Francesco Giroldini

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Francesco Giroldini is an Italian director, writer and artist working in the animation industry.[1]

He is well known along with Brendan Carroll for his role as writer and director of the short films The Monk and The Monkey (2010) and Animation Tag Attack (2011).[2]

His credits also include Ferdinand, Ice Age: Collision Course, Kung Fu Panda 2, Rio 2, Madagascar 3, The Peanuts Movie, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, Puss in Boots, Rise of the Guardians and Megamind, among others.[3]

Life and career[edit]

Giroldini was born in Milan, Italy and graduated Ringling College of Art and Design in 2010, majoring in Computer animation.[4]

In 2010 he joined DreamWorks Animation[5] and in 2013 he joined Blue Sky Studios.[6]

Giroldini's first short film, The Monk and The Monkey, was released in 2010 and was featured at SIGGRAPH[7] as well as Siggraph Asia.[8] Giroldini's second short film, Animation Tag Attack, was released in 2011 and was featured at the Annecy Film Festival.[9] Both short films received wide praise and critical acclaim.[10]

In 2015 Giroldini joined the production for the animated short film Mila as a Lighting Supervisor.[11]

In 2016 Mila was successfully crowd-funded, raising over $60,000 on Indiegogo.[12]

Filmography[edit]

Awards and achievements[edit]

Giroldini has received many awards and honors for his work, which was featured at SIGGRAPH,[13] Siggraph Asia[13] and Annecy[14] alongside work from established studios such as Blizzard Entertainment, Passion Pictures, Digic Pictures and Platige Image.[8]

His work has been featured on some of the top CG magazines in the world such as 3Dtotal,[15] Stash,[16] Cartoon Brew[17] and CGW.[18]

His awards include:

  • The Film Skillet – Finalist, Animation Category – The Monk and the Monkey (2013)[19]
  • Annecy International Animation Film Festival – Official Selection – Animation Tag Attack (2013)[20]
  • Toronto Animation Arts Festival International – Official Selection – Animation Tag Attack (2013)[21]
  • Tokyo Anime Award – Winner, General Category – Animation Tag Attack (2013)[22]
  • International Festival of Contemporary Animation and Media Art LINOLEUM – Second Prize – Animation Tag Attack (2012)[23]
  • The Danish Animation Awards – Talent of the Year – Animation Tag Attack (2012)[24]
  • International Festival of Documentary and Short Film in Bilbao – The Golden MIKELDI – Animation Tag Attack (2012)[25]
  • Webcuts – Best Collaborative Project – Animation Tag Attack (2011)[25]
  • Malta Film Festival – Winner, Best Foreign Animation Category – The Monk and the Monkey (2011)[26]
  • Siggraph – Computer Animation Festival Highlight – The Monk and the Monkey (2010)[7]
  • Soul 4 Reel – Best of Show – The Monk and the Monkey (2010)
  • Siggraph Asia – Computer Animation Festival Highlight – The Monk and the Monkey (2010)[8]
  • Bang Awards – Winner, General Category – The Monk and the Monkey (2010)
  • Motion TV – Winner, General Category – The Monk and the Monkey (2010)

References[edit]

  1. ^ fstopfm (12 October 2016). "Francesco Giroldini – Animated". FStop. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Sign me Up: Brendan Carroll and Francesco Giroldini – Young Director Award". Young Director Award. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Francesco Giroldini". IMDb. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  4. ^ "The Monk and The Monkey". Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Oscar Tour NoCal: PDI/DreamWorks". Animation World Network. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  6. ^ "'The Peanuts Movie' Character Posters: Huge & Hyper-Detailed". Screen Rant. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Long Shorts & Student Animation | SIGGRAPH 2010". www.siggraph.org. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  8. ^ a b c "Electronic Theater | SIGGRAPH Asia 2010". www.siggraph.org. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Annecy > About > Archives > 2012 > Official Selection > Film Index". www.annecy.org. CITIA. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  10. ^ "22 of the Best Short Animated Films". Design your way. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Welcome to the team Francesco!". Mila Film. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Mila #LetsMakeADifference 4 Child Survivors of War". Indiegogo. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Electronic Theater | SIGGRAPH Asia 2010". www.siggraph.org. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  14. ^ CITIA. "Annecy > About > Archives > 2012 > Official Selection > Film Index". www.annecy.org. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  15. ^ "// 10 top rendering tips | Features | 3dtotal (page 2 of 2) - 3dtotal.com". www.3dtotal.com. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  16. ^ "The Monk & The Monkey". STASH. 30 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  17. ^ "'The Peanuts Movie' Posters—And Why The Characters Look So Hyper-Detailed in Them". Cartoon Brew. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  18. ^ "Portfolio – July 2010 | Computer Graphics World". www.cgw.com. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  19. ^ "Film Skillet". Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  20. ^ CITIA. "Annecy > About > Archives > 2012 > Official Selection > Film Index". www.annecy.org. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  21. ^ Weiss, Mike. "TAAFI 2013 Official Shorts Selection". TAAFI. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  22. ^ The Animation Tag Attack, retrieved 3 September 2017
  23. ^ "Filmek – www.mediawavefestival.hu". mediawavefestival.hu. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  24. ^ "The Animation Awards". ANIS – we animate!. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  25. ^ a b "AG Kurzfilm | Short Film catalogue". www.ag-kurzfilm.de. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  26. ^ "Malta Int TV Short Film Festival". www.maltashortfilmfest.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

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