screenwriter and translator, among other activities, of Italian nationality. The film director was born in Naples. Ivan Cotroneo was educated at Experimental Centre of Cinematography. Languages used include English and Italian.
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• Name — Ivan Cotroneo • Birthplace — Naples, Italy • Occupation — Writer, director, Scriptwriter • Years Active — 1997–present
Early life and education
Early life and education
After abandoning his law studies, Ivan Cotroneo moved to Rome, where he graduated in scriptwriting from the Experimental Center of Cinematography in 1992.
Other work
Other work
In addition to film and television, Cotroneo has also worked for stage productions. He adapted the Italian editions of Closer by Patrick Marber and The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis. He has also written comedy shows, including the Claudio Gioè monologue "If you are here tonight".
Publications
Publications
Cotroneo published a collection of essays Il piccolo libro della rabbia (The Little Book of Anger) in 1999. His first novel El re del mondo (The King of the World) was published in 2003.
Director and writer
Director and writer
• Kryptonite! (2011) • Il Natale della mamma imperfetta (2013) • One Kiss (2016)
Writer
Writer
• In the Beginning There Was Underwear (1999) • Chimera (2001) • Paz! (2002) • Ginger and Cinnamon (2003) • Piano, solo (2007) • The Man Who Loves (2008) • I Am Love (2009) • The Front Line (2009) • Loose Cannons (2010) • A Five Star Life (2013) • Me, Myself and Her (2015)
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Film and television
Cotroneo's first experience in the film industry was working for the director Pappi Corsicato, for whom Cotroneo wrote the episode "La stirpe di Iana" of collective film The Vesuvians, and the screenplay for the feature film Chimera. Cotroneo has worked as a writer for several television productions such as drama and TV miniseries on Italian television. In 2009 he was a co-writer on I Am Love. He co-wrote the screenplay of the film Loose Cannons with Ferzan Ozpetek in 2009. This screenplay won him Italian Golden Globe in 2010 for Best Screenplay. He was also nominated for David di Donatello and Silver Ribbon awards in 2010. Cotroneo directed his first movie Kryptonite! in 2011. Cotroneo second directorial feature is the film One Kiss, based on his own book with the same name, released in Italian cinemas on March 31, 2016.
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- 1.The Vesuvians. December 1997.
- 2.Burr, Ty. I Am Love. Boston.com. July 2, 2010.
- 3.Globi d'Oro. Film Italia.
- 4.David de Donatello. Cine Artistes.
- 5.Kryptonite!: Rome Film Review. The Hollywood Reporter. November 8, 2011.
- 6.Kryptonite!.
- 7.One Kiss. Tlv Fest.
- 8.Notti al Foro Italico Tutti al village dove si balla ricordando gli anni Ottanta - la Repubblica.it. June 27, 2008.
- 9.Ivan Cotroneo. Festival Scope Pro.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 5
- 1999 - Il piccolo libro della rabbia (The Little Book of Anger ), Bompiani,
- 2003 - Il re del mondo (The King of the World ), Bompiani,
- 2005 - Cronaca di un disamore (Chronicles of a Lack of Love ), Bompiani,
- 2007 - La kryptonite nella borsa (Kryptonite!), Bompiani,
- 2010 - Un bacio (One Kiss ), Bompiani,
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