# Gabriele Mainetti

Gabriele Mainetti (born 7 November 1976) is an Italian film director, actor, screenwriter, composer and producer.

## Career

Mainetti started his career in the film industry as an actor for minor comedies and television series; as a director, he received attention thanks to his early short film Basette (2008), a tribute to anime series Lupin the Third. In 2012, he directed Tiger Boy, a teen drama short film about pedophilia that was awarded with a Silver Ribbon.
His debut feature film, They Call Me Jeeg (2015), was praised by audience and critic, gaining several major Italian prizes. Mainetti won the awards for Best New Director and Best Producer at the 2016 David di Donatello.
His second feature Freaks Out was scheduled to be released on 16 December 2020, but it was delayed to 28 October 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.

## Filmography
### As a filmmaker

| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Composer | Writer | Notes |
| 2004 | Il produttore | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
| 2005 | Ultima spiaggia | Yes | No | No | No | Short film |
| 2008 | Basette  [it] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
| 2010 | Love in Central Park | Yes | No | No | No | Short film |
| 2012 | Tiger Boy  [it] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
| 2015 | They Call Me Jeeg | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2016 | Ningyo | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
| 2021 | Freaks Out | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2023 | My Summer with the Shark | No | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2023 | The Best Century of My Life | No | Yes | No | No | |
| 2023 | Elf Me | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2025 | Forbidden City | Yes | No | No | Yes | |

### Acting roles
#### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1999 | Life Doesn't Scare Me  [fr] | |
| 1999 | Il cielo in una stanza | Marco |
| 2000 | Maestrale  [it] | Paolo Giangrande |
| 2001 | Un altr'anno e poi cresco  [it] | Sandro |
| 2002 | Ultimo stadio  [it] | Claudio |
| 2003 | Adored: Diary of a Porn Star | Pietro at 23 |

#### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Un medico in famiglia | Adriano Mosca | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2002 | Stiamo bene insieme  [it] | Beniamino | Main cast |
| 2004 | La omicidi  [it] | Sebastiano Strada | Main cast |
| 2006 | Crimini | Marco | Episode: "Rapidamente" |
| 2009–2011 | La nuova squadra | Lele Savarese | Main cast |
| 2010 | Crimini | CC Officer | Episode: "Niente di personale" |
| 2010 | Tutti per Bruno | Luca Corsari | Main cast |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Association | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2012 | Brest Short Film Festival | Grand Prix | Tiger Boy | Won |
| 2012 | David di Donatello | Best Short Film | Tiger Boy | Nominated |
| 2012 | Giffoni Film Festival | Short Film Award | Tiger Boy | Nominated |
| 2012 | Italian Golden Globes | Best Short Film | Tiger Boy | Nominated |
| 2013 | Flickerfest | Best International Short Film | Tiger Boy | Won |
| 2013 | Lecce Film Festival | Emidio Greco Award | Tiger Boy | Won |
| 2013 | Nastro d'Argento | Best Short Film | Tiger Boy | Won |
| 2016 | David di Donatello | Best New Director | They Call Me Jeeg | Won |
| 2016 | David di Donatello | Best Producer | They Call Me Jeeg | Won |
| 2016 | David di Donatello | Best Score | They Call Me Jeeg | Nominated |
| 2016 | Fantasia Film Festival | Audience Award | They Call Me Jeeg | Nominated |
| 2016 | Nastro d'Argento | Best New Director | They Call Me Jeeg | Won |
| 2016 | Nastro d'Argento | Best Producer | They Call Me Jeeg | Nominated |
| 2016 | Nastro d'Argento | Best Score | They Call Me Jeeg | Nominated |
| 2022 | David di Donatello | Best Producer | Freaks Out | Won |
| 2022 | David di Donatello | Best Film | Freaks Out | Nominated |
| 2022 | David di Donatello | Best Director | Freaks Out | Nominated |
| 2022 | David di Donatello | Best Original Screenplay | Freaks Out | Nominated |
| 2022 | David di Donatello | Best Score | Freaks Out | Nominated |
| 2022 | Nastro d'Argento | Best Director | Freaks Out | Nominated |
| 2022 | Nastro d'Argento | Best Score | Freaks Out | Nominated |
| 2022 | Venice Film Festival | Golden Lion | Freaks Out | Nominated |