I AM LINO FRANCO, A SERIAL CREATIVE ENTREPRENEUR, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, CONCEPT CREATOR, DIRECTOR AND CREATIVE PRODUCER, CREATIVE STRATEGY CONSULTANT AND INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST, WITH A TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERIENCE IN ART/ENTERTAINMENT/BUSINESS FIELDS, BASED IN VENEZIA.
AT THE SAME TIME ENTHUSIASTIC FANATIC OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL INNOVATIONS IN THE FIELDS OF ICT, AI, SMART MOBILITY, HOME AUTOMATION, BLOCKCHAIN AND SO ON, LONG STORY SHORT, A REAL NERD.
UNDER MY SIGNATURE BRAND “LINO FRANCO * PURE CREATIVITY” SINCE 2010, I WORK AS AN INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL CONCEIVING, ORGANIZING, DIRECTING AND PRODUCING ARTISTIC/ENTERTAINMENT/CULTURAL PROJECTS FOR ARTISTIC PURPOSES AND INNOVATION/COMMUNICATION/MARKETING PROJECT FOR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, “PROUDLY MADE IN VENICE”!
THIS ARTISTIC SHORT MOVIE HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE AIM TO CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDATION OF THE FORLINI1921 CRAFT WORKSHOP AND TO TELL THE WONDERFUL STORY OF THE FOUR GENERATIONS OF THE FAMILY WHO RUN IT SINCE 1921.
Created, written & directed by Lino Franco, who also curated its creative direction and production
DURING LAST COUPLE OF YEARS I’VE BEEN INVOLVED AS CREATIVE DIRECTOR, BY A COUPLE OF VENETIAN ENTREPRENEURS, IN A BRAND NEW LUXURY PROJECT WITH A HUGE HYPE POTENTIAL.
Concept R&D, design and development by Lino Franco.
AN INTIMATE TALE ABOUT EMOTIONS THROUGH SOUNDS, MOVEMENTS AND VISUALS
A JOURNEY INTO THE MOST PRIVATE THOUGHTS AND SECRETS EVERYONE IS ALWAYS CONFLICTED WHETHER TO UNVEIL
Created, written & directed by Lino Franco, who also curated its creative direction and production
GRAN GALÀ OF BURLESQUE & VARIETÀ
A STAR-STUDDED CAST FEATURING 24 ARTISTS – A LINEUP OF 12 ARTISTS PER SHOW – 4 ALTERNATIVE VERSIONS OF A UNIQUE SHOW
BRINGING BACK TO LIFE THE ITALIAN TRADITIONAL VARIETÀ WITH JUST A LITTLE LAS VEGAS TOUCH AND A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH
Created, written & directed by Lino Franco, who also curated its creative direction and production
FORMAT OF TV SHOW ABOUT THE WORLD AND THE BUSINESS OF CULTURE, ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Created, developed & curated by Lino Franco
ARTISTIC EXPERIMENT INSPIRED BY ANDREW HUANG’S SHORT FILM “SOLIPSIST” BROUGHT TO LIFE BY THE SOULS’ MASH-HO OF TWO TALENTED ARTISTS
Co-created by Lino Franco, who also curated its creative direction and production
ORIGINAL VIDEO ART INSTALLATION CREATED AND REALIZED BY LINO FRANCO, IN THE OCCASION OF HIS INVITATION AS GUEST ARTIST AT THE “ANDY WARHOL SUPERSTAR!” EXHIBITION HOSTED AT THE CA’ DEI CARRARESI MUSEUM IN TREVISO (ITALY)
This installation has been shown into the exhibition among the original Warhol’s artworks, and included in the official exhibition catalog.
LINO FRANCO WAS INVITED AS GUEST ARTIST AT THE “ANDY WARHOL SUPERSTAR!” EXHIBITION HOSTED AT THE CA’ DEI CARRARESI MUSEUM IN TREVISO (ITALY), AND ASKED TO CREATE AND REALIZE AN ORIGINAL VIDEO ART INSTALLATION TO BE EXPOSED AMONG WARHOL’S ARTWORKS
AS A CREATIVE DIRECTOR, LINO FRANCO CREATED, DESIGNED AND PRODUCED THE BRAND IDENTITY AND THE PRODUCTION LOGO OF FG&P, WHILE HE WAS ITS CEO AND PRODUCER
Created, designed and produced by Lino Franco
LINO FRANCO WAS ASKED TO CONCEIVE A LIVE ACT FOR THE GRAND OPENING OF THE PRESTIGIOUS “FRANCIS BACON – A JOURNEY INTO THE THOUSAND FACES OF THE MODERN MAN” EXHIBITION, HOSTED AT THE CA’ DEI CARRARESI MUSEUM IN TREVISO (ITALY)
Created, written & directed by Lino Franco, who also curated its creative direction and production
LINO FRANCO WAS ASKED TO CREATE AN ORIGINAL ARTWORK, INSPIRED BY THE THEME OF AN EXHIBITION ABOUT FRANCIS BACON’S DRAWINGS HOSTED AT CA’ DEI CARRARESI MUSEUM IN TREVISO (IT), TO BE FEATURED INTO THE HALL OF THE MUSEUM.
