Marco Colletti lives in Rome, Italy, and splits his time by working in Los Angeles, California, for a small part of the year. He graduated in Literature at La Sapienza University in Rome in 1990. As an art director he has worked with The Walt Disney Company and with the executive staff, contributing to define art vision for the company to support its market goals. Additionally during this time he created and supervised the creation of look/feel boards, style guides, and pitched concepts and boards to the executive team and project directors. During his time as a manager he conducted critiques and seminars with a clear and consistent direction to his team by mentoring each artist to stay effective, focused and motivated for the duration of any project. Marco is an avid photographer and digital artist and exhibits his work in galleries throughout Rome.

Experience

ANIMATIONS

1993-1997
Storyboard Artist for commercials and interactive games for:
Softimage

Animator, Layout Artist, Character Designer for interactive games, CD ROM episodes for:
Musicartoon

Animator for commercial for:
Cineteam

Director and Character Designer for interactive educational animated CD ROM for:
Viviarium

2017

Background Painter for Dragonero (animated series) for:
Rai Fiction

Background Artist for spot Acqua Lete for:
Lynx Multimedia Factory

CREATIVE DIRECTION | ILLUSTRATION

1997- 2006

Quality Controller for publishing and licensing artworks submitted by Disney artists and Licensee Companies and  Creative Director on style guides, communication and new intellectual properties for:
The Walt Disney Company

1996-present

Freelance Illustrator for books, licensing products, puzzles, board games, advertising campaigns for:
Disney Publishing Worldwide
Disney Libri
Penguin Random House
IDW
Egmont
Ladybird Books
Dorling Kindersley
De Agostini
Giunti
Giochi Preziosi
Clementoni
Lisciani Giochi
Ravensburger

and other international Disney Licensee Companies for toys, food, apparel and stationery.