FRANCESCO CARROZZINI Francesco Carrozzini is an Emmy award nominated director, also internationally known for his portrait photography. His career started in 2001 at age 19, while still in collage as a philosophy major, when he directed a promo for Italian MTV. Francesco has since directed commercials for brands such as APPLE and FIAT etc and music videos for artists Jay- Z, Beyonce and Lenny Kravitz, amongs others. His first feature film, the documentary “Franca: Chaos and Creation” premiered at the 73rd Venice Film Festival and was awarded with a Nastro D’Argento by the Italian film press. In the past year he has been directing on a series called UP NEXT for APPLE and is in production on his first feature film, "Midnight Sun". FILMOGRAPHY “FRANCA: CHAOS AND CREATION”, FEATURE DOCUMENTARY, INTERNATIONAL VENICE FILM FESTIVAL, OFFICIAL SELECTION, 2016 “THE NEW YORK TIMES SCREEN TESTS”, EMMY AWARD NOMINATION, 2008 “1937”, INTERNATIONAL VENICE FILM FESTIVAL, SHORT FILM COMPETITION, 2008 “WIERSZALIN”, SHORT DOCUMENTARY, INTERNATIONAL LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL, OFFICIAL SELECTION, 2007 VIDEOGRAPHY JAY-Z: “MANYFACEDGOD”, 2017 MARILYN MANSON: “THE MEPHISTOPHELES OF LOS ANGELES”, 2015 NICKI MINAJ: “I LIED”, 2014 DAMIAN MARLEY: “IS IT WORTH IT?” (GUNMAN WORLD), 2014 LENNY KRAVITZ: “NEW YORK CITY”, 2014 LANA DEL REY: “ULTRAVIOLENCE”, 2014 BEYONCÉ: “JEALOUS”, 2013 A$AP ROCKY: “PHOENIX”, 2013 SHOWS “MUSIC”, SOLO EXHIBITION, EARTH GALLERY, PARIS, 2015 “PORTRAITS”, SOLO EXHIBITION, IST FESTIVAL, ISTANBUL, 2015 “L’UOMO VOGUE AT SOTHEBY’S “, GROUP SHOW AND AUCTION, PARIS, 2012 “PORTRAITS”, SOLO EXHIBITION, DIANE VON FURSTENBERG GALLERY, NEW YORK, 2010 “UNIQUE EXPOSURE”, SOLO EXHIBITION, GALLERIA CARDI, MILAN, 2007 “PAUSE”,VIDEO INSTALLATION INCLUDED IN GROUP SHOW, DUOMO CATHEDRAL, MILAN, 2004.