Gipi
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Gianni Pacinotti, better known by the pseudonym of Gipi, is an Italian
cartoonist
, filmmaker, and author.
in 1963, he began his career illustrating for the publishing and advertising industries.
He began illustrating stories and comics in 1992, and his work appeared in Cuore, Blue, Il Clandestino, Boxer
, Il Manifesto
and La Straniero. His work also appears in La Repubblica
.
His graphic novel
Appunti per une Storia di Guerra (Notes pour une histoire de guerre, Notes for a War Story), published by Coconino Press
, appeared in France and was published in the United States by First Second Books
. Notes for a War Story won the 2005 Goscinny Prize
for Best Script and was proclaimed Best Book at Angoulême
in 2006. Notes for a War Story follows three young men in a war-torn country –intended to be any number of European countries. “In the Italian version of the book,” Gipi has remarked, “the name of the villages are Italian names, in the French version, French names. I didn’t want the reader to think, ‘This war happens elsewhere, far from me.’ My intention was to make people think about the possibilities of a war suddenly arriving in their own home.”
Gipi has created Gli Innocenti (The Innocents) for the Ignatz Series
and in 2006 this work earned him an Eisner Award
nomination and a Max & Moritz Prize. The Innocents is about a reformed thug who takes his young nephew down to the seaside, where they visit an old friend who has just been released out of prison for a crime he did not commit.
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Italy
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cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
, filmmaker, and author.
Biography
Born in PisaPisa
Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...
in 1963, he began his career illustrating for the publishing and advertising industries.
He began illustrating stories and comics in 1992, and his work appeared in Cuore, Blue, Il Clandestino, Boxer
Boxer (magazine)
Boxer is a Turkish men's magazine, first published July 2004. Since then, it has been the highest selling and most respectable men's magazine in the country followed by Turkish editions of FHM and Esquire magazines....
, Il Manifesto
Il Manifesto
il manifesto is an Italian newspaper. While it calls itself communist, it is not connected to any political party. It was founded as a monthly review in 1969 by a collective of left-wing journalists engaged in the wave of critical thought and activity on the Italian left in that period. Prominent...
and La Straniero. His work also appears in La Repubblica
La Repubblica
la Repubblica is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper. Founded in 1976 in Rome by the journalist Eugenio Scalfari, as of 2008 is the second largest circulation newspaper, behind the Corriere della Sera.-Foundation:...
.
His graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
Appunti per une Storia di Guerra (Notes pour une histoire de guerre, Notes for a War Story), published by Coconino Press
Coconino Press
Coconino Press is an Italian publisher of comic books, founded in 2000 in Bologna, Italy.They are notable for their translations of comic books from around the world, including the Americans Daniel Clowes, Jason Lutes and Adrian Tomine; Canadians Seth and Chester Brown; French cartoonists David B.,...
, appeared in France and was published in the United States by First Second Books
First Second Books
First Second Books is an American publisher of graphic novels. An imprint of Roaring Brook Press, part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, First Second publishes fiction, biographies, personal memoirs, history, visual essays, and comics journalism.-History:...
. Notes for a War Story won the 2005 Goscinny Prize
Angoulême International Comics Festival René Goscinny award
The René Goscinny award, named after the writer of Asterix and Lucky Luke, is awarded to comic writers at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. It was first awarded in 1988 and again every year since 1995. The award is given in order to encourage young comic writers, those whose comic...
for Best Script and was proclaimed Best Book at Angoulême
Angoulême International Comics Festival
The Angoulême International Comics Festival is the largest comics festival in Europe. It has occurred every year since 1974 in Angoulême, France, in the month of January.The four-day festival is notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning...
in 2006. Notes for a War Story follows three young men in a war-torn country –intended to be any number of European countries. “In the Italian version of the book,” Gipi has remarked, “the name of the villages are Italian names, in the French version, French names. I didn’t want the reader to think, ‘This war happens elsewhere, far from me.’ My intention was to make people think about the possibilities of a war suddenly arriving in their own home.”
Gipi has created Gli Innocenti (The Innocents) for the Ignatz Series
Ignatz Series
The Ignatz Series is an international comic imprint. It is published by Fantagraphics Books , Avant Verlag , Vertige , Oog & Blik , Coconino Press , and Sinsentido...
and in 2006 this work earned him an Eisner Award
Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, and sometimes referred to as the Oscar Awards of the Comics Industry, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. The Eisner Awards were first conferred in 1988, created in response to the...
nomination and a Max & Moritz Prize. The Innocents is about a reformed thug who takes his young nephew down to the seaside, where they visit an old friend who has just been released out of prison for a crime he did not commit.
Other work
In 2000, he founded Santa Maria Video. Santa Maria is a studio through which he creates video and animation shorts. He is editor of the Esterno Notte anthology and teaches in fine arts academies. His debut as a film director, The Last Earthling, is set to premiere at the 68th Venice International Film Festival68th Venice International Film Festival
The 68th annual Venice Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, took place from 31 August to 10 September 2011. American film director Darren Aronofsky was announced as the Head of the Jury. American actor and film director Al Pacino was presented with the Glory to the Film-maker award on 4 September,...
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Graphic novels
- Appunti per una Storia di Guerra (Notes for a War Story)
- Gli Innocenti (The Innocents)
- Garage Band
- LMVDM – La mia vita disegnata male (My Life Badly Drawn)