Matteo Bernardini

Matteo Bernardini
Born	April 5, 1983 (1983-04-05) (age 28) Turin, Italy
Occupation	director
Years active	2004 - present

Matteo Bernardini (born April 5, 1983) is a film and video director and illustrator.

Biography

Matteo Bernardini was born and raised in Turin, Italy. After attending Liceo Classico Vincenzo Gioberti, he completed a BA in Modern Literature at the University of Turin and at the University of Leicester, followed by an MA in Comparative Literatures.

He studied filmmaking at the New York Film Academy in London.

Work

Matteo Bernardini realised several short films and promos which have been selected by international film festivals (including Torino Film Festival and Milano Film Festival among others).^[1]

He conceived and directed the music video for the single Ooh Yeah (song) by American DJ and musician Moby, which brought him international acclaim.^[2]

In early summer 2009, he directed a short documentary called “Questa è L’Aquila” (“This is L’Aquila”), about people’s life and struggles in the homeless camps after the devastating earthquake that occurred in the Italian town of L’Aquila.

Bernardini also worked as an assistant director on several films and commercials as well as at the Opera with such directors as Robert Carsen and Michele Placido.

Matteo is also an illustrator and is currently developing a few projects including a book of nursery rhymes by English author Emma King-Farlow, titled “My Freaky Family”.

In late 2009 Matteo was included inside the "Young Blood" yearbook, which collected a selection of young Italian artists who gained international recognition and prizes.^[3]

In spring 2010, Wired Magazine called Bernardini "The Next Big Thing" and dedicated a whole article to him.^[4]

Selected filmography

Music videos

Moby- "Ooh Yeah!" (2008) The Scrabble- "Devil's Hand" (2009) La Bottega di Musica e Parole- "L'anno del temporale (The Year of the Storm)" (2010) Short films Vampyre Compendium (in development) starring Oona Castilla Chaplin and Vincent Montuel (2010) Documentaries Questa è L'Aquila (This is L'Aquila)(2009) External links Official Blog of Matteo Bernardini Bernardini's Flickr Page (with a selection of his illustrations) Wired Magazine's article on Matteo Article about the Young Blood Yearbook and Matteo on Il Corriere della Sera Music Video for the single "Devil's Hand" by The Scrabble Music Video for the single "L'anno del temporale" by La Bottega di Musica e Parole Interview with Actress Oona Chaplin References ^ http://www.milanofilmfestival.it/2007/incontritaliani.php# ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGGBdkeVhsM&feature=fvst ^ http://www.corriere.it/cronache/09_novembre_03/talenti_af185ffe-c840-11de-b35b-00144f02aabc.shtml ^ http://filmmakingbites.blogspot.com/2010/05/wired-magazine.html Persondata Name Bernardini, Matteo Alternative names Short description Date of birth April 5, 1983 Place of birth Turin, Italy Date of death Place of death