Francesca Manieri has a degree in philosophy, and a degree in screenwriting from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Italy's National School of Cinema. In recent years, she has written numerous screenplays, including Laura Bispuri’s Vergine Giurata (in competition at the Berlin festival, and the winner of the Nora Ephron award at the Tribeca Film Festival), Veloce come il vento and Il primo re, both by Matteo Rovere, L’immensità by Emanuele Crialese (in competition at the Venice Film Festival), Marcel by Jasmine Trinca (an official selection at Cannes), episodes 2 and 3 of the trilogy Smetto quando voglio and L’incredibile storia dell’Isola delle Rose by Sydney Sibilia. For television, she co-wrote Il Miracolo and Anna, both by Niccolò Ammaniti, and We Are Who We Are written with Paolo Giordano and directed by Luca Guadagnino. Her latest work is Supersex, an upcoming Netflix series dedicated to the life of Rocco Siffredi. She published Asante (2022).