Roberto De Feo
Roberto De Feo (born 8 August 1981) is an Italian film director and screenwriter best known for directing the horror films The Nest (2019) and A Classic Horror Story (2021).
Roberto De Feo

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- Name
- Roberto De Feo
- Born
- 8 August 1981
- Birthplace
- Bari, Italy
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian
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Roberto De Feo (born 8 August 1981) is an Italian film director and screenwriter best known for directing the horror films The Nest (2019) and A Classic Horror Story (2021).
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• Name — Roberto De Feo • Born — 8 August 1981 • Birthplace — Bari, Italy • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 2008–present
Career
Career
De Feo made his feature directorial debut with The Nest, which premiered in the Piazza Grande section of the Locarno Film Festival in 2019. The film received a nomination for the Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director. Following its Italian release, the film was sold to distributors in several international territories including the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Japan, Russia and Brazil. In 2021 he co-wrote and co-directed A Classic Horror Story with Paolo Strippoli. Produced by Colorado Film, the film was released worldwide by Netflix. It received a nomination for David di Donatello for Best Visual Effects. In July 2021, The New York Times included the film among five recommended horror films available for streaming. In 2023, De Feo co-authored the horror novel L'innocenza del buio with Lucio Besana, published by Sperling & Kupfer.
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Filmography
• Year — Title — Credited as — Notes • 2019 — The Nest — Director; screenwriter — Feature film • 2021 — A Classic Horror Story — Co-director; co-screenwriter — With Paolo Strippoli
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- 3.Classifica Top20 Italia del week-end del 16/08/2019. MYmovies.it.
- 5.True Colours chiude con Ozpetek e i “Supereroi” di Genovese. 20 dicembre 2019.
- 6.Cita web https://www.screendaily.com/news/parkland-entertainment-lands-italian-horror-the-nest-for-uk-ireland-exclusive/5157932.article Parkland Entertainment lands Italian horror 'The Nest' for UK-Ireland (exclusive) ! News ! Screen
- 7.Emanuela Di Matteo Eventi 0 Comment. Intervista con Roberto De Feo di The Nest. Da Locarno al prestigioso Sitges. InsideTheShow.it. 4 settembre 2019.
- 9.Etan Vlessing, Etan Vlessing. Gotham Group Nabs Remake Rights to Italian Horror Pic ‘The Nest’ (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. 29 gennaio 2020.
- 14.Cita web https://leganerd.com/2021/12/29/10-film-netflix-recuperare-subito/ Netflix: 10 film usciti nel 2021 sulla piattaforma da recuperare subito ! Lega Nerd
- 17.Cita web https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/cinema/2021/11/02/ciak-d-oro-2021 Ciak d’Oro 2021, al via le votazioni ! Sky TG24
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