Biography

Paolo Di Maio is a multiple award-winning Italian film director, screenwriter, and production designer whose work spans fiction, animation, and documentary. Di Maio has lived and worked across the world, from Switzerland and the UK to Brazil, Azerbaijan, Venezuela, the United States, and Pakistan, shaping a profoundly international creative vision. Fluent in five languages (Italian, English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese), he brings to each project a rare blend of cultural insight and cinematic precision. As the founder and creative director of Gato Animation Studio, Di Maio has written and directed an acclaimed slate of feature documentaries, animated shorts, and television campaigns, as well as distinctive title sequences for major series. Recognized for his emotionally resonant storytelling and refined visual style, Di Maio's films are marked by a deeply human sensibility and a commitment to crafting stories that transcend borders. His work reflects a filmmaker who sees cinema not just as art, but as a universal language, poetic, courageous, and profoundly alive.
- IMDb mini biography by: GTS

He is basically never seen without a hat. People say they're not sure if he owns more hats or more film scripts.

His longtime Siamese cat, Marley, has "co-produced" many of his projects by sitting on the keyboard during writing sessions.

Fluent in five languages, he sometimes starts a sentence in one language and finishes it in another, usually without noticing.