About andrea

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    Traveling all around the world, shooting and editing documentaries and reportages for TV channels, international NGOs and charities (current affairs, observational and investigative documentaries, social and political issues, traditional music, ethno-anthropology, human rights, environment).

    Producer/Director of documentaries; Trained camera operator (XDCAM, Panasonic P2, Canon DSLR 5d, 550d, 7d, Canon XH/XHL, Canon XF300/5)
    Trained Editor (FCP, Premiere Pro, AE).

    Broadcast credits: SKY, RAIUNO, RAIDUE, RAI Cinema, RAI International, Canale 5, Italia 1, Rete 4

    NGOs and charities: Unicef, WWF, European Union ECHO, OXFAM, USAID, NRC, COOPI

    Proven skills in negotiating access and filming in very sensitive situations. Used to working solo in remote, foreign locations.

    Experienced foreign shooter: Sierra Leone, Uganda, Ethiopia, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Russia and Siberia, Kosovo, Albania, Azerbaijan, Haiti, Perù, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Italy, Switzerland, Holland.

    Online showreel at www.andrearuffini.net

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    Credits

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    Looking for the sun (working title) - Vivario, Coopi, Echo , Haiti
    2011 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
    24' ob doc on Cite Soleil (Sun City), Port-au-Prince

    Chaco Rape - European Union, COOPI , Paraguay
    2011 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
    83 min ob doc on climate change related to indigenous situation in the Chaco Region,on the border between Bolivia and Paraguay

    Colombia: drug's refugees - SKY , Ecuador
    2011 - Camera Operator
    21' factual on refugees escaping from Colombia to Ecuador

    Cacao in the Amazon - Oxfam , Ecuador
    2011 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
    Interactive web documentary on Cacao plantations in the Ecuatorian Amazon

    Amazonia is dying - SKY , Ecuador
    2010 - Camera Operator
    21' Factual on oil pollution in Ecuador's Amazon Forest

    Drought - ECHO - European Union , Bolivia
    2010 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
    30' observational documentary on the indigenous Guarani and the drought in Bolivia's Chaco

    Mirada negra - Black Gaze - European Union and COOPI NGO , Ecuador
    2010 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
    20' Documentary on Afro-Ecuatorian minority

    Justice - European Union and COOPI NGO , Bolivia
    2009 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
    40' Documentary on indigenous Justice in Bolivia

    RDC - UNICEF, European Union, USAID, COOPI NGO , Democratic Republic of the Congo
    2009 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
    3x15 Documentary Series "RDC", on Gender Based Violence, Malnutrition and Sanitation in
    the Democratic Republic of Congo

    Mujeres Negras - Black Women - European Union and COOPI NGO , Ecuador
    2008 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
    Documentary "Mujeres Negras", on the Afro-Ecuatorian minority (Self-shooting Producer/director, editor FCP, AE)

    Dipecho - ECHO - european commission for humanitarian aid and COOPI NGO , Ecuador
    2008 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
    3x15 Documentaries series "Dipecho" (Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru) (Self-shooting Producer/director, editor FCP, AE)

    Evita's Lice - Marvin60 , Argentina
    2007 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
    52' documentary on Buenos Aires' slums

    Liberi di essere - RAIDUE , Italy
    2006 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
    Docuemnatry on disability for Telethon - RAIDUE

    Only five minutes - RAI CINEMA , Italy
    2006 - Editor (Final Cut Pro)
    Short 35mm, with Valeria Golino (Editor FCP)
    Best Short Award at N.I.C.E. Film Festival 2006, New York

    We San Komot - Women's rights in Sierra Leone - European Union and COOPI NGO , Sierra Leone
    2006 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
    Women's rights in Sierra Leone

    The Highway - WWF Italy, ARCI , Italy
    2005 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
    Documentary on environmental issues in Tuscany, Italy

    like leaves in the wind - RAIDUE , Italy
    2005 - Producer/Director (Self-shooting)
    Documentary on disability for Telethon - RAIDUE

    I want to grow up - RAIDUE , Italy
    2005 - Cameraperson/Editor
    Documentary on disability for Telethon - RAIDUE

    Tommaso - RAIDUE , Italy
    2005 - Cameraperson/Editor
    Documentary on disability for Telethon - RAIDUE

