Director, screenwriter, and musician Enzo d'Alò was born in Naples in 1953. He is a leading exponent of European animation and has authored several films and videos, including TV productions, which have received numerous prestigious domestic and international awards at film festivals. His films have been both critically acclaimed and commercially successful worldwide.
In 2009, he received a special mention from UNICEF for his work in marrying his art with children's rights and for inciting children to be protagonists of their lives. In 2010, he was one of the 50 guests of honor at the 50th Anniversary of the Annecy Animation Festival, the most important festival of animated films. In 2013, he received the prestigious Franco Bianchi Award from the Italian critics and journalists' Syndicate during the 70th Venice Film Festival.
Enzo d'Alò's first success came in 1996 with the release of La Freccia Azzurra, which won the David di Donatello Award for Best Music and two Silver Ribbons. His second feature film, La Gabbianella e il Gatto, was released in 1998 and became a commercial success, selling 1,500,000 tickets and receiving the Silver Ribbon Award. His third feature film, Momo alla conquista del tempo, was released in 2001 and received critical acclaim and the Silver Ribbon Award for Best Song.
Enzo d'Alò's fourth feature film, Opopomoz, was released in 2003 and was about Naples and the magic of Christmas mangers. His fifth feature film, Pinocchio, was released in 2012 and received critical acclaim and was nominated for the EFA Awards. The film was a careful and personal interpretation of the famous Collodi novel, with drawings by Lorenzo Mattotti and music by Lucio Dalla.
Enzo d'Alò has also worked in television, creating the children's series Pipì Pupù & Rosemary, which was produced by Cometafilm, PTD, and Juliette Films, and was distributed worldwide by Millimages. The series included 78 episodes of 7 minutes each and four 22-minute specials.
In addition to his work in film and television, Enzo d'Alò has also written books. In 2008, he released the book "The Prince of the City of Sand," which was published by Mondadori and was translated into several languages. In 2012, he released an illustrated book of the film "Pinocchio," which was published by Rizzoli and included his rewritten text of Collodi's novel.
