Length: 13 min 39 sec Production country: U.S.A./Italy Production date: Jul 2016 Original format: HD, Color. Aspect ratio: 4:3. Screening format: DCP Original Title: "Lo Sguardo Italiano". English Title: " The Italian Gaze"
An Italian artist who emigrated looks at his native country through an animated film made with thousands hand colored oil painted photographs.
Independently produced and created over eleven years as a visual poem that bridges filmmaking language and visual arts, "The Italian Gaze" (original title "Lo Sguardo Italiano") portrays the intoxicating beauty of Italy that many visitors still get looking at its landscapes, at thousands years of history, art and architecture, as well as it denounces the disillusionment, inner conflict, and hopes of an emigrant.
Honors and Awards
2025 Official selection Animated Films at Cannes International Film Week (May 12 – May 31)
2025 Winner - Best Animation at East Village New York Film Festival, NY
2025 Winner - Experimental category at London Frames International Film Festival, London, U.K.
2021 Honorable Mention at Deep Focus Film Festival, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Audience Award for Best Short Animation, Culver City Film Festival, Culver City, CA
2019 Director’s Choice Award, Black Maria Film Festival
2018 Best in Show - Audience Award, Aggregate Animated Shorts, Oakland, CA
2018 Platinum Remi Award, 51st Worldfest, Houston International Film Festival, Houston, TX
2017 Best of Festival - Experimental category, Richmond International Film Festival, Richmond, VA
2017 Special Mention at Imaginaria Animation Festival, Conversano, Bari, Italy
2016 Denver International Film Festival, Denver, CO World Premiere
2025 Official selection Animated Films at Cannes International Film Week (May 12 – May 31)
2025 Winner - Best Animation at East Village New York Film Festival, NY
2025 Winner - Experimental category at London Frames International Film Festival, London, U.K.
2021 Honorable Mention at Deep Focus Film Festival, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Audience Award for Best Short Animation, Culver City Film Festival, Culver City, CA
2019 Director’s Choice Award, Black Maria Film Festival
2018 Best in Show - Audience Award, Aggregate Animated Shorts, Oakland, CA
2018 Platinum Remi Award, 51st Worldfest, Houston International Film Festival, Houston, TX
2017 Best of Festival - Experimental category, Richmond International Film Festival, Richmond, VA
2017 Special Mention at Imaginaria Animation Festival, Conversano, Bari, Italy
2016 Denver International Film Festival, Denver, CO World Premiere
Exhibitions
2021 NOMAD, pop-up group show, Torrance, CA
2017 Solo show on "Lo Sguardo Italiano", Fondazione Pescarabruzzo, Pescara, Italy
2017 "Radius250 2017" 7th biennial juried exhibition, ArtSpace, Richmond, Virginia, Stati Uniti
2013 Las Lagunas Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, United States
2013 Spacewomb Gallery, Long Island, New York, United States
2021 NOMAD, pop-up group show, Torrance, CA
2017 Solo show on "Lo Sguardo Italiano", Fondazione Pescarabruzzo, Pescara, Italy
2017 "Radius250 2017" 7th biennial juried exhibition, ArtSpace, Richmond, Virginia, Stati Uniti
2013 Las Lagunas Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, United States
2013 Spacewomb Gallery, Long Island, New York, United States
Images from the film original artwork - Oil pastels on paper 5x7 in.
