
Acting
Community Rating
6.5
TMDB estimate
Born
February 16, 1954 (age 72)
Born in
Castione della Presolana, Lombardia, Italy
Gianni Canova is one of Italy's most important and famous film critics. He's known for creating and directing film magazines like "Duel" and "Duellanti". He wrote cinema essays for a number of journals like Rolling Stone, Vogue, Segnocinema, Corriere della Sera, La Voce, Il Sole 24 Ore. He worked in television on MTV, Telepiù, Netsystem, My-TV and he's a TV host for Sky Cinema. Meanwhile he's a professor of cinema at IULM University both in the bachelor's degrees and the master's degrees, since 2018 he's also the dean of the university. In the past he taught cinema at "Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia" and Università Bocconi. He's also part of the council of MiBACT (italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities) and from 2002 to 2014 he was the curator of several multi-medial exhibitions, mostly at the "Triennale di Milano".
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Attitudini: Nessuna
as Sé stesso
2025
Cannibali
as Co-Producer
2025

Vorrei sparire senza morire
as Idea
2021

About Max
2019

Goodbye Marilyn
as Journalist (voice)
2018

Those I met may not have seen me
as Self
2016

Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage
2016

Burning Love
as Self
2015

The Day of the Two Holy Popes
2015

27 aprile Racconto di un evento
as Self
2014

La visione romantica
2014

Istintobrass
as Self
2013

A lezzione da Checco Zalone
as Director
2011

Scerbanenco Noir
as Self
2004