Matteo Garrone ( born 15 October 1968 ) is an Italian filmmaker . Born in Rome , the son of a theatre critic , Nico Garrone and a photographer , in 1996 Garrone won the '' Sacher d'Oro '' , an award sponsored by Nanni Moretti , with the short film '' Silhouette '' , that became one of the three episodes that are on his first long feature , '' Terra di Mezzo '' in 1997 . He won Best Director at the European Film Awards and at the David di Donatello Awards for '' Gomorrah '' . His film '' Reality '' competed in competition at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and won the Grand Prix
2012 Cannes Film Festival
2012 Cannes Film Festival
Matteo Garrone