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Marcello Fonte (born 1978) is an Italian actor. He received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Dogman.

Early life and education

Fonte lived his childhood and adolescence in the suburbs of Reggio Calabria, where at the age of 10 he learned to play the snare drum in the town’s band. He then moved to Rome in 1999, where he worked as guardian[further explanation needed] at the Teatro Valle. Here he became passionate about acting, and was given small parts in television and film productions.[1]

Awards and nominations

In 2018, Fonte received critical acclaim for his performance in Matteo Garrone‘s Dogman.[2] The role earned him the Best Actor Award at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival,[3] the European Film Award for Best Actor at the 31st European Film Awards,[4] the Best Actor Award at the 23rd Capri Hollywood International Film Festival,[5] and the FIPRESCI Award for Best Actor in a Foreign Film at the 30th Palm Springs International Film Festival.[6] He was also nominated for Best Actor at the 64th David di Donatello Awards.[7]

Partial filmography

Film

TV

References

  1. ↑ “Marcello Fonte – Planet Film”. planetfilm.it. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. ↑ ““Sognavo in silenzio l’arte da un cantina occupata. Ero un intruso e oggi sono Dogman. Un film che è un universo d’amore”“. Huffington Post. 28 April 2018. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. ↑ “Cannes, Palma d’oro a Kore’eda. E l’Italia vince con Marcello Fonte e Alice Rohrwacher”. La Repubblica. 19 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. ↑ “Marcello Fonte vince come miglior attore agli Efa”. La Repubblica. 15 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  5. ↑ N’Duka, Amanda (2 January 2019). “‘Vice’ Gets Best Picture Award At Capri, Hollywood Festival; ‘Roma’, ‘First Man’, ‘A Star Is Born’ Among Winners”. Deadline. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  6. ↑ Kay, Jeremy. “‘Shoplifters’ wins FIPRESCI at Palm Springs”. ScreenDaily. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  7. ↑ “David di Donatello 2019: le candidature”. Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). 19 February 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  8. ↑ GmbH, Vinca Film. “Das neue Evangelium. Ein Film von Milo Rau. Offizielle Website (Schweiz)”. www.dasneueevangelium-film.ch. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.