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    Employment History

    I worked several years as freelance producer/director for italian TV broadcasters: SKY, RAI (italian state television, RAIUNO and RAIDUE), Mediaset (Italia 1 and Canale 5), and for international NGOs and charities (Oxfam, WWF, NRC, ECHO, UN, Unicef, Coopi). I shot documentaries and reportages in Africa (Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Democratic republic of Congo, Uganda, Ethiopia, Central African Republic, Senegal), South America (Perù, Argentina), Russia (Moscow Region, North and South Siberia, Caucasus), Europe (Italy, Albania, Kosovo, UK, Switzerland, Holland, Spain). I also worked 3 years as full time camera operator and 3 years as full time video editor (final cut, premiere pro, AE) in Milan (Esagono productions) and Rome (Videogamma Broadcast). Full CV on request
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    Education

    Documentary Production, prof. Luigi di Gianni, duration 2 year, Cinema Lab 87 Film School, Rome, Italy

    Video editing advanced techniques, (Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, After Effects) duration: 1 year, I.S.C.A. Film School, Florence, Italy

    Direction of Photography in Cinema and TV (35mm, 16mm, Digital Betacam, DV, HD) duration: 2 year, Milan Film School, Italy
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    Industry Qualifications

    Documentary Production, prof. Luigi di Gianni, duration 2 year, Cinema Lab 87 Film School, Rome, Italy

    Video editing advanced techniques, (Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, After Effects) duration: 1 year,  I.S.C.A. Film School, Florence, Italy

    Direction of Photography in Cinema and TV (35mm, 16mm, Digital Betacam, DV) duration: 2 year, Milan Film School, Italy

    Courses:
    Pitching documentary Ideas (Sheffield Doc Festival, 1 day)
    Pitching documentary ideas (Documentary in Europe, 3 day)

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    Technical Equipment

    Proven skills in negotiating access and filming in very sensitive situations
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    Referees

    Canon XF305 PAL/NTSC, Canon HDSLR 550d/T2i, Steadicam Merlin, radio and shotgun sennheiser microphones, lights (6k W), tripods, laptop Apple Macbook Pro for field editing (Final Cut Studio, Adobe CS5)
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    Industry Awards

    N.I.C.E. 2003 and 2007 editions, New York - USA (best short, editor Final Cut 35mm) Cortofiction - Italy (best short, director of photography 16mm); Provideo - Italy (best short, director of photography 16mm); Villa di Chiesa - Italy (best short, director of photography DVCAM)
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    Skills

    Self-shooting Producer/Director specialized in observational and investigative documentaries, current affairs, journalistic reportages and corporate films

    Trained camera operator (EX1/3, Panasonic P2, Canon DSLR 5d, 550d, 7d, Canon XH/XHL, Canon XF300/5)

    Editor (Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects)

    Proven skills in negotiating access and filming in very sensitive situations

    Good knowledge of Italy (Milan, Rome, Venice, Piedmont, Tuscany, Lazio, Sardinia, Sicily), Russian Federation (Moscow region and Siberia), West and Central Africa (Sierra Leone, Senegal, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda), South America (Peru', Bolivia, Ecuador).
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    Additional Information

    Industries

    • Corporate, 
    • Mobile Content, 
    • Online, 
    • TV

    Programme Types

    • Arts, 
    • Biography, 
    • Corporate, 
    • Current Affairs, 
    • Documentary, 
    • Docusoap, 
    • Drama: Short Film, 
    • Dramatised Documentary, 
    • Environment, 
    • Historical Documentary, 
    • Mental Health, 
    • Music, 
    • Observational Documentary, 
    • Social Action, 
    • Travel

    Specialisms

    • Africa, 
    • Afro-Caribbean culture, 
    • Anthropology, 
    • Architecture, 
    • Art, 
    • Art History, 
    • Arts, 
    • Disability/Special Needs, 
    • Drama, 
    • Ecology, 
    • Environment, 
    • Ethnic, 
    • Final Cut Pro, 
    • Food, 
    • Health, 
    • Human Rights, 
    • International Affairs, 
    • Latin America, 
    • Music, 
    • News & Current Affairs, 
    • Politics, 
    • Popular Culture, 
    • Social Anthropology, 
    • Social Issues, 
    • Tourism, 
    • Travel, 
    • Wine, 
    • Womens Issues, 
    • Writing

    Languages

    • English, 
    • French, 
    • Italian, 
    • Spanish

    Permits

    • Ecuador, 
    • EU

    Licenses

    • Basic Driving (PLG)
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