Short films 2009

Cafè l'Amour
Giorgio Valentini

Meetings and separation of couples. Fragments of lives stolen to day life, through which the authors, with a few strokes, recompose the complexity of discourse of love. With simple but inventive technique, thanks to a group that works well together, the authors make an effective and fun animation.

Genre: Animation
Country of production: Italy
Production year: 2006
Original language: Italian
Duration: 9’

Director: Giorgio Valentini
Production: Valentini-Motus
Distribution: Motus s.r.l.
Screenplay: Giorgio Valentini
Music: Damiano Rota, Mario Mariani
Editing: Giorgio Valentini
Special Effects: Silvio Pautasso
Cameraman: Silvia Romboli
Scenography: Cinzia Battistel
Cast: Monica Mattioli, Giorgia Pellegatta

Brief synopsis
Misunderstandings and promises, anxiety and nervous, stupid plays and pissed. Words and words that some couples are downloaded on themselves, sitting at the tables of a cafe. Outside, the life of every day, or almost, takes place.

Biofilmography author
He attended l’Istituto d’arte of Fano and Venice, section jewelry and works simultaneously as a goldsmith.
Driven by passion for cinema and especially for animated films, continued his studies at Istituto d’Arte of Urbino, realized an animated short film which was viewed by Bozzetto Film. And in this way he became a collaborator since 1972 of the studio.
He began as animator of commercials, then as artistic director and director of advertising films and animated shorts.
For over twenty years he has taught animation film at CFP in Milan.
He has cooperated with the studio Lanterna Magica.
He has a production company: Motus Film.

Film:

• “Il Signor Rossi a Venezia” short film 1974 animation
• “Il Signor Rossi cerca la felicità” film 1976 animation
• “Allegro non troppo” film 1976 creator of characters and director e direction of animation of episodes “Bolero” and “Valzer triste”
• “I sogni del Signor Rossi” film 1977 animation
• “Le vacanze del Signor Rossi” film 1978 animation
• “Striptease” short film 1978 animation
• “Alcuni quark” short film 1980 animation
• “Tennis Club” short film 1981 animation
• “Sporting” short film 1982 co-screenplay
• “La Pillola” short film 1981 animation, characters and screenplay
• “Sigmund” short film 1983 animation
• “Il Corsaro nero” 1° episode mediometraggio 1984 co-screenplay, characters and art direction
• “Moa Moa” short film 1984 theme, animation and characters
• “Come cambia la Lombardia” short film 1985 screenplay, characters and director
• Series for l’Istituto Marchio Qualità cortom. 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991: screenplay, characters and director
• “La rosolia non è un liquore” short film 1993 screenplay, characters and director
• “Tutilem” short film 1993 art direction and characters
• “Superstar Stars” short film 1997 screenplay and director
  Director and art direction of commercials, abbreviations, educational films etc..
• “La gabbanella e il gatto” film 1998 collaboration in direction of animation
• “Momo” lungometraggio 1999 direction storyboard, layout and animation
• “Pinocchio” promo 3’ 1999 direction layout and animation
• “I Magotti e la pentola magica” mediometraggio 2001 direction layout and co-director
• “I Lunes e la sfera di Lasifer” mediometraggio 2002 direction layout and co-director
• “I magicanti e le due magie” mediometraggio 2003 direction layout and co-director
• “Enormina” lungometraggio 2004 production and director
• “Big bang boom!” progetto di serie 2004 production and director
• “Scuola di musica” cortometraggio 2005 production and director
• “Uffa che pazienza” progetto di serie 2006 production and director