Gabriele Mainetti (born 7 November 1976) is an Italian film director, actor, screenwriter, composer and producer.

[1][2] Mainetti started his career in the film industry as an actor for minor comedies and television series; as a director, he received attention thanks to his early short film Basette (2008), a tribute to anime series Lupin the Third.

[3][4] In 2012, he directed Tiger Boy, a teen drama short film about pedophilia that was awarded with a Silver Ribbon.

[5] His debut feature film, They Call Me Jeeg (2015), was praised by audience and critic, gaining several major Italian prizes.

[8] His second feature Freaks Out was scheduled to be released on 16 December 2020,[9] but it was delayed to 28 October 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.