ANIMAFEST PRO | PRESENTATIONS AND MASTERCLASSES

Martina Scarpelli: Obsession as a Creative Force

3/10 SAT 11:30h &TD

Discussing the things that inspired her and her dreams for the future, filmmaker Martina Scarpelli talks about her creative works, what made her start making films and where films led her. With this talk, Martina explains how her obsession with iconography turned into ideas for films, she will show her process behind the making of the film Egg, talk about her most recent commission works, and share a sneak-peek of her new film in development.

Martina Scarpelli (1988) is an Italian filmmaker with a bachelor in Fine Art from Academy of Brera in Milan, and a bachelor in Animation from Experimental Cinematography Center in Turin. Alumni of European workshops ASF – Animation sans frontiers, ANIDOX, and Open Workshop Residency in Denmark. She is board member of Viborg based Art Collective PLASTIC. Martina’s short film Egg was awarded with a Crystal for first film at Annecy, received a Golden Dove at Dok Leipzig, Golden Horseman at Filmfest Dresden, Grand Jury Award at AFI Fest, among others, and was nominated for best short film at the European Animation Awards 2018.