Valerio Ventura

About me:

i was born and raised a few blocks away from cinecitta' studios in rome, italy, and studied at the liceo artistico. i dropped out from the university in rome to come to los angeles where i worked for many years in the development of film and tv projects. In the year 2000 i started to direct tv spots and have won a over a dozen awards (I'm not sayin' I'm good, just sayin' if you submit for awards, you're bound to win some). I love my wife of 22 years and I freakin' love my two amazing daughters. i recently wrapped up 2 seasons as art director for cartoon network on the emmy award winning tv series “class of 3000” starring the voice and music of andré benjamin (andré 3000 outkast). I just completed my fifth documentary on the indy racing season for firestone which included shooting at the indy 500 and that's always a kick in the ass! standing few feet away from a car doing 245+ mph… as a photographer i've shot hundreds of models and celebrities, including the obvious ones i posted on my blog, and a book is in the works. my short film “winter”, a psychological thriller, premiered in the usa last december 2at the 2008 ZERO FILM FEST as a "closing night selection". WINTER is now making the rounds in italy and will be premiering there in august 2009. you can also view more of my live-action work on www.youtube.com/valerioventura and leave me a comment. ..