Gianluigi Braschi

Gianluigi Braschi (2 July 1963 – 23 October 2008) was an Italian film producer.

Gianluigi Braschi
Born	(1963-07-02)2 July 1963 Cesena, Italy
Died	23 October 2008(2008-10-23) (aged 45) San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
Occupation	Film producer

He was born in Cesena, Italy on 2 July 1963. He was the younger brother of actress Nicoletta Braschi, who married Roberto Benigni so he worked frequently with him in comedy films. He began working as a production assistant on Johnny Stecchino (1991). In 1994 he formed Melampo Cinematographic production house along with his sister and brother-in-law. He continued to work with Benigni in Il mostro (1994), Pinocchio (2002) and The Tiger and the Snow (2005).^[1]

He co-produced the hugely successful film Life Is Beautiful (1997) with Elda Ferri,^[2] for which they both received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.^[3] The film also earned them a David di Donatello for Best Producer, as well as a European Film Award for Best Film.^[4]

He died on 23 October 2008 after a long illness aged 45.^[5] The funeral was in Cesena on 25 October at convento delle Clarisse.^[6]

Filmography

• La tigre e la neve (2005)
• Pinocchio (2002)
• Life Is Beautiful (1997)
• Roberto Benigni: Tuttobenigni 95/96 (1996)
• The Monster (1994)