Born 1954 (age 72) · Castione della Presolana, Lombardia, Italy
Appears in 15 titles

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".

Filmography

Attitudini: Nessuna
7.3
Attitudini: Nessuna
2025
as Sé stesso
Burning Love
5.7
Burning Love
2015
as Self
Istintobrass
5.3
Istintobrass
2013
as Self
About Max
8.0
About Max
2019
Those I met may not have seen me
La visione romantica
The Day of the Two Holy Popes
Goodbye Marilyn
Goodbye Marilyn
2018
as Journalist (voice)
27 aprile Racconto di un evento
Scerbanenco Noir
Scerbanenco Noir
2004
as Self