Umberto Riccioni Carteni (born 3 August 1970, Rome) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He began as an assistant director in 1987 (working with Cristina Comencini, Giuseppe Tornatore, and Bernardo Bertolucci), then moved into advertising. His feature debut, Diverso da chi? (2009), won the Globo d'Oro for Best First Film and earned a David di Donatello nomination for Best Debut Director. The Love Scam (2025) topped the Italian box office in January 2025. His filmography includes: Diverso da chi? (2009) (Luca Argentero, Claudia Gerini); Studio illegale (2013) (Fabio Volo, Zoé Félix); Divorzio a Las Vegas (2020) (Giampaolo Morelli, Andrea Delogu); Quasi orfano (2022) (Riccardo Scamarcio, Vittoria Puccini); La seconda chance (2023) (Max Giusti, Gabriella Pession); Dicono di te (2024) (Max Giusti, Paolo Calabresi); The Love Scam (2025) (Antonio Folletto, Vincenzo Nemolato); Domani interrogo (2026) (Anna Ferzetti, Fabio Bizzarro); L'ultimo salto (2026) (Marco Giallini, Max Tortora). TV: Back to the Island (2017, 37 episodes).
