Donato Carrisi (born 25 March 1973 in Martina Franca in Apulia) is an Italian writer, director and screenwriter.

[1] He made his directorial debut with the film The Girl in the Fog (2017), based on his novel of the same name.

He won a David di Donatello 2018 for Best New Director.

It was one of the features of the 2019 Italian Film Festival in the United States, promoting Italian films in several cities.