Gianluca Jodice

Gianluca Jodice
Born	(1973-12-04) 4 December 1973 (age 51) Naples, Italy
Occupation	Film director

Gianluca Jodice (born 4 December 1973) is an Italian filmmaker best known for the feature films The Bad Poet and The Flood.[1]

Early life and education

Jodice was born in Naples and graduated with a degree in philosophy from University of Naples Federico II.[1]

Career

After directing a series of award-winning short films throughout the late 1990s and 2000s, Jodice directed the 2014 documentary Searching for the Great Beauty, about the Paolo Sorrentino film The Great Beauty.[1] In 2015, Jodice and Giuseppe Gagliardi co-directed the ten-episode Sky Italia series 1992.[2]

Jodice's 2020 feature film debut, The Bad Poet, dramatized the relationship between Gabriele D'Annunzio and Benito Mussolini through the eyes of Giovanni Comini, a young federal secretary in Fascist Italy.[3] For The Bad Poet, Jodice was nominated in the Best New Director category at the 2021 Nastro d'Argento and 2022 David di Donatello award ceremonies.[4][5]

The Flood, Jodice's film about Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette at the end of their reign, was selected to open the 77th Locarno Film Festival in August 2024.[6]

Filmography

Films

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	English title	Original title	Notes	Ref.
1995	Infinity	L’infinito	Short film	[1]
1998	Rat Meat	Carne di topo	Short film	[1]
2002	Portrait of a Child	Ritratto di bambino	Short film	[1]
2014	Searching for the Great Beauty	Cercando la grande bellezza	Documentary about the Paolo Sorrentino film The Great Beauty	[1]
2020	The Bad Poet	Il cattivo poeta	—	[3]
2024	The Flood †	Le Déluge	—	[6]

Television

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2015	1992	Co-directed 10 episodes with Giuseppe Gagliardi	[2]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2021	Nastro d'Argento	Best New Director	The Bad Poet	Nominated	[4]
	Golden Ciak	Best First Feature		Nominated
2022	David di Donatello Award	Best New Director		Nominated	[5]

References

1. "Gianluca Jodice". Grøenlandia. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
2. Barraclough, Leo. "Mipcom: Beta, Sky Italia Follow 'Gomorrah' with Thriller '1992'". Variety. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
3. De Marco, Camillo. "Review: The Bad Poet". Cineuropa. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
4. "Le Candidature 2021" (PDF). Nastri d'Argento. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
5. Vivarelli, Nick. "David di Donatello Awards 2022 – Nominees". Variety. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
6. Balaga, Marta. "Locarno Reveals Lineup, Names Mélanie Laurent and Guillaume Canet for Career Achievement Awards". Variety. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

External links

• Gianluca Jodice at IMDb