Michele Tozzi
MICHELE TOZZI - RESUME
Date of birth: 26/12/1978
Email Address: info@micheletozzi.com 

EDUCATION
2005 / 2008 - Traditional Animation - National School of Cinema, Turin:
  • 3rd year: production of the graduation film "IL NATURALISTA"
  • 2nd year: classic animation, storyboard, stop-motion lab, scriptwriting, layout, history of cinema
  • 1st year: basic animation, mime, video techniques, camera and lighting, history of cinema, scenography, storyboard

2003 / 2004 - Regional course in Video Editing, CSEA, Turin

1999 / 2002 - Academy of Fine Arts, Turin


WORK EXPERIENCES (in chronological order, from the most recent)
"D-Wok events video and perfomance" | Motionographer for TV-Show

"Happy-Hippo" - WEB SERIES for Ferrero Spa | Flash Animator

"Amita of the Jungle" - TV series for RAI tv  | Storyboard Artist, After Effects Animator

"Il Naturalista" my graduation film | Scriptwriter ,2D and Stop Motion Animator, Character Design, Modelmaking and Compositing
Festival & Awards
2009 - In competition at the "CINEFONDATION" selection of the 62° FESTIVAL DE CANNES
2009 - Selected to the 25° "INTERFILM" Short Film Festival (Berlin)
2009 - Selected to the 13th international Student Film Festival Tel Aviv (Israel)
2009 - 2° Prize giving of "KLIK" Film Festval (Amsterdam)
2009 - Selected to the "TAIPEI COUNTY FILM FESTIVAL" (Taiwan)
2009 - Selected to the "ANIMAMUNDI" (Brazil)
2009 - Selected to the 16° international TRICKFILM FESTIVAL (Stoccarda)
2008 - Selected to the "ZLIN FILM FESTIVAL" (Swiss)
2008 - Prize giving of "Visioni Italiane" (Italy)
2008 - Prize giving of "Castelli Animati" (Italy)
2008 - Selected to the "Nastri d'Argento" (Italy)
2008 - Selected to the 13° Siena International Short Film Festival (Italy)
2008 – Prize giving to the animation festival of Dervio (Italy)
2008 - Selected to the festival "Cinemambiente" (Italy)
2008 - Selected to the 16° Edizione di Arcipelago Film Festival (Italy)
2008 - Selected to the festival View Conference (Italy)
2008 - Prize giving to the animation festival" Piemonte Movie" (Italy)
"Opening Titles" for Pordenone's film festival "SILENT CINEMA" | Visual Development Artist

"Opening Titles" for Slow Food event "TERRA MADRE" | 2D Animator

"Opening Titles" for Positano's festival "CARTOONS ON THE BAY" | Stop Motion Animator

"Pietro Antonucci's Studio" Ferrero Spa | Illustrator Artist

SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE
Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, Flash, Softimage Toonz, Final Cut Pro and Crater Software Ctp.

SPOKEN LANGUAGES
Italian, French and English.

HOBBIES
Painting, reading, playing piano and chess.