GIORGIO VALENTINI

Born in Fano, Italy.
Attends the Institute of Art of Fano and in Venice, Jewelery Section and at the same time works as a goldsmith. Following his greate passion for filmaking, especially for the animation movies, he carries on the studies at the Urbino Art Institute and make an animation shortfilm that is viewed by Bruno Bozzetto.

This way Valentini is emploied in the Bozzetto Studio in 1972 as an Animator. Soon he became Art Direcor and Director of a lot of entertainment and commercials movies. For over 20 years he teached animation at CFP Cinema School in Milano.
He also has co-operated with Lantena Magica studio.

Valentini has founded Motus S.r.l. with Silvio Pautasso in Jannuary 2000.

WORKS
"Il Signor Rossi a Venezia" shortfilm 11'- 1974 - animation.
"Il Signor Rossi cerca la felicità" feature film 80' - 1976 - animation.
"Allegro non troppo" feature film 80' - 1976 - characters design, direction of animation and lay outs for the episodes "Bolero" and "Valzer triste".
"I Sogni del Signor Rossi" feature film 80' - 1977 - animation.
"Le Vacanze del Signor Rossi" feature film 80' - 1978 - animation.
"Striptease" shortfilm 2' - 1978 - animation.
"Quark" shortfilms 1979 - 1980 - animation.
"Tennis Club" shortfilm 12' - 1981 - animation.
"Sporting" shortfilm 1982 - 23' - live-action, co-writer.
"La Pillola" shortfilm 13' - 1982 - animation, characters design and screenplay.
"Sigmund" shortfilm 2' - 1983 - animation.
"Il Corsaro Nero" 1° episode 26' - 1984, co-sceneggiatura, personaggi, direzione artistica.
"Moa Moa" shortfilm 2' - 1984 - subject, animation, characters design.
"Come cambia la Lombardia" shortfilm 6' - 1985 - screenplay, characters design, direction.
"I.M.Q." Edu. TV Series for Istituto Marchio Qualità 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991: characters design, screenplay and direction.
"La rosolia non è un liquore" shortfilm 10' - 1993 - characters design, screenplay and direction.
"Tulilem" shortfilm 4' - 1993 - art direction and characters design.
"Superstar Stars" shortfilm di 37" - 1997 - screenplay and direction.
"La Gabbianella e il Gatto" feature film 1998 - Co-operation to the direction of animation.
"Momo" feature film 2001- story board, lay out, animation supervision.
"Pinocchio" promo 3' 1999 - lay out and animation supervision.
"The Magotti and the Magic Pot" home video 30' - 2001 - lay out supervision and co-direction.
"I Lunes and the Lasifer' sfere" home video 2001 - lay out supervision and co-direction.

FILMS
"Lo Scrittore" live-action shortfilm 40', 1981, has won the
-----------------1° Prize at International Salerno Film Festival, and the
-----------------1° Prize at Castrocaro Film Festival.
"E' questione di Vita o di Morte" live-acton shortfilm 8', 1983,
"DNA" animation shortfilm 15', 1996.
"Cafè l'Amour" animation shortfilm 8', 2000.
"Luogo Comune" animation shortfilm 7', under production.

"DNA" AWARDS
1996 - 1° Prize Giuria Giovani at International Videofilmfestival di Montecatini
1996 - Special Prize of the Jury and Kodak Prize ayFano Videofilmfestival
1996 - 1° Prize at Riva del Garda Humor Festival.
1996 - 1° Prize at Cartoombria
1997 - Special Prize at Corti di Fine Millennio - Milano
1997 - 1° Prize at Civitavideo
1997 - 1° Prize at International Short Film Festival of Palm Springs
1997 - 1° Prize as Best Animation Film at Sitges International Film Festival of Catalona
1998 - 1° Prize as Best Shortfilm or Animation Film at Cinequest Film Festival of San Josè - USA
1998 - Special Prize as Best Animation Film at Visionaria - Siena

"CAFE' L'AMOUR" Awards
Special Prize of the Jury at Fano International Film Festival 2003
Special Mention of the Jury at Visionara Film Festival 2003
1° Prize at Napolincorto 2004
Prize of the Category at Valdarno Cinema FEDIC 2004
Prized at Bianco Film Festival 2004
1° Prize at Filmare Festival - Ostia - 2004
Prize of the Public at A Corto di Cinema - Bari - 2004
Prize of the Public and Best Screenplay at Concorto - Piacenza - 2004
1° Prize at Corto per Scelta - S. Benedetto del Tronto - 2004
1° Prize at XX Municipio Film Festival - Roma - 2004
Special Prize at Anima Mundi - Brazil -2004
Selected fo The Golden Globe of the Foreing Press 2004
Screened at Cinema Pasquino - Roma
On TV on Night & Day TV
On TV on Coming Soon Television
On TV on Made In Italy Channel
In the DVD compilation: The Very Best Shorts of Blockbuster
Selected from Fandango Producion for a back-stage on short films