Francesco Filippini

Francesco Filippini (Napoli 1993) directed his first animated short, Orkiestra, in 2009 with which he participated in the David di Donatello awards. In 2015 he moved to New York at Bill Plympton’s animation studio, working as Art Director on two feature films and a short film, The Loneliest Stoplight, which earned him a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators.

In 2016 he returned to work with the MAD Entertainment studio in Naples where he wrote, designed and directed the animated short film Simposio Suino in D minor, also a David di Donatello nominee. In 2017, he took part in the making of the film Gatta Cenerentola (directed by Alessandro Rak, Ivan Cappiello, Marino Guarnieri and Dario Sansone and winner of the David di Donatello for best production and best visual effects).

In 2020, he directed the three short films La Mucca Nel Cielo, Danzeremo Ancora Insieme and Là Dove La Notte.