Created & designed by Lino Franco
ORIGINAL ARTWORK IN A LIMITED SERIES OF 4 PIECES
Created and realized by Lino Franco
LINO FRANCO WAS ASKED TO CURATE AND DIRECT A LIVE ACT OF MUSIC, VISUAL AND BODY PAINTING FOR A TRADITIONAL VENICE CARNIVAL PARTY ORGANIZED BY “THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE CARNIVAL OF VENICE“, HOSTED AT PALAZZO ZEN IN VENEZIA (ITALY)
Created & directed by Lino Franco, who also curated its creative direction and production
AS A PRODUCTION DESIGNER, LINO FRANCO ALSO WORKED (AND HE STILL DO) FOR ARTISTS AND PRODUCTIONS COMPANIES, CREATING SPECIAL PROPS FOR PARTICULAR NEEDS
Created, designed and engineered by Lino Franco
LINO FRANCO WORKED WITH DAVIDE ZOCCA, AN EMERGING ITALIAN FASHION DESIGNER SUPPORTED BY “IUAV DESIGN DELLA MODA” (THE FASHION DEPARTMENT OF IUAV UNIVERSITY OF VENICE), DURING HIS VERY FIRST STEPS INTO THE FASHION WORLD
Co-created and directed by Lino Franco, who also curated its creative direction and production
Created and directed by Lino Franco, who also curated its creative direction and production
LINO FRANCO, ALSO WORKING SOMETIMES AS FASHION DESIGNER FOR INDEPENDENT CLOTHING BRANDS, WAS ASKED TO CREATE “BROKE DELUXE”, A MALE&FEMALE BRAND NEW T-SHIRTS CONCEPT CAPSULE COLLECTION BY THE FIRST AND MOST HISTORIC AND FAMOUS ITALIAN STREETWEAR BRAND
Created and designed by Lino Franco
Photos used in the graphics have been taken by Lino Franco
LINO FRANCO WORKED WITH CSC PRODUCTION ON SOME OF THEIR MOVIES, FINDING PRODUCT PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INVOLVING THE BRANDS AND COLLABORATING IN THE ARTISTIC INSERTION OF THE PRODUCTS INTO THE SCREENPLAY
AS A PRODUCTION DESIGNER, LINO FRANCO ALSO WORKED (AND HE STILL DO) FOR PRODUCTIONS COMPANIES, CREATING SPECIAL EXHIBITION PAVILIONS AND STAGE SETS FOR PARTICULAR NEEDS
Created, designed and engineered by Lino Franco
STUART, AN AMERICAN SINGER AND PRODUCER FROM PORTLAND (OR – USA) WHO LOVES ITALY AND WROTE THIS SONG THINKING TO VENICE (THE ITALIAN CITY HE LOVES MOST) ASKED LINO FRANCO TO REALIZE THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR THIS SONG FROM FROM HIS FIRST SOLO ALBUM “STUART”
Created, written & directed by Lino Franco, who also curated its creative direction and production
LINO FRANCO WAS ASKED TO CREATE LOGOS AND BOTTLES DESIGN FOR NEW EXCLUSIVE PRODUCT LINES AND TO CURATE A CORPORATE AD CAMPAIGN FOR A PRESTIGIOUS ITALIAN WINE BRAND, PREVIEWED DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE FOLLOWED BY A LUXURY PRIVATE PARTY IN VENICE (BOTH ORGANIZED AND PRODUCED BY LINO FRANCO)
Created by Lino Franco, who also curated its creative direction and production
LINO FRANCO WAS ASKED TO CREATE AND CURATE A CORPORATE AD CAMPAIGN FOR AN ITALIAN SKATEBOARD BRAND AND ITS FLAGSHIP STORES.
Created by Lino Franco, who also curated its creative direction and production and who also appears in it as endorser
LINO FRANCO WAS ASKED BY HILTON VENICE TO CURATE THE CREATIVE DIRECTION AND PRODUCTION OF A PRIVATE LUXURY PARTY FOR THE 2013 NEW YEAR’S EVE AT THE MOLINO STUCKY
Creative direction and production curated by Lino Franco
