Manfredi Marini

Manfredi Marini is an Italian actor from Palermo who debuted as Leonardo in Diciannove and plays Marco in the 2026 Locarno short Mutrion.

Biography

Marini moved from a school casting in Palermo to two leading film roles and a 2025 best performer award at the Nouvelles Vagues festival.

Reported as 20 in June 2025, Marini leads Mutrion as Marco during its August 2026 Locarno selection after making his screen debut in Diciannove.

Marini plays Leonardo in Giovanni Tortorici's coming-of-age film produced by Luca Guadagnino.^[3]^[2]

He plays protagonist Marco in the 20-minute short selected for Locarno 2026.^[1]^[6]

Mutrion Role
He plays Marco in Mutrion
Marini leads Marco Cavazzin's short as Marco, opposite Giulio Maroncelli as Maicol.^[1]^[6]
Locarno Selection
Mutrion entered Locarno's international short competition
The film was the only Italian short selected for the 2026 Pardi di domani international competition.^[5]^[1]
Debut Role
Diciannove was his screen debut
Marini first appeared on screen as Leonardo in Giovanni Tortorici's Diciannove.^[3]^[2]
School Casting
The first role arrived through school casting
Marini described being found for Diciannove while he was still at school in Palermo.^[3]
Biarritz Award
He won in Biarritz for Diciannove
Marini received the 2025 Nouvelles Vagues best performer award for his debut film.^[2]

Manfredi Marini was born in 2005.^[2]^[4]

ANSA and Marini's direct interview identify the Italian actor with Palermo.^[2]^[3]