Arnaldo Catinari

Arnaldo Catinari (born 9 January 1964) is an Italian cinematographer and film director.

Born in Bologna, Catinari studied architecture at the University of Florence and in 1983 he enrolled the courses of cinematography at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, under Carlo Di Palma and Giuseppe Lanci. From 1985, he worked extensively as a cinematographer for short films, and since the mid-1990s, for feature films. He was also active as a director of short films and in 1992 he directed his first and only feature-length film, Dall'altra parte del mondo.

Catinari won a Nastro d'Argento for best cinematography in 2008, for his work in films The Demons of St. Petersberg and Parlami d'amore.