VALENTINA BE°
Negli anni '90 gioca col Game Boy, soffia nel tubo delle Crystal Ball, guarda i Goonies in VHS, cerca di far dire le parolacce al
Grillo Parlante e, pescando i cigni di plastica alle giostre, ottiene un action figure di Hulk Hogan.
Dopo molti anni di canzoni improvvisate col Karaoke, nel 2000 firma un contratto con la Warner e gira l'Italia con la sua amata teen band.
Durante le 8 ore+1+ almeno 6 di straordinario passate sui set dei Videoclip, capisce di avere sbagliato lato della macchina da presa e,
scaduto il contratto con la casa discografica, si trasferisce a Roma per studiare regia cinematografica.
Finiti gli studi gira video per artisti come Ligabue, Negramaro, Raphael Gualazzi, Dolcenera, Arisa, Tricarico, The Kolors.
Nel 2011 fonda una divisione in The Family Film: i “The Kids” con cui realizza commercials per diversi brand tra cui Adidas, Pirelli, FAI.
Dal 2013 è freelance e collabora con varie agenzie e case di produzione per clienti tra cui Gucci, Heineken, Che Banca!, Etro, Audi, Stroili Oro, Telecom, Save the children, Kartell, Müller, Valentino, Pupa.
Molti dei suoi lavori sono stati premiati e nominati da festival come Cannes Lions, ADCI Awards,
La Jolla International Film Festival,IFFAS Los Angeles, Bokeh International Film Festival- Cape Town.
Ha da poco concluso la sua prima esperienza in campo cinematografico come regista della seconda unità sul lungometraggio internazionale Disney
"Tini: the new life of Violetta" uscito nei cinema di tutto il mondo.
Valentina Be was Born in Mantova, Italy, in 1984. In 2000 she signs a contract with Warner Music with her teen band.During the making of a video promo of one of their songs, she realises that she has chosen the wrong path. She prefers to stand behind the camera - not infront of it. When her contract ends, she decides to move to Rome to study film directing.
After finishing her studies she directs her first music video: a black and white tribute to Harmony Korine shot with an old Super8 Nizo. Now Valentina is a freelance director.
In addition to music videos made during these years she also worked extensively in all kinds of audiovisual projects - tv commercials, virals, interactive video and Web content for clients such as Adidas, Samsung, Pirelli, Gucci, Audi, Unicef, Muller, Kartell, Heineken, Valentino, Pupa make up.
Recently she made the first experience in Cinema Industry: Valentina directed the 2nd unit of the feature film
“Tini: the new life of Violetta”; an international Disney production.
NOMINATION AND PRIZES
2012 SHORTLIST CANNES
FILM: "Sieropositivo.it" AGENCY TBWA, PRODUCTION COMPANY: THE FAMILY
2013 ADCI AWARDS, WINNER(BRONZE)
FILM" Emergency"AGENCY: GREY PRODUCTION COMPANY: THE FAMILY
2014 OFFICIAL SELECTION AT LA JOLLA INTERNATIONAL FASHION FILM
FESTIVAL- SAN DIEGO
FILM"Sextatic" AGENCY: THE F TEAM PRODUCTION COMPANY: KAREN
NOMINATIONS: BEST COSTUME DESIGN, BEST EDITING, BEST MAKE UP
2014 OFFICIAL SELECTION AT INTERNATIONAL FASHION FILM AWARD
LOS ANGELES
FILM"Sextatic" AGENCY: THE F TEAM PRODUCTION COMPANY: KAREN
2015 WINNER"BEST FASHION FILM" AT BOKEH INTERNATIONAL FASHION
FILM FESTIVAL-CAPE TOWN:
- Etro- The Encounter CLIENT: ETRO PRODUCTION COMPANY: COLLATERAL FILM
2015 OFFICIAL SELECTION AT BOKEH INTERNATIONAL FASHION FILM
FESTIVAL-CAPE TOWN:
FILM: Ligabue- Sono sempre i sogni a dare forma al mondo PRODUCTION COMPANY:
EVENTI DIGITALI
NOMINATIONS:
Best Director
Best Picture
FILM:
- The Kolors- No More PRODUCTION COMPANY: COLLATERAL FILM
NOMINATIONS:
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Art Direction
Best Music
Best Cinematography
2015 OFFICIAL SELECTION AT INTERNATIONAL FASHION FILM AWARDS
AND LA JOLLA INTERNATIONAL FASHION FILM FESTIVAL-SAN DIEGO
FILM:
Ligabue"Sono sempre i sogni a dare forma al mondo"
NOMINATIONS:
Best Director
Best cinematography
Best Art Direction
Best picture
Best music
Best editing
Best visual effect
Best creative concept
FILM: LONELY PLACE
NOMINATIONS:
Best cinematography
Best creative concept
Best visual effects