Carlo Carlei (born 16 April 1960 in Nicastro) is an Italian film director.
[1] Although he initially moved to Rome to study law, he instead attended the newly-established Gaumont Film School in 1981, established by producer Renzo Rossellini.
In 1991, Carlei directed the 50-minute television film Captain Cosmos, which featured the final appearance of actor Walter Chiari.
Bill Mechanic, then-president of Walt Disney Studios's International Distribution, helped redistribute the film in Italy, while Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer distributed the film in the United States.
Carlei was also nominated at the 38th David di Donatello for "Best New Director", but lost to Mario Martone.