MAURO CARRARO

Mauro Carraro was born in the North-East of Italy. After studying engraving, photography and graphic design at the Polytechnic University of Milan, he continued his academic path in France. In 2010, he graduated from the renowned Supinfocom Arles (now MoPA), where he studied CG animation. He now lives in Geneva, Switzerland, where he works at Nadasdy Film Studio. With his individual technique already distinctive in his early works, Mauro contributed as a compositing supervisor to the award-winning full-length animated film Approved for Adoption (2012) as compositing supervisor. His first professional animated short film Hasta Santiago was awarded as Best Debut Film at Annecy in 2014 and has received over two dozen of awards worldwide. His six-minute short, Aubade, won the project pitch also at Annecy before its release in 2014. It has since collected numerous awards and has been selected for over 150 festivals around the world. His latest short 59 Seconds won the Silver Leopard at Locarno in 2017 and was selected for more than 50 international film festivals. Mauro has been a jury member at a number of film festivals, including Krok International Animated Film Festival, Warsaw Film Festival and Seoul Best of the Best Animation Festival. Since 2014, his masterclass "Sensible 3D" and his workshop "How to Open Your 3D Eyes" have been held at more than 30 different schools and festivals, such as Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, IED Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan and Vilnius Academy of Arts.