Biography

Alessandro Carloni is a film Director, Writer, Animator, and Art Director. Born in Bologna, Carloni grew up in Urbino. He studied literature and Philosophy at the University of Milan. While developing as a novelist, by the age of 18 Carloni had moved into filmmaking. He worked as an animator and Director for commercials and short films, like the award winning 'The Shark and the Piano', and music videos for artists like Mariah Carey, and Buster Rhymes, among others. He worked in Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and England. He finally moved to America in the early 2000s where he worked as Head of Animation, Head of Story and Director for DreamWorks Animation, creating some of their most iconic feature film franchises like 'Kung Fu Panda' and 'How to Train Your Dragon'. Currently he is developing and writing an original series for Netflix, and Writing and Directing a feature film for Warner Brothers picture animation.
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