Personal Profile
Name Vito Lo Russo
Born 12 October 1961

EDUCATION
Art College Degree Equivalent, specializing in Graphic Design and 
Photography. 

EXPERIENCE
1999/2000/2001 - Artistic Assistant for sequence "dream of Aida" by Manfredo Manfredi (feature) directed Guido Manuli produced by Medusa Film, Director The Adventures of Yellow Kid pilote, Director Kurt in Christmas Eve special TV for Farmtoons,Executive producer Micro Macro web animation, Director Alice Looking for wonderland pilote in production, Director Furry Tales in pre-production 

1998 - Co-Direction with Manfredo Manfredi of La Banda dello Zecchino - Rai 1 - Antoniano Bologna.
Animation Direction 3500 (short) for Catchphrase TV show Italia1 Mediaset  Director of Cinecard (short) for Gestione Cinema 5 Medusa.
Director of Kinder 4 (shorts) by Alfadedis / Ferrero Milan.
Animation Direction A Spasso nel Tempo 2 (feature) by Carlo Vanzina produced by Filmauro.
1997 - Animation Direction Blood & Lace (interactive Game) Dynabite Genova.
Director Cinema 5 short for Gestione Cinema 5 Medusa.
1996 - Director of Good Morning Italia (commercials) TMC News TV Italy.
1994 - Rap (short) for Zecchino d’Oro Antoniano Bologna Animation Studio Milan (as supervisor).
1992 - Olimpic Game / Trazom Mozart (short) for La Linea / Osvaldo Cavandoli Quipos Milan (as supervisor).
1990 - Special effects animation American Tail II: Fievel Goes West (feature) for Amblimation / Universal Pictures, London and also supervisor of the Creative Kodalith sequences for VLR Rome Amblimation / Universal Pictures, London.
1988 - Director of Lucca 20 Years, Yellow Kid (festival logo’s short) for Italian Animation Festival.
1987 - Director of Rosati (commercials).
Director of Master (commercials).
Director of Lucca 16 (festival logo’s short).
1986 - Animation Direction Delta Force Commando (live action feature) for Realtà Cinematografica Rome (as supervisor).
1982/1985 - Director of Federcaccia / C.O.N.I. / Ignis / Parmalat Kir / Fininvest / Asifa Italia (commercials).

From 1986 to 1997 I run the VLR Graphic Cartoon Animation / Farmtoons studio in Rome as Animation Director and in some occasions executive producer as well. I run a team between ten to twenty artists according to the needs of the different productions, going from storyboards to layouts to rough and clean up animation.
1997- Lupo Alberto (TV series) for Farmtoons, Production The Animation Band Milan/ Les Armateurs France.
Carland Cross (TV series) for Farmtoons, production The Animation Band Milan/Les Armateurs France.
1996 - Mayalino (TV series) for Lino Banfi Productions/ Farmtoons Rome.
1995 - Tequila and Boom Boom (Interactive Game) for Dynabyte Genova.
1993 - Kurt (TV series pilot) for E. Bergeron France/VLR Rome.
1989 - Tiramolla (TV series) for A. Vallardi Production Milan.
Diogene (TV series) for RAI 2 Rome.
Pubblicità d’Epoca (short) for Rai 1 Rome.
1988 - Due Mattina (52 shorts) for RAI 2 Rome.
1986 - What Up Mr. Whatzup (short film).

ADDITIONAL CREDITS

2000 Fantoche Prize ,Italian Film of Animation, XXIV Expocartoon Internation Festival Rome Italy
Between 1991 and 1997 I was creative director of the national school of animation in Rome and teached animation and effects at the cinema and television school of Rome,Turin,Terni. In 1992 i represented the animation school at the european convention in Paris.
1995 - Image development and curator of artwork and 3D life-size models      exhibition for the comic strip Lupo Alberto.
1994 - Documentary Director Collodi a Disney, about Pinocchio’s novel and the restored version of the Disney feature for Fiecconi / Faeti, Buena  Vista Home Video - Italy.
1993 - Animation software consultant Softimage Toonz for Softimage  Italy/SBP/Itaca.