Mauro Zingarelli is an Italian director, born in Foggia and based in Rome. After graduating in Directing at NUCT, he made several adv and short films including Tieni gli Occhi Chiusi, a fantasy short film presented at Lucca Comics & Games 2018, Ti Prego, a thriller/horror with Miguel Gobbo Diaz and Every Time, an action short film in collaboration with Buddybank. During his career he started a collaboration with the independent production company Slim Dogs, for which he directed various projects such as the programs for DMAX Micromostri and 72 Animali Pericolosi with Barbascura X. For the Slim Dogs YouTube channel he is the author and co-host of the format "Come Ca**o Hanno Fatto" and various other formats in which he deals with dissemination related to the world of cinema and its production. Again with Slim Dogs, in 2021 he made Nostos, a post-apocalyptic short film whose production and filming were entirely broadcast live on Twitch. The short was previewed, in competition, at the International Critics' Week of the 79th Venice Film Festival. (Source: https://www.luccacomicsandgames.com/it/2023/ospiti/dettaglio/zingarelli-mauro/)