Giacomo Campiotti
Director
He was nominated for a Golden Globe, an Emmy Award and a BAFTA.
He has directed actors such as Keira Knightley, Sam Neill, Valeria Golino, Luca Marinelli, Hans Matheson, Alexandra Maria Lara, Giancarlo Giannini, Gigi Proietti, Paz Vega, Ciarán Hinds (lead actor in Rome), Claudio Santamaria, Natasha Regnier (Best Actress Palme d’Or at Cannes), Serena Rossi, Edoardo Leo, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Hugh Bonneville (lead actor in Downton Abbey), Bill Paterson (co-star in Fleabag).
He holds a degree in Pedagogy and is the father of five children. He began working at a very young age as an educator, craftsman, and beekeeper. He later made his debut in street theater with hot air balloon and fireworks performances.
With his films and TV dramas, he has entered Italian households in prime time more than seventy times. And he has always won the evening slot, consistently breaking viewership records both in Italy and abroad, where his films have been sold in numerous countries. Many of his television films have also been released in cinemas.
Filmography:
“SPRING RACE” (Corsa di Primavera)
film 100 min. 1990
• Venice Film Festival – Critics’ Week
• Best Film – Giffoni Film Festival
• Audience Award – Annecy Festival
• First Prize – French Union for Childhood Films
“LIKE TWO CROCODILES” (Come due coccodrilli)
film 100 min. 1994
Starring: F. Bentivoglio, G. Giannini, V. Golino
• Nominated: Golden Globe
• Best Film – Nice New York Festival 1994
• Young Jury Award – Locarno Festival
• Ecumenical Award – Locarno Festival
• David di Donatello – Giancarlo Giannini
• Nastro d’Argento – Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• Premio De Sica
• Audience Award & Jury Award – Villerupt, Laon, and Mons Festival
“TIME TO LOVE” (Il Tempo dell’amore)
film 100 min. 1999
Starring: Natasha Regnier, Juliette Aubray, C. Hinds
• Official Selection – Locarno Festival
• Prix Tournage Européen – New York -
Avignon Film
Festival
• Special Jury Prize – Annecy Festival
“MARY OF NAZARETH” (Maria di Nazareth)
TV movie 200 min 2011 - 2012
A German-Spanish-Italian co-production
Starring: Paz Vega, Alicia Jung, Luca Marinelli
• Audience record on Rai 1
“WHITE AS MILK, RED AS BLOOD”
(Bianca come il latte, rossa come il sangue)
Film, 100 min, 2012
Starring: Luca Argentero, Filippo Scicchitano,
Aurora Ruffino
“IT’S NEVER TOO LATE” (Non è Mai Troppo Tardi)
TV Movie, 200 min, 2013
Starring: Claudio Santamaria, Nicole Grimaudo,
Giorgio Colangeli, Edoardo Pesce
“ZHIVAGO”
TV Movie, 4 hours, 2002-2003
Starring: Sam Neill, Keira Knightley, Hans Matheson,
Alexandra Maria Lara
Produced by Granada Television London,
WGBH Boston, and Mediaset
• 3 BAFTA Nominations
• 3 World Medals – New York Film Festival 2004
• Maiano Prize 2003 for Best Italian TV Movie
“NEVER AGAIN LIKE BEFORE”
(Mai + Come Prima)
film 100 min. 2004-2005
Starring: L. Chiatti, N. Piatti, N. Cipolla,
• Golden Grolla 2006
• AIACE Cinema d’Essai Prize 2006
• David di Donatello Candidate 2006
• Sergio Leone Grand Prize – Italian Cinema Festival Annecy 2006
• Award “L’Altro Cinema” Festival 2006
• First Prize Jury’s Choice – Hollywood Giffoni Festival 2007
• Jury’s Choice – BAFF Festival 2007
“LOVE AND WAR” (L’Amore e la Guerra)
TV movie 220 min. 2006
Starring: Daniele Liotti and Martina Stella
• Monte Carlo Festival
“GIUSEPPE MOSCATI: LOVE THAT HEALS”
(Giuseppe Moscati - L’Amore che Guarisce)
TV movie di 220 min. 2007
Starring: Beppe Fiorello, Kasya Smutnyak,
Ettore Bassi
• Best International TV Miniseries – Rome Fiction
Festival 2007
• International Salerno Prize Festival 2007
“BAKHITA”
TV movie di 210 min 2008
Starring: Fatou Kine Boye, Fabio Sartor, Stefania Rocca,
Sonia Bergamasco, Francesco Salvi
• Opening Film – Rome Fiction Festival 2008
• International Salerno Festival Award 2008
“THE DRAW” (Il Sorteggio)
TV movie di 100 min 2009
Starring: Beppe Fiorello, Giorgio Faletti, Gioia Spaziani
• Biarritz Festival FIPA
• Moscow Film Festival
“I PREFER PARADISE” (Preferisco il Paradiso)
TV movie di 200 min 2009 - 2010
Starring: Gigi Proietti, Bobo Citran, Francesca Chillemi
• This TV movie set audience records on Rai 1 and
was released in cinemas in Spain in 2012
“RED BRACELETS” (Braccialetti Rossi)
TV Series:
• 6x 105’ (2013)
• 6x 105’ (2015)
• 7x 105’ (2017)
Emmy Award Nomination
• This series was a great success on Rai 1 and won numerous awards, including:
• Best Italian Series
• Giffoni Award
“FREE TO CHOOSE” (Liberi di Scegliere)
TV movie 100 min 2019
Starring: Alessandro Preziosi, Nicole Grimaudo
• Giffoni Festival 2018
• Los Angeles Italia Hollywood 2019
• Audience record on Netflix Europe
“EVERYONE IS PERFECT” (Ognuno è Perfetto)
TV SERIES 3 X 100 min 2019
Starring: Edoardo Leo, Cristiana Capotondi,
Nicole Grimaudo
“CHIARA LUBICH”
TV Series, 3 x 100 min, 2020
Starring: Cristiana Capotondi
“THE BRIDE” (La Sposa)
TV Series, 3 x 100 min, 2021
Starring: Serena Rossi, Giorgio Marchesi, Maurizio
Donadoni
• Audience record on Rai 1
“THE LONG NIGHT” (La Lunga Notte)
TV Series, 3 x 100 min, 2023
Starring: Alessio Boni, Duccio Camerini,
Ana Caterina Morariu, Aurora Ruffino, Flavio Parenti,
Marco Foschi, Lucrezia Guidone
“ENNIO DORIS – THERE’S ALSO TOMORROW”
(Ennio Doris - C’è Anche Domani)
Film, 120 min, 2024
Starring: Massimo Ghini, Lucrezia Lante,
Maurizio Donadoni
“LA RICETTA DE LA FELICITA “
Tv Series 4x 100 min , 2025
In Post production
“IL MIO NOME E CARLO”
TV Movie,1h 40m, 2026
Starring: Brayan Palliyagoda, Samuele Carrino,
Patrizia De Marco
