Francesco Bruni (screenwriter)

Francesco Bruni (born 30 September 1961) is an Italian screenwriter and director.

Francesco Bruni
Bruni in 2011
Born	30 September 1961 (1961-09-30) (age 63) Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter Director

Life and career

Born in Rome, Bruni started his professional career as a screenwriter in 1991, for the film Condominio. In 1994 he started a long collaboration with director Paolo Virzì with Virzì's debut film Living It Up.^[1]

In 2011 Bruni made his directorial debut with Easy!, which got him the David di Donatello for Best New Director as well as the Nastro d'Argento in the same category.^[2][3]

His 2020 feature Everything's Gonna Be Alright brought him Premio Flaiano for Best Director.^[4]

Personal life

Bruni teaches screenwriting at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome.^[1] He is the father of rapper and singer Side Baby.

Selected filmography

• Living It Up (1994)
• August Vacation (1995)
• The Second Time (1995)
• Ovosodo (1997)
• Notes of Love (1998)
• Kisses and Hugs (1999)
• I Prefer the Sound of the Sea (2000)
• The Words of My Father (2001)
• My Name Is Tanino (2002)
• Nati stanchi (2002)
• Happiness Costs Nothing (2003)
• Caterina in the Big City (2003)
• Napoleon and Me (2006)
• Il 7 e l'8 (2007)
• I Vicerè (2007)
• Your Whole Life Ahead of You (2008)
• La matassa (2009)
• The First Beautiful Thing (2010)
• Marriage and Other Disasters (2010)
• It May Be Love But It Doesn't Show (2011)
• Easy! (2011, also director)
• Every Blessed Day (2012)
• Human Capital (2013)
• Studio illegale (2013)
• Noi 4 (2014, also director)
• Slam (2016)
• Friends by Chance (2017, also director)
• Everything's Gonna Be Alright (2020, also director)
• Everything Calls For Salvation (2022 television series, also director)
• Another Summer Holiday (2024)