Matteo Rovere ( born 22 January 1982 ) is an Italian director , screenwriter and producer . He 's the youngest italian film-maker to have won the Nastro d'argento for best producer , with his film '' Smetto quando voglio '' Born in Rome , Matteo Rovere started directing short films at very young age , and his shorts were screened at over 140 festivals . In 2002 he won the Kodak Award at Linea d'Ombra Salerno Film Festival with his first short-film : '' Lexotan '' . In the following years he produces other short-films like the '' Unconventional Toys '' and '' Sulla riva del lago '' , both made in 2004 In 2007 , his short film '' Homo Homini Lupus '' won the Nastro d'Argento for best short film . In 2009 he made his feature film debut with the coming of age drama '' A Game for Girls '' , which was entered into the competition at the 2008 Rome International Film Festival . He debuts as film producer for the documentary on the Genoese film director Pietro Germi , the film : '' Pietro Germi - il bravo , il bello , il cattivo , '' was presented at the 62 ° Cannes Film Festival In 2012 his second feature film as director '' Drifters '' debuts on theaters , the film is adapter from Sandro Veronesi novel with the same name and interpreted by Andrea Bosca , Miriam Giovanelli , Claudio Santamaria , Michele Riondino and Massimo Popolizio . The film was presented in London as global preview the year before in occasion of the British Film Institute Festival
62 ° Cannes Film Festival
2009 Cannes Film Festival
Matteo Rovere