Andrea Iervolino

Andrea Iervolino, 29 years old, awarded as Best Producer at 71^ Venice Film Festival, together with Al Pacino and Barry Levinson. He was named filmmaker of the year for his roles as producer of In Dubious Battle at Capri Hollywood Film Festival 2016. In 2015 he becomes "Ambassador of Italian Cinema in the world" and "Best Italian Businessman of the world". He received many other awards during his successful career. He was named one of Variety's 2015 Dealmakers. In 2016 he awarded at ICFF - Italian Contemporary Film Festival as Best Producer and businessman. Andrea Iervolino, who has been a producer since the age of 16, produced, financed and distributed over 60 films. Co founder with Monika Bacardi of a number different production companies, he is currently, the youngest and most highly regarded Italian entrepreneurs in the world of film-making. Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi's AMBI Group is currently on a strong upward roll, producing and putting together many of those films that will be screened in forthcoming movie and television seasons. PRIVATE LIFE With his Italian-Canadian origins, he was born in Cassino, in the province of Lazio, to his Canadian-born mother Sonia and his father Giovanni, from an early age he experienced severe family hardship due to the financial difficulties his family faced. So Andrea, as a child, was forced to roll up his sleeves and work in order to be independent and not be an extra burden on his family's already laden shoulders. At the age of 15 he left home to work in a company in northern Italy and in just six months he learnt how to manage the production of theatrical shows. In September of the same year he came back to his home town and decided to produce his first film. So he started looking for small investors willing to sponsor his project, with an old kind of crowd funding, by asking people for small investments of around 50 Euros. The people decided to believe in him and give him an opportunity, especially thanks to the young boy's talents of persuasion and initiative. At the age of 16 he produced his first film, and after failing to distribute it in cinemas he invented a new distribution model, to which a name was also given: Cine School Day. The distribution strategy involved adding a film into the school curriculum, giving the opportunity to students, during school time, on payment of a reduced-price ticket, to go to the cinema in the morning and watch a film that would open the door for social debates. He therefore created a real library of films with strong social themes and proposed them to schools, complete with information brochures and ideas for debate. Sometimes, at screenings, actors and producers of the film also took part, driven by Andrea's enthusiasm. The initiative gained so much importance that even the senator for life Giulio Andreotti attended as spokesperson. In 2013, Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi, launched AMBI Group, an investment company who task is to provide financial backing for medium to high-budget international films featuring Hollywood names. Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi also founded AMBI Distribution, based in Beverly Hills, California, a worldwide sales agency that vertically integrates finance, production and distribution for AMBI Group. ABOUT AMBI AMBI Group produced the action-thriller 2047 Sights of Death starring Danny Glover, Daryl Hannah, Rutger Hauer, Stephen Baldwin and Michael Madsen; the Barry Levinson directed drama, The Humbling, starring Al Pacino, Greta Gerwig, Kyra Sedgwick, Charles Grodin and Dianne Wiest; and the crime-thriller Hope Lost starring Danny Trejo, Mischa Barton and Michael Madsen. AMBI produced the Sci-Fi Action Thriller Andron - Black Labyrinth, by Francesco Cinquemani starring Alec Baldwin, Danny Glover, Gale Morgan Harold III and the singer Skin. Andrea Iervolino and the director Marco Risi, in collaboration with Monika Bacardi produced Tre Tocchi, by Marco Risi. In collaboration with Paradox Studios, AMBI produced also the romantic comedy All Roads Lead To Rome starring Sarah Jessica Parker and with Raoul Bova, Paz Vega, Claudia Cardinale and Rosie Day. AMBI financed and produced with Franco's Rabbit Bandini Productions and That's Hollywood Pictures a film directed by James Franco and based on Steinbeck's gritty, realist style novel: In Dubious Battle. Starring James Franco, Selena Gomez, Nat Wolff, Josh Hutcherson, Zach Braff, Vincent D'Onofrio, Robert Duvall, Ed Harris, Bryan Cranston. Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi are also the co producers, together with Gerard Butler, of the film Septembers of Shiraz, with the stars Salma Hayek and Academy Award Winner Adrien Brody. The company has also recently ventured into the world of animation, with two animated features: East End and Arctic Justice - Thunder Squad and have already finalized important contracts with Hollywood stars to provide the voiceovers, such as Jeremy Runner, John Cleese, Alec Baldwin, James Franco, Anjelica Houston, Heidi Klum and Omar Sy. As of 2015, AMBI is working on Groove Tails, and has signed a deal with Jamie Foxx to provide the voice for the lead character. Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi, together with American Sniper Producer, Andrew Lazar, tackling Sci-Fi Thriller Rupture, starring Noomi Rapace, Micheal Chiklis, Peter Stormare, Kerry Bishé, Lesley Manville and Ari Millen, directed by Steven Shainberg. He also produced psychological thriller Lavender by Ed Gass-Donnelly and with Abbie Cornish, Dermot Mulroney, Diego Klattenhoff and Justin Long. Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi together with the producer Daniele Di Lorenzo, optioned the rights of Fellini's La Dolce Vita homage, thanks to the consent of Francesca Fellini and her family. In the meantime they financed and produced, in collaboration with Ipso Facto's Christine Alderson, This Beautiful Fantastic by Simon Aboud, starring Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Wilkinson, Andrew Scott and Jeremy Irvine. On September 2015 Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi opened the 40^ Toronto International Film Festival with a big charity event AMBI GALA - Cinema to help the world in support of Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation which champions environmental causes and aims to combat climate change. The Gala emceed by Canadian comedian Martin Short and closing with a rare, knockout 60-Minute performance by pop legend Diana Ross. Honorary co-chiefs was James Franco and Heidi Klum. His Royal Highness HSH Prince Albert II spoke about his organization in front of many special guests such as Mischa Barton, Danny Trejo, Paul Haggis, Michael Madsen and Paul Sorvino. AMBI announced in November 2015 it had launched a $200 million film fund to finance about five feature films and about ten lower-budget films. Shortly thereafter, AMBI announced plans to remake Memento from this fund. AMBI also announced will finance and produce feature film Lamborghini - The Legend based on the life of Ferruccio Lamborghini. Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi hosted a private screening of the movie This Beautiful Fantastic at BAFTA, in London. Special guests of the event: Sir Paul McCartney and his daughters Mary and Stella; David Gilmore, Noel Gallagher and many others, included the director of the film Simon Aboud and the actors Jeremy Irvine and Andrew Scott. Actually AMBI Groups financed and produced To The Bone, starring Keanu Reeves and Lili Taylor and Black Butterfly directed by Brian Goodman and with Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Rhys Meyer. They will be introduced to buyers in Cannes, next months. AMBI Distribution has come on to represent international rights in Cannes to the musical starring Oscar-winner Brie Larson, Basmati Blues. Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi announced also they will producing and financing the biopic movie DIONNE! about the real life of the legend of the music Dionne Warwick. Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi financed and produced the film Future World directed by James Franco and with James Franco, Milla Jovovich, Lucy Liu, Method Man, Suki Waterhouse and Snoop Dogg. AMBI Group announced a partnership with Beijing based SinoLicensing, led by CEO Chuan "Melody" Bi, to create AMBI-SINO China. AMBI Group presented at 73^ Venice Film Festival two movies this year: The Bleeder by Philippe Falardeau, starring Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber and In Dubious Battle by James Franco. In that occasion Liev Schreiber awarded with Persol Award as best actor. James Franco and the producers of In Dubious Battle awarded with Mimmo Rotella Awards as Best Director and Best Film Production The movies attended also the TIFF - Toronto Film Festival with a Special Screening. Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi's AMBI Group and Silvio Muraglia's Paradox Studios financed and produced the film Finding Steve McQueen with Anthony Mastromauro's Identity Films. Also, they was revealed that Travis Fimmel will star with Rachael Taylor, William Fichtner and Academy Award® winner Forest Whitaker and directed by Mark Steven Johnson. AMBI Group produced the film The Music of Silence based on the true story of the great tenor Andrea Bocelli, starring Toby Sebastian, Antonio Banderas, Jordi Mollà, Luisa Ranieri and Ennio Fantastichini. Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi with the director of This Beautiful Fantastic Simon Aboud celebrated the film with a cocktail party at the luxurious ONYX Room at the Park Hyatt New York hotel and a screening of the film attended by Sir Paul McCartney, Mary McCartney and more VIP guests AWARDS MAGNA GRAECIA FILM FESTIVAL 2017 Producer of the year CAPRI HOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL 2016 Best Filmmaker for In Dubious Battle MIMMO ROTELLA AWARD 2016 AMBI Group as Best Film Production IC-SAVING AWARD 2016 Andrea Iervolino as Best Producer and Businessman ACTION ACADEMY AWARD 2016 Andrea Iervolino as Best Producer and Businessman VARIETY's 2015 Dealmaker Andrea Iervolino being named one of Variety's 2015 Dealmakers ICFF Awards 2015 Andrea Iervolino is the new Ambassadaor of Italian Cinema in the world (a TIFF event) MADE IN ITALY AWARDS 2015 Best Italian businessman VENICE FILM FESTIVAL 2015: MIMMO ROTELLA AWARD (a Biennale event) Andrea Iervolino as Best Producer. 71^ Annual Venice Film Festival: POMPEI CINEMA FESTIVAL 2014 Andrea Iervolino as Best Producer ICFF Award 2013: Best Film Production Company ICFF Award 2014: Best Film Production Company Ichia Global Fest Award 2014: Best Film Production Company Capri Hollywood Award 2014: Best Film Production Company OTHERS: ICFF 2014: Award of Excellence to DANNY GLOVER ICFF 2014: Special Award of Honour to STEPHEN BALDWIN Rome Film Festival 2013 PREMIO LARA Valeria Golino: Best Actress for the movie COME IL VENTO Rome Film Festival 2014 PREMIO AKAI Paco Reconti: Best Supporting Actor for the movie TRE TOCCHI (English Title: LIFE IS A STAGE)