Beppe Giacobbe

Beppe Giacobbe is one of the greatest and most highly regarded contemporary illustrators. He was born in Milan in 1953.
He has received many prizes and awards in both Italy and the United States, including, in 2005, the gold medal for best illustrated children’s book from the American magazine “3×3, The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration” and, in 2009, the gold medal in the books section of Communication Arts. For years he worked with United Airlines, illustrating some famous advertising campaigns, and with the “New York Times”, the “New Yorker” and other publications. He is a regular contributor to the “Corriere della Sera” and the “Courrier International”.
Giacobbe’s works will be the inspiration and starting point for new creations, such as the animated short Le Roi du Silence, which, thanks to the mapping by Lino Palena, becomes the poetic content of a video-mapping installation. Starting from the great Milanese illustrator’s images, the new work that Rajan Craveri will premiere at the festival and the animation by the young Ivan Casagrande Conti will also be created.