An Interview with Cover Artist, Ale Giorgini

Interviewed by Cristiano de Florentiis GET TO KNOW THE ARTIST BEHIND THE ICFF 2021 COVER

ALE GIORGINI is a talented illustrator whose work has been featured in many galleries and exhibitions worldwide. The artist from Vicenza, Italy, claims that he started drawing as a child and never stopped. He has had great success as an illustrator and amassed a diverse collection of well-known clients such as Armani, Emirates, Martini/Bacardi Group, Warner Bros, Sony Pictures, Amazon, Jeep, and many others. In 2017, he founded Magnifico Illustrators Agency which represents some of the most talented Italian illustrators. In addition to these many accolades, Giorgini has also taught illustration at IED (Turin), Scuola Internazionale di Comics (Padua), Bauer (Milan), and IDEA Academy (Rome).

ALE GIORGINI

Often in your drawings there are cinematic works represented; what emotion does cinema and storytelling give you through cinematic works? How do you compare it to your media?

I love cinema and I believe it has strongly contributed to building my imagination. I am very fond of a few films in particular that have marked different periods of my life; my living room is a real museum of memorabilia related to these movies. I believe that in some ways, similar to an illustration or a drawing, cinema can be considered a universal language. For instance, I think of the extraordinary first minutes of Pixar’s film Wall-E, which are an outstanding example of how the seventh art can move audiences without needing any words, just like in illustration.

You are an artist whose drawings appear in many international publications; how would you like Italy to be portrayed abroad through your drawings?

Italy is an extraordinary country and it’s very difficult, if not impossible, to be able to tell its many aspects and facets. Often Italy is portrayed with a reflection that binds it to usual stereotypes or iconic places that tell only a part of its beauty. When in reality, even for me who lives here, it is a continuous discovery and a never-ending source of creative inspiration. This year, for the third year, I will take a break from work and travel for two months through Italy to discover places and landscapes that I have yet to see. I will share this experience live through a series of drawings inspired by the photographs that I take during the trip. If you want to get to know Italy through my eyes you can follow Intervallo (this is the name of my personal project, now in its third edition) on my Instagram profile (@alegiorgini), starting from May 15th until mid-July.

Describe the poster that you have created for ICFF this year:

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the ICFF, I imagined a toast to cinema; with glasses of wine, popcorn, and some “Festival Moments” in the background. I wanted to represent cinema in its “outdoor” version, with its characteristic fashion and cuisine, all framed by a skyline that conceptually connects both Canada and Italy, exactly as the ICFF has done for the past ten years.

MOVIE & DINNER EXPERIENCE!

The night will feature an exquisite dinner prepared by Eataly

GLI ANNI PIÙ BELLI

THE BEST YEARS

DRIVE-IN

ONTARIO PLACE

JULY 17TH

9:00PM

ITALY | 2020 | ITA | ENG SUBS | 129 MIN | DRAMA | CANADIAN PREMIERE

PRODUCTION: Lotus Production, Leone Film Group, Rai Cinema, In Association with 3 Marys Entertainment DISTRIBUTOR: Elle Driver CAST: Pierfrancesco Favino, Micaela Ramazzotti, Kim Rossi Stuart, Claudio Santamaria, Nicoletta Romanoff

The story follows the incredible adventures of four long-time best friends, Giulio, Gemma, Paolo and Riccardo from their cheerful and carefree childhood days to their complex and troublesome adult years. Taking place between the early 1980s and modern times, the fi lm takes a deep dive into the theme of friendship and adulthood, while recounting the history and changes of Italy and Italians over the span of 40 years.

FOUR FRIENDS AND 40 YEARS OF LIFE, LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP LIVED TO THE FULLEST THROUGH ITS MANY PATHS AND CHALLENGES GABRIELE MUCCINO

Gabriele Muccino began his career in fi lm at a very young age by attending the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografi a in Cinecittà. In 1997, Muccino makes his debut with Ecco fatto, followed by But Forever in My Mind (1999), and The Last Kiss (2001), which won him 5 David of Donatello and the People’s Choice Award at the Sundance Film Festival. Muccino makes his Hollywood debut with the fi lms, The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), and Seven Pounds (2008), both starring Will Smith. In 2010, he releases Kiss Me Again, sequel to The Last Kiss, and in 2012, he goes back to the US to direct Playing for Keeps. In 2015, he directed Fathers and Daughters, followed by Summertime (2016), There’s No Place Like Home (2018), and his latest fi lm, The Best Years, released in 2020.