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I AM AN ITALIAN CREATIVE MIND
A PROFESSIONAL VISIONARY
A DREAM MAKER

Visionary mind since childhood, I am an industry-agnostic and multi-potential creative director, producer and visionary entrepreneur based in Venezia.
Over the last 25 years, I’ve worked and (sometimes) lived in London, New York, Miami, Moscow, and Caracas — absorbing the energy of each city, honing a global perspective and creating bespoke, high-level experiences across arts & culture, entertainment & show, storytelling, marketing & communication, luxury, business & startups.

I’m a creative director, director and producer of films, theater, television, music videos, art performances, major luxury events, exhibitions, emotional advertising campaigns, experiential marketing projects, startup identity & launch strategies.

At the same time, I’m a passionate fanatic of new technologies and digital innovations in the fields of: AI, Web3 and Blockchain, Metaverse, Extended Reality (AR augmented Reality, MR mixed Reality, VR Virtual Reality, XR Extended Reality), immersive technologies, smart mobility, home automation and so on… In short, a true nerd, by passion!

Since I can remember, I have also been an interdisciplinary artist (music production, writing, visual and visual art projects) and a lover and connoisseur of all forms of art and its variations (classical, modern, contemporary, urban, etc.).

I am also passionate about and deeply knowledgeable in geopolitics and macroeconomic analysis, sociology and analysis of contemporary social phenomena, and futurology.

I have always cultivated critical thinking and lateral thinking.
I am both visionary and pragmatic, creative and analytical.

My main competences are visionary thinking, ideas generation, strategic vision, innovative and not conventional problem-solving,  empathetic supervision and direction, holistic team leadership with an approach based on clarity of purpose, transparency, cooperation, enthusiasm, passion, enhancement of the collaborators’ talents and capabilities.

Born in Treviso and living in Venezia, after studying classics and humanities at Liceo Classico (high school), I attended a MA in Architecture and Urban Planning at the IUAV University of Venezia; I then also autonomously specialize in marketing and communication and in stage, film, event and exhibition direction.

My experience began early, during the high school and university years, when I worked at the family Architecture firm, FFA Flavio Franco Architetto.

Then I went further, turning my route towards what better fits in with my vision, and co-founded and directed the creative department, first of a communication agency based in Treviso in 2001 and, later, that of a London based integrated group in 2006.

In 2010 I started working as freelance professional, under my signature brand “LINO FRANCO * PURE CREATIVITY”, between Venezia, London, NYC and Miami, conceiving, organizing, directing and producing artistic/entertaining/cultural projects for artistic purposes and innovation/communication/marketing projects for industrial and commercial purposes, all of it rigorously “proudly made in Venezia”!

Among my collaborations with Italian and international independent production companies of cinema, TV, theater and music, one of the most important is that with the worldwide renown Italian producer Roberto Bessi and the CSC Production (production company of the Centro Sperimentale Cinematografico in Rome), with which I worked on three films (officially credited in the closing credits of two of them, “Terzo Tempo” and “Amori Elementari”).

Then, between 2016 and 2021, I have also been co-founder, CEO and creative producer of FG&P entARTainment, a production company (based in Venezia) of original big stage shows, live events and artistic-exhibition projects, featuring its own Studios with indoor Theater and massive green screen limbo both specifically developed for live shows production, first of their kind in Italy (designed by myself).

In the same year (2016), I have also been co-founder of the artistic & cultural organization INVENIO, based in Bolzano, which develops projects such as various kinds of cultural Festivals and professional specialization artistic seminars, workshops and masterclasses.

Finally, after the COVID pandemic, I have also embarked on a couple of new adventure together with a lifelong friend of mine:

  • I joined his new 12 VENTURES holding company in the role of Chief Visionary Officer;
  • I co-founded NIODYNE with him, a startup developing the first full integrated ecosystem of smart ai-powered urban electric light vehicles (today on water and land, tomorrow in the sky), also here in the role of Chief Visionary Officer.
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COMPETENCES

 

1. ADVERTISING & MARKETING 

experiential & emotional communication and events, market vision and consultancy, marketing communications solutions, products & brands launch

 

2. BUSINESS 

innovation & creative strategy consultancy, new business development solutions

 

3. FILMS & MUSIC VIDEOS

short films, artistic & emotional films, corporate films & documentaries, artistic documentaries, music videos

 

4. LIVE SHOWS & ENTERTAINMENT

stage & theatrical shows & concerts, private & corporate events, public events & ceremonies

 

5. FINE & COMMERCIAL ART

art exhibitions, art installations, art projects, art performances

 

6. DESIGN

creative strategic design, product industrial design consultancy

RESUME

LINO FRANCO * PURE CREATIVITY

2010-PRESENT
CREATIVE DIRECTOR & PRODUCER, CREATIVE STRATEGY CONSULTANT

 

INVENIO Ass. Cult.

2016-2024
FOUNDING MEMBER
VICE PRESIDENT, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, CREATIVE PRODUCER

 

FG&P entARTainment

2016-2021
FOUNDING PARTNER
CEO, CREATIVE PRODUCER, PRODUCER, PRODUCTION MANAGER 

 

CSC Production

2011-2015
OUTSIDE CONSULTANT
(product placement and related artistic aspects)

Escalator Films

2010-2015
FOUNDING PARTNER
DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, PRODUCTION DESIGNER

 

adjust.group.worldwide

2006-2009
CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER

 

adibi nextimage

2001-2006
FOUNDING PARTNER
CREATIVE  DIRECTOR

 

LINO FRANCO

2000-2001
CREATIVE & ART DIRECTOR, GRAPHIC & WEB DESIGNER

 

FLAVIO FRANCO ARCHITETTO

1995-2000
ARCHITECT & DESIGNER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR
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LINO FRANCO’S INTERVIEW

 

AT THE END OF 2017, I HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWED BY THE FAMOUS ITALIAN ENTERTAINER PRINCIPE MAURICE, ABOUT MY LIFE, MY WORK, MY ATTITUDE AND MY ART, IN THE OCCASION OF MY PARTICIPATION AS GUEST ARTIST TO THE ITALIAN EXHIBITION “ANDY WARHOL SUPERSTAR!” WHICH TOOK PLACE IN TREVISO IN 2018.