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Francesco Carrozzini (born September 9, 1982) is an Italian director and photographer.
He lives and works in New York City.
Francesco grew up in Milan, Italy and his mother, is editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia, Franca Sozzani. He began taking pictures and making films with his friends as a youth, which led him to pursue an education in the arts. In the summer of 1999, he went to Los Angeles to study film at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He later returned to Italy to study philosophy at the University of Milan, until his subsequent move to New York City.
Francesco's career as a photographer began in 20
Francesco Carrozzini (born September 9, 1982) is an Italian director and photographer.
He lives and works in New York City.
Francesco grew up in Milan, Italy and his mother, is editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia, Franca Sozzani. He began taking pictures and making films with his friends as a youth, which led him to pursue an education in the arts. In the summer of 1999, he went to Los Angeles to study film at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He later returned to Italy to study philosophy at the University of Milan, until his subsequent move to New York City.
Francesco's career as a photographer began in 2006, and in a few years he became one of the most respected young photographers in the industry. He has shot the covers of US and UK Esquire, L'Uomo Vogue, German Vogue, Spin, Liberation and contributed to Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, Rolling Stone and Italian Vogue, amongst others.
He is well known for his portrait work. He has photographed such Hollywood stars as Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro, Scarlett Johansson, John Malkovich, Oliver Stone; models Heidi Klum,Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Milla Jovovich, Hilary Rhoda, Naomi Campbell, Stephanie Seymour and Tyra Banks; and musicians Beyonce', Sting, Keith Richards, Usher, and Charlotte Gainsbourg amongst others. He has also photographed artists Jeff Koons, Richard Prince and Marina Abramovic.
His advertising client list includes L'Oreal, Estee Lauder, Emporio Armani, Tommy Hilfiger, Baume & Mercier, Chopard, Dewar's whiskey, Diesel and Mango.
Francesco also teaches a workshop of photography once a year at the University of Venice, Italy.
Francesco's first assignment was directing a 30” spot for Italian MTV. The following year, the advertising agency McCann Erickson assigned him to direct the promo for the Venice Biennale Art Expo in 2005, which marked an important turning point in his career.
In 2006 he traveled to Poland to shoot his feature film debut,[4][5] a documentary about the life and creative process of the Polish Theatre Wierszalin.
Francesco was commissioned to direct a series of films by The New York Times, which was later pioneered as “The New York Times Screen Tests.” [6] It is a collection of interviews featuring some of today’s most prestigious stars, such as Natalie Portman[7], Charlize Theron, Joseph Gordon Levitt[8], Rosario Dawson [9] and Marion Cotillard. The series has now grown to include dozens of other "screen tests", still shot in the original format Francesco used.
In 2008, Francesco also filmed the short film "1937", a psychological thriller, which was filmed in Suite #822 of the infamous Chelsea Hotel.
The next year, he shot a viral "Color Goes Pop" [10] for the sunglasses brand Ray Ban, for which he was nominated for a Young Director's award at the Cannes advertising festival.
In October 2010 Francesco's commercial for Tommy Hilfiger fragrance "Loud" was released worldwide; it also features British band The Ting Tings.
Francesco also directed an interactive editorial fashion film, "A Letter" for Imagine Fashion, a luxury fashion destination that connects high-end fashion brands with e-commerce. The film premiered in February 2011 and starred Elisa Sednaoui, Poppy Delevigne, Paz de la Huerta and Zoe Le Ber. In an interview following the film, he cites music as a prominent source of inspiration for him.
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