Francesco Giroldini
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Francesco Giroldini | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Director, Writer, Artist |
| Known for | Receiving Young Director Award |
| Notable work | The Monk and The Monkey, Animation Tag Attack |
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]
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
- The Monk and The Monkey[3]
- Animation Tag Attack[3]
- Megamind[3]
- Megamind: The Button of Doom[3]
- Kung Fu Panda 2[3]
- Night of the Living Carrots[3]
- Puss in Boots[3]
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted[3]
- Rise of the Guardians[3]
- Mr. Peabody & Sherman[3]
- Rio 2[3]
- The Peanuts Movie[3]
- Ice Age: Collision Course[3]
- Mila[3]
- Ferdinand[3]
- Nimona[3]