Curriculum Vitae
Malena Mazza
Born in Bologna, Italy
  Scientific school-leaving certificate.
  Diploma from Milan Council's "Scuola Cinema" (Film School).
1979-1981 Producer and casting director in Milan's leading film production company (Film'77).
1982 6-month work placement in London with the production company Thorpe Lieberman as First Director's Assistant
(commercials: Wella, Royal Crown Paint).
1982 First Director's Assistant for: the Taviani brothers, Maurizio Zaccaro, Michelangelo Antonioni, F. Ferri, Giovanni Gastel, R. Alfarano, Giancarlo Soldi, Gianpaolo Tescari, Maurizio Azzali, Dario Piana, Jacques Venait, Andrea Cardile, Gavino Sanna, Charles Rose, Gerard De Battista', Robert Fraisse.
1982 Personal photographic exhibition "IMAGES FROM THE STATES",
promoted by the Province of Milan. Duration: 1 year.
1983 The same exhibition is sponsored by the Province of Bologna.
1984 Begins work as a professional photographer for fashion magazines and advertising.
1984-1987 Assistant director for the greatest Italian and foreign film directors for advertising and cinema, and for the leading film production companies. Film Master, Bozzetto Cinematografica, Politecne, Brw, Central Film, Film Go, Film 77, Gamma Film, Union Film, Ortifilm, M film, Primo Piano, Mercurio, TVT Commercial, Garage, NPA, F. F., Studio K (Florence), NuovaEra (Turin), Videoma, Filmakers, Cosmovideo, Center Studios, Publifilm, Dune film (Turin), Renzo Barzizza e Associati, FH, Lady J, Vico Studio, Neon, Quintet, P.2, Film Ways, Advanced Image Art.
1987-1988 Assistant Director for the television programs Nonsolomoda (Canale 5) and Sereno Variabile (RAI).
1989 1989 Direction of video clips for Luca Carboni, Pino Daniele, Stadio. Direction of several films on Ferrari released with a British specialist magazine.
Creation of record covers (Fausto Leali, Ottmar Liebert, Lorena McKennit, Atmosphere).
1990 1990 Direction of several 16 mm films for Nonsolomoda, and several commercials: Brooklyn, Swatch, Glen Grant, Four Roses, Morositas, Vivident, Lovable, Borsci, San Marzano. (and several films for a RAI program on tourist attractions throughout the world Sereno Variabile).
1991 1991 Publish the photographic book: "Gioielli d'epoca", ed. Finarte.
1992 Publish the photographic book: "Ceramiche del '900", ed. Finarte.
Publish the photographic book:
"Le arti decorative del '900", ed. Finarte.
1993 Publish the photographic book: "Le ceramiche di Fès", ed. Greco.
1995 Work exhibit at the Venice Biennial Exhibition.
1995 Take part in Amnesty International's collective exhibit
"C'è ancora spazio per l'ottimismo?"
1997 Take part in Telefono Azzurro's travelling collective exhibit in Italian towns.
1994-1998 Work as photographer for fashion magazines goes on: Glamour, Vogue Sposa, Marie Claire Italy, Marie Claire Japan, Elle Russia, Elle Poland, Anna, Donna, Vogue Italy, Interni, Tell America, Vogue Bambino, New Woman, Amica, Grazia, Cosmopolitan France, Biba, and for the following advertising campaigns: B-Ticino, Basile, Illy Caffè, Divani&Divani, Redwall, Borbonese, Nivea, Safilo, Brendel, mondial campaign for Nina Ricci Les Belles perfume, the French department stores Printemps, Quelle for Germany, Longines watches, INC Korea, Siemens telephones. Direction of television programmes, video clips and commercials: Senza Fine by Gino Paoli, Atmosphere, Longines watches, Loewe televisions, Jeans Market, Kerastase, CBM jewellery, Golf Green Magazine.
1999 Advertising campaigns: Nivea (France), Divani&Divani (Japan, America, Spain), New Penny, Le Coccinelle, Meliani, Dema, Redwall, Garnier (mondial campaign), Hettabretz, Realize lovers Interni, Magazine during 1999 starting with Salone del Mobile (designe.......)Shoot for Glamour (Italia).
Campaigns 2000 Monoprix (France) Dema, Meliani, Mazzini, New Penny, Le Coccoline, Silk & Soie.
Editorials 2000 Spoon, Surface, Marper's Bazaar (America) Glamour (Italy) Elle (Russia) Grazia, Nest
exhibition 2001
Photo exhibition 24 February 17 March 2001:
In the big cultural event "BOLOGNA 2000" in Maggiore Square, Accursio Palace, Ercole Hall.
A also exhibition 150 fashion shots. Over 8000 visitors.
24 February - 17 March 2001 - FOR FURTHER INFO
Book "WITHOUT BABYSITTER" a photographic book published by:Leonardo Arte /Electa/Mondadori.
Introduction: Nobel Premium Dario Fo mondial released.
Campaigns FRAU (mondial) LAS (mondial) ROC (mondial) Meliani, Dema, Prenatal, Bergamon
Campaigns FIAT (punto) FLOU, Genesio, Meliani, GBR, Camomilla, LAS, SEAT
Editorials 2001 Surface, Grazia Casa, Sport&Street, Glamour (Italy) Spoon
exhibition 2002
25/9 to 5/10
photographic solo e exhibition: "VADIMODA", with some new unpublished photographs. The presentation was in the calendar of Camera della Moda's spring/summer 2003 women's fashion shows in Milan.
exhibition 2003
6 Feb. to 23 March
Exhibition 6 February to 23 March 2003:
Attendig at the collective exhibition in Milan
"DAILY FEMININE" in "Stelline Building" Milano.
Malena Mazza Take part with 3 projects.
6 February - 23 March 2003 - FOR FURTHER INFO
Exhibition 10 April to 1 June 2003:
"National Desing Institute" Rome.
photographic exhibition "DAILY FEMININE".It is a collective exhibition and will be published in a book edited by Peliti & Associati and available in bookstore as from February 2003.
Editorials 2002 PAP magazine, Vogue Pelle, Sportweek, Surface, LABel, Glamour (Italy) Casa America, Sport&Street
2003
Book
"DAILY FEMININE" about 300 pages published by Peliti & Associati in the bookstores starting from february.
Campaigns 2003 FLOU, Banca Aletti, Meliani
exhibition 2003
20 May to 1 June
Solo Exhibition, 20 May 20 June 2003:
Photographic exhibition in Milan "IN PRIMA PERSONA"
in Spazio Erasmus/Brera/Milano.
MIART 2003 MIART - May - represented by Spazio/Erasmus/Brera
exhibition 2003 7 Oct. to the end of December a collective exhibition in the PIN_UP Studio in Paris “SELF-PORTRAITS” exhibition + book.
exhibition 2003 26 Nov. to 30 December the collective exhibition “QUOTIDIANO AL FEMMINILE” in Pescara al Museo D’Arte Moderna Vittoria Colonna
exhibition 2003 14 January to 16 February exhibition “QUOTIDIANO AL FEMMINILE” in Naples. Chiesa S.Maria Al Pendino, via Duomo, 286.
Campaigns 2004 “Flou”, “Aletti”, “Strato”, “Frigoriferi Milanesi”.Facis”
Editorials 2004 “Marie Claire”, “Glamour”, “Donna”, “Pap”, “Surface”. “Vogue Pelle”, “Label”
   


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