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Matteo
Gariglio

Film by Matteo Gariglio

Bio

Matteo Gariglio is an Italian-Swiss documentary filmmaker and photographer, born in Lucerne, Switzerland.

He studied visual communication with a specialization in video at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

He also holds a Master's degree in Documentary Directing from the Universidade Lusofona de Humanidades e Tecnologias in Lisbon, the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest, and the LUCA School of Arts in Brussels.

Matteo Gariglio has worked on projects in several languages ​​and in many countries around the world. His projects revolve around the human conditions of people living on the margins of modern society.

His short film, "EN LA BOCA", was nominated for the European Film Award, the Swiss Film Award, won several awards and was screened at over 100 international film festivals.

FILMOGRAPHY:
2024 - Teenage Cowboy (short documentary)
2022 - The Bricklayer (short documentary)
2016 - En La Boca (short documentary)
2010 - Harlekin (short documentary)
2009 - Out of the Flock (short documentary)

Festival
2025 Turin Underground Cinefest
2025 Prague Short Film Fest Special mention
2025 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czech Republic)
2025 Bergwelten Film Festival (Germany)
2025 Solothurner Film Festival - Solothurn Film Festival
2025 International Film Festival Zoom – Zblizenia (Poland)
2024 Short Film Day Winterthur