Gabriele Salvatores

An acclaimed master of Italian cinema, Gabriele Salvatores was born in 1950 in Naples, Italy and began his directorial career in the mid 1970s. Salvatores is renowned for his work in drama and thriller genres, with his most notable films including 'Mediterraneo', which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and 'I'm Not Scared'. His authorial style is distinguished by its profound exploration of the human condition, often underlined by a uniquely Italian perspective on humour and tragedy. Despite the gravity of his themes, Salvatores never loses sight of the inherent resilience and beauty of the human spirit, a quality that pervades his cinematic oeuvre.