Lorenzo Fonda

Lorenzo Fonda
Lorenzo Fonda
	Fonda on the set of a Nike commercial
Born	November 28, 1979 (age 45); Modena, Italy
Occupation(s)	Film director and artist
Years active	1999 - present
Website	cerberoleso.it

Lorenzo Fonda (born 1979 in Modena, Italy) is an Italian film director and artist based in New York City. He is recognized for his eclectic filmic styles and techniques that range from very stylized live action sequences to quirky and often humorous animation segments.

His works include commercials, music video, documentaries, short films, interactive installations, illustrations and murals. He is best known for his collaboration with mural artist and animator Blu, which resulted in the feature-length documentary Megunica, shot in 2006 across Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Argentina.

Other works include music videos for bands such as Caribou, Scissor Sisters, Metronomy, Bright Eyes, Jovanotti, Jamie Woon, Bernhard Fleischmann, For a Minor Reflection and others, as well creating ads for companies such as Nike, Alfa Romeo, San Diego Zoo and Converse. Aside from his commercial works, he directed PSAs for The Humane Society of the United States, National Geographic Channel, Boys & Girls Clubs and World AIDS Day. He created a series of station identifications for MTV, entitled 'MTV: The Art of M." These included "Ice Cream," with production design by Mathery.

In 2008 he crossed the Pacific Ocean aboard the cargo ship Portland Senator, and he made a film about the experience titled Ten things I have learned about the sea.

Videography

Music videos

Caribou - "Can't do without you" - (April 2015)
Jovanotti - "Gli Immortali" - (February 2015)
Scissor Sisters - "Only the Horses" - (April 2012)
Scissor Sisters - "Baby Come Home" - (May 2012)
Metronomy - "The Look" - (March 2011)
Jamie Woon - "Night Air" - (November 2010)
For a Minor Reflection - "A Moll" - (May 2010)
Bright Eyes - "No one would riot for less" - (May 2007)
Duo505 - "Nochwas" - (2006)
Bernhard Fleischmann - "00/02" - (2006)
Sungria - "Interlude" - (2004)

Commercials

The Humane Society of the United States - "Samedaypups.com'" - (2015)
San Diego Zoo - "Koalafornia'" - (2013)
Ugg Australia - "Keep Steppin'" - (2012)
National Geographic Channel - "Big Cats Week" - (2011)
Boys & Girls Clubs - PSA - "BE GREAT Denzel Washington" - (2010)
Boys & Girls Clubs - PSA - "BE BRAVE Wesley Clark" - (2010)
Nike - "Run Unleashed" - (2010)
Police - Commercial - (2009)
Alfa Romeo - "Sloth viral" - (2007)
Paramount Comedy - Bumper - (2007)
MTV Load - "The Almighty Handstanding Being" - (2006)
Converse - "Giant Leap" - (2006)
Sundek - "Skip the Winter" (TV Ad) - (2006)
Sundek - "Skip the Winter" (Web viral) - (2006)
World AIDS Day - PSA - (2005)
Nike Shox - 2 Commercials - (2005)
Nike PKO - 4 Commercials - (2005)
MTV Ident - "Tamandua Love" - (2004)

Feature length

Archaeology of the future - documentary - (in production)
Megunica - documentary - (2008)

Other works

"The Sound of Heat" - 2011 - (commissioned by MOCA Los Angeles)
"WARP20 NYC" - (medium-length documentary, commissioned by Warp Records) - 2010
"Ten things I have learned about the sea" - (personal short) - 2008
"King of Empty" - (part of PSST! Pass it on project) - 2008
"Blu + ERICAILCANE - (personal short) - 2007
"BIFF opener" - (commissioned by Boston International Film Festival) - 2007
"Short films about life" - (5 shorts) - 2006

Awards

2009 Taiwan International Documentary Festival - Special Merit Prize
DOC/Fest Sheffield Documentary Film Festival - Grierson Youth Jury Prize Nominee
Amsterdam International Film Festival 2008 - Best Creative Documentary
Officinema festival - Concorso Iceberg - Best Documentary

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