Jonas Carpignano is a filmmaker based in Gioia Tauro. His short films have been shown in film festivals around the world including Venice, Cannes, SXSW and New Directors/New Films. In 2011 his short film A CHJANA, won the Best Short Film at the 68th Venice Film Festival and was awarded a Nastro D’Argento - Special Mention from the Association of Italian Film Critics (SNGCI). His latest short film, YOUNG LIONS OF GYPSY, was part of the Official Selection of the 53rd Critics' Week at Cannes, where it won the Discovery Award. Carpignano was an alum of the 2012 Sundance Screenwriters & Directors Lab, and the recipient Sundance/Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award. In 2012, he was named one of the top 25 new faces in independent film by Filmmaker Magazine. His debut feature film is MEDITERRANEA, selected at La Semaine de la Critique at Cannes IFF.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 16, 1984 (42)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Director, writer and producer
- 4 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Jonas Carpignano's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 4
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jonas Carpignano's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jonas Carpignano's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
13 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Black Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Basileia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
War Pony(2022)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
A Chiara(2021)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
A Chiara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Ciambra(2017)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Young Lions of Gypsy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Mediterranea(2015)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films37 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Ducks' Migration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Plain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
A Separation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Isle of Splendor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles, 11 of them dated from 2011 to 2024.
How do Jonas Carpignano's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 81/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Jonas Carpignano work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jonas Carpignano's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Koudous Seihon shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Koudous SeihonShared titles: A Chiara (2021), The Ciambra (2017), Mediterranea (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Koudous Seihon
- Pio AmatoShared titles: A Chiara (2021), The Ciambra (2017), Mediterranea (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Pio Amato
- Swamy RotoloShared titles: A Chiara (2021), The Ciambra (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Swamy Rotolo
- Francesco PapasergioShared titles: The Ciambra (2017), Mediterranea (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Francesco Papasergio
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Affonso GonçalvesShared titles: A Chiara (2021), The Ciambra (2017), Mediterranea (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Affonso Gonçalves
- Dan RomerShared titles: A Chiara (2021), The Ciambra (2017), Mediterranea (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Dan Romer
- Benh ZeitlinShared titles: A Chiara (2021), Mediterranea (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Benh Zeitlin
- Tim CurtinShared titles: A Chiara (2021), The Ciambra (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Curtin
Producers
- Jon CoplonShared titles: A Chiara (2021), The Ciambra (2017), Mediterranea (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Jon Coplon
- Ryan ZacariasShared titles: A Chiara (2021), The Ciambra (2017), Mediterranea (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Ryan Zacarias
- Alessio LazzareschiShared titles: A Chiara (2021), The Ciambra (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Alessio Lazzareschi
- Carole ScottaShared titles: A Chiara (2021), The Ciambra (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Carole Scotta
